Show YOUR CARD I Recent Changes That Have Baeii Made in Etiquette Visiting cards are thinner ahd ligther than formerly which is a distinct gain in view of the number I I that have to be carried by the woman who makes many calls The custom I of leaving an abnormal number of cards at one house has passed into disrepute however having worn Itself out by reason of its own inconvenience inconveni-ence There was also a grotesque side to this fashionthe spectacle of a maid or man servant solemnly entering en-tering an apartment with twentytwo cards perhaps on a silver tray to announce the visit of two people Cards are now engraved in a clear script small or large as individual taste may suggest or else in plain Roman capitals This lettering is more expensive than the script Ger I 1 i man text is no longer fashionable I The script leters are severely plain without flourishes or shaded strokes I A young man frequently gives his i club as the residence address on his card Cards for husband and wife are smaller than last season which is an advantage An authority on such matters states that cards with rounded corners have appeared in Engiand but thy bive not yet j eros od the water Mens cards are j 1 smaiier than heretofore although personal per-sonal preference may be exercised on this point Young ladies cards area are-a trifle smaller than those of their maried sisters but they are only used when paying informal visits to intimate I i mate friends On all other occasions the mothers name appears on the daughters card New York Sun II |