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

She may return it, however; and a woman invited through the good offices of a friend to an entertainment given at the house of a stranger can easily discover if the hostess of the occasion Calls 29 desires her further acquaintance by the simple expedient of waiting to see if her duty call is returned. A man after paying the duty call to one who has entertained him at the request of another must not call again unless asked to do so, or unless his hostess, of her own accord, extends further hospitality to him. AN INVALID'S CALLS A MEMBER of society who is ill through the season may return the calls of her friends by proxy. A sister or a daughter may be delegated to fulfill this duty. A daughter who calls on all of her mother's friends should introduce herself to matrons whose acquaintance she has not made before and briefly explain in whose stead she appears. CALLING WITH A FRIEND I N THE matter of returning calls perplexing ques­tions not infrequently arise, in this manner: A lady, in returning a call, is accompanied by a friend

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