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Show m SOCIAL AMENITIES FOR S3 THE SCHOOL GIRL feti THERE is one point of etiquette ou which there is always a debate de-bate and uncertainly in a girl's mind the etiquette of visiting cards. "When a girl comes out her mother is only loo glad to shift this part of the social duty ou her daughter's shoulders, and she must know-just know-just how many cards to leave in varying vary-ing circumstances. There are so mauy details connected with the leaving of caidsnnd so many occasions on which to leave them that nt first it seems bewildering- It does not take long, however, to adapt one's self, to the custom, and every onc who pretends pre-tends to know anything about Society with a capital "S" must know all about how, when and where to leave cards. The card itself varies hi size according to the fashion. Just nt present caids are; as small as they conveniently can bo both for married and untnniried women, though a man'H card never varies, being alwujs tho regulation SI7.0, about three and n half inches long aud two inches deen. The name is, of course, iu thej ccutre, and the address iu the lower right hand corner. The "at homo" day, if Hie girl's mother 'has one, is printed in the lower left hand' comer, and should read "Thursdays iu January" or "Thursday, "Thurs-day, January 4 th andllth." The most common use for cards is, of course, for culling, nd calls must be made with care aud regularity if a girl expects to keep her position In the world of fashion. It is not etiquette to cnll except ex-cept .upon "at homo" -day, unless, of course, the parly has- no daj then it is permissible to call any time. If (be girl is calling on a marricdi-wonmn she loaves I one of her own cards and one of hor mother's, with two of her father's, a tho man must always' call on the man of lie house. If the Indy has- daughters in society so-ciety a card should be left for each daughterfrom daugh-terfrom all three, tho girl's mother and father and the girl and If there arc other mon In the family t he girl shdifld leac one of her father's cards for each oue of them. A woman naturally never leaves a curd on n man. , This seomfi like a great un&tp 0f canj. jboaid, but as it is etiquette ii musl be r accepted. "When a girl is paying a party call for a luncheon ou people that she knows slightly she must, of course, leave a card for the girl's mother, even if she has never mot her. When a girl goes to any kind of reception she must leave cards. There is usually a tray left in the hall for this purpose. If a girl and her mother are prevented from attending a recoption they must send cards, aud just the same quantity as if they badcalled personally. Never send cards to "duys" until the last day. A girl should nlwajs leave cards on people peo-ple Su mournlnpf aud as soon after their bcroau'hipnt as possible. Never ask to seo any one; just leave the card. It is also polito to. Jcavo cards wheu one knows of illness in a house. In this case it is polite to inquire for the nuflerer. If a fnc d moves into the neighborhood a girl should leave cards on her within the week, or it the girl's, family move and the neighbors call on 'them the girl should sec that the courtesy is promptly returned. All these little thinp meaij o "ch ,,,,I .rc,lUIrc the most iuiiuice enro if " girl lS going out at all " ' |