tide
are thoroughly recognized, and no leave-taking is obligatory. P.P.C.
cards are now seldom if ever left in town.

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=Business Calls.=--When a lady makes a strictly business call upon
either a lady or gentleman she should give her card to the servant to
be taken to his master or mistress, but on no other occasion should
she do so.

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=Gentlemen's Visiting Cards.=--A gentleman's card should be thin--thick
cards are not in good taste--and not glazed, and of the usual narrow
width, _i.e._ one and a half inches in depth, and three inches in width;
his name should be printed in the centre, thus: "Mr. Smith" or "Mr.
Francis Smith," should he require the addition of his christian name to
distinguish him from his father or elder brother. To have "Francis
Smith" printed on the card without the prefix of "Mr." would be in
bad taste.

Initials appertaining to honorary rank should never be written or
printed on a card, such as D.L., K.C., M.P., K.C.B., M.D., etc. Military
or professional titles necessarily precede the surname of the person
bearing them, and are always used, such as "Colonel Smith," "Captain
Smith," "Rev. H. Smith," "Dr. Smith," etc.

As regards titles, "The Honourable" is the only title that is not used
on a visiting card. Thus "The Honourable Henry Smith's" card should bear
the words "Mr. Henry Smith" only.

A Baronet's card should be printed thus, "Sir George Smith," and a
Knight's card thus, "Sir Charles Smith." A gentleman's address should be
printed in the left hand corner of the card. If a member of a club, it
is usual to print the name of the club at the right hand. Officers
usually have the name of the club printed at the left hand corner in the
place of the address, and the regiment to which they belong at the right
hand.

Cards should be printed in small copper-plate script, without
ornamentation of any kind. Old English letters look old-fashioned on a
card, and are but little used; and ornamental capital letters are never
used, and are out of date. The lettering should be as plain and as free
from any sort of embellishment as it well can be.

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=The Routine of Card-leaving for Gentlemen.=--To bachelors card-leaving
is an irksome routine of etiquette, and is, therefore, in a measure
often neglected, by reason of their having little or no leisure at
command during the aft