ceives invitations
to social functions.

In practice the resident does not usually know anything about the
stranger, and may not have even heard of her arrival. Sometimes the
newcomer sends out cards for several days in a month, to those with
whom she would like to become acquainted. If she can enclose the card
of a mutual friend, as a silent voucher for her social standing, her
position is more quickly and more surely granted her.

Clergymen and their families, brides, and persons of note are entitled
to receive first calls. The older residents of the community are
expected to lead in the list of callers who welcome the newcomers.

First calls should be promptly returned, within a week at the very
latest.

A married woman making a first call upon a married friend sends one of
her own and two of her husband's cards to her new acquaintance.

CHAPTER VI

THE PERSONAL CARD AND THE ENGRAVED INVITATION

_Form of Card_

A MAN'S card is usually one and a half by three inches in size, and
made of fairly stiff bristol board. A woman's card is usually about
two and three-sixteenths by three inches, and made of dull-finish,
fine, medium-weight bristol board.

The color of cards is a fine pearl white. Cream or tinted cards are
never in good form.

The engraving varies from plain script to elaborate Old English text,
or shaded Roman type, according to the fashion. The engraver may be
trusted to know the style and stock most in use.

The card of an unmarried lady should be somewhat smaller than that of
the married. This distinction is made, however, only in case of the
card of the debutante.

_Inscription_

If there is room across the card the full name should be engraved. If
the names are too long, only the initials of given names should be
used.

All inscriptions on one card should be in the same style of type.

"Mr." is prefixed, unless there is a special title, such as,
"Reverend," "Doctor," "Colonel," etc. If a man should, in an
emergency, write his own name on a card, he would not prefix the
"Mr.," or any other title. The name should be written in full and
should be an autograph.

A married lady should have her husband's full name, or such form or
parts of it as he uses, with the title "Mrs.," and not her own name.

A young woman has the title "Miss" engraved before her name, even
though she be only a schoolgirl.

A young man has no title at all on his card, but simply his full name.

The ne