The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-07

ton day, you must try to call on that
day. No one need receive visitors on
any other day, when mot at home" is
quite allowable. Never seek to prove
the truth or falsity of this statement.
You will often escape a bad quarter
of an hour yourself by this convenient
device of society, and you should be
as ready to accept such an excuse
without question as you may be ready
to make it on occasions.
The young woman who desires to
steer her craft successfully through
the social seas makes a study of the
minutest details of polite and cere-
monious ways.
'Isabella's engagement is just an
nounced," she says to herself; then
must call at once, although 1 am not
in her debt, and when she returns
from her wedding journey, I must call
again."
Isabella returns her calls soon, and
in the order in which they We're made.
If she is so rude as not to acquit her.
self of these debts, she deserves So
cial forgetfulness.
ITO be socially forgotten" some one
says, would be bliss for while"
Perhaps she thinks so, but calls,
upon which the social foundation is
built, although they have their draw
backs, wasting much time and necessi-
tating much small talk, are better
institution than is generally supposed.
A fine law of compensation pre-
walls, and If you strike a profit and
loss account of the calls that you pay
! in a year, you will probably find a
large balance on the profit side.
Two women will frequently find it
convenient to make calls together.
Of In Oh
ordinarily be kept down to two per-
sons, whereas in the country an entire
family may call at once without in
discretion.
Into the drawing room of a house be-
longing to another person, callers will
take care that through their agency, or
in their company, neither children nor
dogs-the collation. is not the most de-
sirable in the world. but it is inevita-
ble--should be suffered to intrude. Aft
er all, 1t is more upon the observance
of the minor morals that the social
harmony depends than upon the hard
and fast rules which are laid down in
books of etiquette. For example:
That first calls must be returned
within fortnight.
That a stranger accepting hospitality
must call within a week.
That the day after a dance a card
must be left, and after dinner a call
must be paid within three days.
One of the social don'ts is. don't in
troduce two callers to each other, I'M
less there is a special reason for doing
50. A caller upon leaving not only
shakes hands with her hostess. and
others whom she knows. but she bows
to those whom she does not know,
whether they have spoken together or
, not. This does not constitute an ac-
quaintance, remember and IL you meet
the woman again, you don't bow to
her.
The fashionable woman with a, large
acquaintance keeps a visiting book
dainty little ivory-and-gold affair
which probably cost a pretty penny.
This book. which is kept as carefully
as an accountants ledger. is alphabet
ically lettered, with a page to each
acquaintance, and in it are entered the
calls received, and according TO the
punctuality or detection of each friend
the owner can decide whether to con-
tinue or 10 drop the Acquaintance.
Calls made" heads one page. and
Calls returned" another After the