LEAVING CARDS

Timaru Herald, Volume CXL, Issue 20281, 3 December 1935, Page 12

LEAVING CARDS

Since the war the rules of etiquette in leaving cards have been considerably modified, and it is not nearly such an intricate business as was formerly the case. Formerly it was the rule for a married woman calling upon another to leave two of her husband’s cards, one for the wife and one for the husband. This is no longer necessary: it is sufficient now to leave one of each. An unmarried lady or a widow, wffien calling, leaves one of her cards for the lady called upon, if she is not at home, but she should not leave one for the husband. Daughters’ names appear on their mothers’ visiting cards when they visit together, but when the daughters have a large circle of friends independent of their mothers, as many modern girls do, it becomes necessary for them to have cards of their own. It is better for a daughter’s social standing, however, if her name is retained upon her mother’s card. Cards come in useful for messages of inquiry or sympathy. A married woman may leave a card with “to inquire” written upon it, in case of illness. After a bereavement, if she is not intimate enough to write a letter of condolence, she may leave one of her own and one of her husband’s cards, and on each should be written “With kind sympathy and condolence.” The convalescent may send cards with “many thanks for kind inquiries.” After a bereavement, an acknowledgment may be made by card, sent through the post, and endorsed “Many thanks for kind inquiries and sympathy.’’