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

established by Mrs. Grundy on this point, and later to note the various deflections from it. In the most formal society, a young woman, until she has had several years of social experience, is not supposed to invite young men to call upon her. More properly those gentlemen who offer her atten­tions are asked to call by her mother or her chaperon who specify the days and hours when she and her charge or daughter may be found at home. In cer­tain sections of the United States, a woman takes upon herself the right of inviting a gentleman to call upon her, while in others she waits for the gentleman to ask this privilege, which she then freely grants. Both methods possess about equal advantages and disadvantages, which need not be stated here. Not many years ago it was the custom for a young lady, when she made her debut, to go to dances ac­companied by her mother or other chaperon, on whom she relied for the wise choice of friends. Having passed her twenty-fifth year, she could depend upon her own experience and good judgment in her choice

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