RECEPTION. At receptions a woman should leave the cards in the hall or hand them to the servant.
At a "coming-out reception" a woman should leave cards for the mother and daughter.
A married man returns his social obligations to women by personal calls, or his wife can do it for him by leaving his card with her own.
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER. After her debut the younger of the two daughters has no card of her own, as her full baptismal name appears on her mother's card beneath her name. A year after her first appearance she may have a card of her own.
When a mother leaves her daughter's card, it is for the hostess only.
If reception day appear on the mother's card, the daughters also receive on that date, as the daughters have no reception days of their own.
MOTHER AND SON. When a mother is calling, she can leave cards of her son for the host and hostess if it is impossible for him to do so himself.
A son entering society can have his cards left by his mother upon a host and hostess. Invitations to entertainments will follow.
RETURNING TO TOWN. Cards of the entire family should be sent by mail to all acquaintances when returning after a prolonged absence.
When using cards, if out of town, the
place of a woman's permanent residence can
be written on the card—thus: New York.
Philadelphia.