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ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF ETIQUETTE WHAT TO WRITE WHAT TO DO WHAT TO WEAR WHAT TO SAY: 348 total pages.

The elder or the married woman has the right to take the initiative in subsequently recognizing the strength of the introduction. Women assume this privilege also with men. But when parting from a person introduced at a reception, a dance, or a din­ner with whom the guest has exchanged none but the most formal speeches, it is not necessary Introductions 15 to do more than bow and murmur farewells. This does not follow if the person introduced was receiv­ing with the hostess, or was her relative or a guest of honor. LETTERS OF INTRODUCTION I T IS scarcely polite or politic to ask for a letter of introduction; a well-bred person of fine sensibili­ties will leave such a kindness entirely to the impulses of the friend who, it may be, is able, but for a variety of good reasons unwilling, to give it. A letter of in­troduction should never be sent to any but those relatives or friends who, its author is fully confident, will be inclined to honor it to its full value. On the other hand, such a letter should never be given to any one whom the author is not ready cordially to vouch for and recommend.

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