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

who makes a call on business, he, too, should state his errand briefly, should confine his talk to business, and should remem­ber that this is not the occasion for a pleasant chat. He should, however, not feel privileged to omit any of the courtesies which he would show her, were he calling at her house. CALLS OF CONDOLENCE AND CONGRATULATION C ALLS of condolence and congratulation are made without reference to the regular social account of visits paid and received. When a death 38 Encyclopedia of Etiquette occurs, all friends and visiting acquaintances of the family call immediately to leave their cards, with expressions of sympathy as directed in the paragraph on "When to Leave Cards" (see page 75). Within from ten days to three weeks after the funeral a call of condolence is required. If there is more than one lady in the family, the caller may ask to see only the one member with whom special friendship is claimed, or may ask, generally, to see the ladies. The person or persons called upon may, if they wish, leave a courteous

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