The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-01

!. Please answer the following questions:
After a reception at which several ladies re-
r.iyed and where the guests left cards for each
lady. who should call first. the guest or those
rseeiyirc7 II it is impossible to attend :ecep-
ton to which one has been invited anu a .atu
has been sent. who should call. the invited one
the hostessr Il
The guest at any kind ST entertain
r,ent should call upon the hostess in ac-
Acknowledgement of her courtesy. IL Is gooa
form to call upon the hostess even II her
Invitation has not been accepted
When q rartle,nan wishes to meet q lady and
asks a friend who knows the lady to take him
to CALL should they wait for an inFitatioh' she
having CONSENTED 20 receive them, out hHN'ne
ramed special time Or should they %flte ana
ask her to mention the time for their can
ANXIOUS READER
1t is always proper TO allow the lady the
privilege of saying when she VIII receive
her guests The interested friend IN This
case should write the note and ask the lady
10 specify a certain time in which she VIII
receive them.
have had some argument introducing a
young man to a young lady. How should it be
s' CRACKER" o.
The gentleman should always be presented
to the lady One good form is this: MISS
smith. allow me to present Mr.. Jones" or
Miss Smith, let me Introduce Mr. Jones'
What is the correct number caro- 'Fisiil--- or
ca1lingJ and also style OF engraving Tor a young
ma, Of q OF % years Of ages
The ase makes no difference whatever.
and your cards shpuld be engraved elthtr
in ordinary script with your full name, Ny.
- or II you wish to follow very late
fashion, printed in small type, Mr.. =. and
your address in the lower left hand corner.
VIII YOU kindly tell NE the proper thing 70 say
when being presented at formal reception to a
lral l. lied
Also when making and receiving congratulations
You can merely say: II think / have al
ready had the pleasure of meeting you.
1t is always good taste TO express your
genuine feeling of pleasure when conSratu-
lattng your friends or receiving cOngratu-
lations from them, and there is no set form
for such expressions.
/ am to attend the graduating exercises OF a
young lady friend in Boston and would BE- glad
10 know what it is proper to say on such an
occasion.
We cannot give you any instructions or
information about speech for such an oc-
casion as the one you mention. and your
friend would be mitch surprised if you
should do so. The proper thing for you 10
do would be for you to send her some flow
ers, accompanied by note of thanks Cor
the invitation. This is all that is necessary
for you to do
J. What is the form OF letter informing a friend
dady gentlemen of my paying him or her a
yfsi: at a stated time ,. What should be TIE
correct afternoon or evening visiting dress during
hot weather in summer?
There is no set form for anything like an
answer for such an invitation. If you have
received a letter inviting you TO make j
- visit of three or four days. and the time of
the visit is set, fo: instance: 'Will you
stop with us over Sunday?' or from
Tuesday to- SafSyg7osI." YOU may repeat this
wordine see him must hat there may be
re denutv sheriff; Ira just r Nv rt
There was a half-monient of hesita
upon the part Of the doorkeeper.- 1t
PREF, but long enough for another sht
TO conc shriekinG down the street. IN