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 92
the Ladies Day. They then maketheir New Years calls upon their lady friends. In New York and some othercities, these calls are very ceremonious, and the hostess makes as ample provisionfor them as for those of the previous day. Ladies preserve the cards of their New Years callers. They constitute… … It is of the highest importance that all persons should conduct themselveswith the strictest regard to good breeding, even in the privacy of their ownhomes, when at table. A neglect of such observance will render one stiff andawkward in society. Mere friendly dinners should be conducted with the…
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