DRESS. When making an afternoon call, a man would wear afternoon dress, and evening dress in making an evening call.
HIGH TEA. See HIGH TEA—CALLS.
HOURS. When no special day for receiving is indicated, calls may be made at any proper hour, according to the custom of the locality. Men of leisure may call at the fashionable hours from two till five in the afternoon, while business and professional men may call between eight and nine in the evening, as their obligations prevent them from observing the fashionable hours.
LENGTH. A formal call may last from fifteen to thirty minutes. Old friends may stay longer.
LUNCHEONS. See LUNCHEON—CALLS.
MEN. AFTER ENTERTAINMENTS. After an entertainment a man should call in person on host and hostess, whether the invitation was accepted or not. If a card is sent or mailed, it should be accompanied with an apology.
To call on an acquaintance in an opera box does not relieve one of the duty of making a formal call in return for social favors.
When calling on the hostess but not on the host, a man should leave a card for him. If the hostess be out, he should leave two cards.
Married men can return their social obligations
to women by personal calls, or the
women of the family can leave the men's
cards with their own.
A call should be made the day following a luncheon or a breakfast; the same after a dinner, or at least within a week. A call should be made within a week after a ball.