Show AFTERNOON loon TEA A clearing house for cards unit and an equivalent for a icara Il visiting lilting given it ii tea and sirs mrs willmore c hm bas hoeni bbown to all her acquaintances that she desires to tee t ee them she may een thus inform her friends that a son or cr a cl daughter aughter is introduced into society going to the ten tea mrs arbuckle Arbuck lc lent lc n es cs on the hall table her card end those of her family faintly tho the giver of ain afternoon tea need not call on oil lier friends after it tile the person ho goes to the tea or sends a rard card has alo discharged her social docial obligations this is official und find certain front from highest au authora bics tics affirms mrs john sherwood in ilak pers bazar and among other things anthe on the same ame subject she fl c hrs has the follow ins ing to say A card is one ones sel self f it is tile the little mi ein has haspador which tays pays 1 I Ith thank 3 on for your hospitality I 1 would come it if I 1 could but I 1 cannot so hero here is ray my compliment and my excuse an afternoon tea tai is thus it a deiy sensible Mn sible institution although much enuch from its original significance it I 1 it a party parly in tile the daytime it is chea cheap P every one enjoys it lili lo ho ciu can go excepting gentlemen v lio hate it as it ti il 11 es then klicin away ff aiom out that hour between bu sinei find and dinner which most men devote to clubs us or to rest and no man to spoil lisac his appetite for his dinner which tea docs if your friend asks you to her daughters vt edding you must civil call on the bride if your friend asks you to dinner you must call within at a week so soot of a ladies lunch you must mu 4 call soon an ali evening party adduce requires it n call cail but at a tea does not rot some seim very cry conspicuous hostesses iu in new anew coliz never make calls they gi ghica e a ten tea they send t till c caida a I 1 d s A I 1 toa C I 1 is 5 a clearing house hoube tor for cards what nn an immense saving having of time timea and tid health avid and strength of course all who can go to tests teas do so ho as a watter matter ot of amusement angui emont having given a tea and asked till nil the a hostess can then rive give dinners inners and dances and lunches inviting only a moiety ot of her and no one need feel offended A lidy imly alv aab leaves her husbands chii c ird d an and theof ter daughters who are arc it in society oci ety it is viry very well to economize cardboard and nd the bore of arnall ansi 11 ll caida by having it 11 fu ily oll erml air atul and lra willinore Wel linore ore thu wellmore Vell the cards of tile the 3 oung joung men of the life family must lie individual A visit to at 11 lidy lady vivo rives the tea is a call in itself rad a card left or bent Is as good in tauf sot chiquette agthe as the call but the visitor ifould if nhe can the alie hospitality by giving givins it tva tri herself sonie homo time during the season sea sion ut of course there tire many abere this bo be doue and oe should therefore t here try in fit nome home way to show liter appreciation of tho the civility but it ahe cannot do anything in ledurn she blie has bits done enough by visiting or leaving len lanvin ving or sea sending ding arr r c tard ard to show that site ampre clates tile civility it a lady gl kies es ll 11 te ten and leaves le ives out an acquaintance that is it a cut it if it a luly lady receives an lit il citation to a tea and neither calls nor frends bends it a card that isa is n greater incivility but bu t if bhe bends bloskis n card she be ims haS done dOlle nil ait t that hat housty for that in ne bew w aswell as well is it isis imparity patty lit in the where the liOi taB Is in lull full dass tho young ladies decoll tte te and the gueits in boune tat and strict dress itis it is ra rather theran an anomaly but it Is very ag agreeable and the fashion |