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mourning in case of the death of a grandparent, or of an uncle or an aunt.
CARDS WHEN CALLING
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S HAS been mentioned in the chapter on Calling, a card is never carried by a caller into the drawing room and presented to the hostess. A
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number of years ago the custom of folding over the ends of cards prevailed. This was done when the person called upon proved not to be at home, and the form of the fold was laden with polite significance.
The left side of the card was folded to indicate that every one in the family was included in the call; and the right side was bent to assure the household that the card was not left by a messenger, but was presented by the caller in person. The card thus. treated came to present a very mangled and untidy appearance, a fact which soon led to the abandonment of what was never a very sound custom.
There was also a period when callers were obliged in some instances to leave behind them veritable packages of cards. No matter how many of the members of a household were in
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