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Show Points in Etiquette There is usually a very good reason for all the different social etiquettes, and you can usually figure it out all by yourself. Take, for instance, the question of calling cards. Many peo-sons peo-sons are in doubt aB to the number of cards they should leave. The answer is to leave aB many cards as there are persons that you wish to see and are Indebted to. It Is the only thoughtful thing to do and exactly what you would naturally do If you wore not convinced that etiquette Is tricky. Another thing that seems to puzzle Ib the answering of formal notes. If you receive a formal note answer it formally, and make your spacing as much like the note you received as possible. There is nothing mysterious about it. If you are polite and thoughtful and use your mind a bit you can never go wrong. The instinct for the courteous thing can easily be cultivated culti-vated and it is essential in every walk of life. |