CLXXII.
It is optional whether you go to the grave or not; it is customary now, to go merely to the house, until the procession has moved, when you are at liberty to return to your ordinary pursuits.
CLXXIII.
Returning cards “of thanks” after a death for visits of condolence, implies that the bereaved parties are prepared to receive visiters; it must, therefore, be with them entirely a matter of feeling, as to how soon it is done.
CARDS.
CLXXIV.
Never be too punctilious and exacting with regard to the penalties incurred through mistakes.
CLXXV.
Lose without any exhibition of ill-humor, and win without any symptoms of exultation.