Show FORMAL CALLS despite the fact that the inevitable social routine of calls is generally regarded by most women as a frightful bo bore rethe the fact remains that in order to keep up the social stardard such concessions ces to cecen v arid and good manners must be made therefore fore Is it ft not wise once in a while to consider how best to go about it so far as is possible to reduce the burden of your hostess and yourself we would advise first never to go 90 at an inopportune hour it if there ther e Is anything more harrowing to the housewife than to receive a visitor be before fore her house Is in order or her own self prepared to receive company we have not yet discovered it the woman who can appear at ease when she sees it layer of dust staring the caller in the face and knows that there may be smudges of flour on her own nose is the up to date rival of the spartan ho boy Y but we have yet to meet her ber to have a day tor for receiving is tile best beat plan arid and saves your friends the unnecessary fritt frittering ering away of their time in desultory visits when you have reached the house and been ushered into the drawing room d do 0 not be persuaded it if you have started out to make a formal call to remove your wraps fifteen minutes being tile the limit of your stay there is no occasion to act as though you had arrived tor for a protracted visitation on another occasion when cere money Is left out 0 of f the formula you can stay longer and sit and gossip comfortably it if you fand you are not boring your friend in making a formal call remember that no matter how intimate you may be with your hostess it Is a sign of better breeding to talk to lier ter on her at hortie home day lit in the fashion court coun ced by society rather than to indulge in personalities this more especially ally applies it if there are others present finally at the conclusion of the call get up and go do not as so many women insist upon doing talk longer after you are once on your feet than before you rose to depart do not rush forth abruptly but do not I 1 olter loiter always pay a visitor visit of ceremony after an invitation to dinner or to a dance whether accepted or not if tile the hostess has a day go then it if not on the fir farst 4 convenient afternoon being sure however not to arrive before 4 wo V trust these few hints will prove helpful in that exacting round that js jg one of lifes duuck the necessary making of formal calls philadelphia times time |