1936. Visits and Presentations

  1. Friendly calls should be made in the forenoon, and require neatness, without costliness of dress.
  1. Calls to give invitations to dinner-parties, or balls, should be very short, and should be paid in the afternoon.
  1. Visits of condolence require a grave style of dress.
  1. A formal visit should never be made before noon. If a second visitor is announced, it will be proper for you to retire, unless you are very intimate both with the host and the visitor announced; unless, indeed, the host expresses a wish for you to remain.
  1. Visits after balls or parties should be made within a month.
  1. In the latter, it is customary to enclose your card in an envelope, bearing the address outside. This may be sent by post, if you reside at a distance.
  1. But, if living in the neighbourhood, it is polite to send your servant, or to call in person. In the latter case a corner should be turned down.
  1. Scrape your shoes and use the mat. Never appear in a drawing-room with mud on your boots.
  1. When a new visitor enters a drawing-room, if it be a gentleman, the ladies bow slightly, if a lady, the guests rise.