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common friend, may ex-change cards, and not infrequently the question arises as to who shall call first on the other. An unmarried woman should call first on a matron, and a younger woman should pay this compliment to one decidedly older than herself, whether both are matrons or single. Otherwise the matter is decided by opportunity or inclination.
These last are delicate points, the ruling on which is given to aid those in doubt and anxious to follow the correct usage. Ordinarily, even in the most formal society, when the winter season begins, first calls are received by those who issue their at-home cards first. The routine of calling begins without strict reference to courtesies extended or received in the foregoing winter.
COUNTRY CALLS
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CUSTOM, more or less strictly observed, at watering-places and in country neighborhoods, is for those settled earliest in their summer cottages to call first on the later arrivals, and for the migratory cottagers to receive first calls from the all-the-year-round residents. Cottagers, in turn, make
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