The national encyclopædia of business and social forms, embracing the laws of etiquette and good society (1879)
McCabe, James Dabney, 1842-1883. [from old catalog] · Philadelphia, Chicago [etc.] The National publishing co · leaf 86
esshe will be assisted by her husband or some other gentleman. The receptionshould be performed in an easy, quiet, and self-possessed manner, and withoutunnecessary ceremony. It is customary in some places to announce the namesof guests as they enter the room. The host or hostess may then present… … VISITING—THE USE OF CARDS, ETC. 57 seated. If it is a young man, offer him an arm-chair, or a stuffed one; if anelderly man, insist upon his accepting the arm-chair ; if a lady, beg her to beseated upon the sofa. If the master of the house receives the visitors, he willtake a chair and place…
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