Calls.  Unless close intimacy exists, calls should
       only be made on the specified days.

  Asking men to call on women.  A debutante
       should leave this matter to her mother
       or chaperone.

       A young woman, until she has had some
       experience in society, should be very careful
       in inviting men to call.

She should not invite a man to call whom she has met for the first time.  No man should be invited to call until she is assured of his social standing and character.

       In some parts of the country men first ask
       permission to call, and in other parts women
       first ask men to call.

  Asking women to call on women.  It is
       generally the custom for the married or elder
       woman to ask the unmarried or younger
       woman to call.

  Bachelors’ dinners.  See bachelors’ dinners
       —­calls.

  Breakfast. See breakfasts—­calls.

  Best man.  See best man—­calls

  Bridesmaids.  See bridesmaids—­calls.

  Chaperones.  See chaperones—­men calling.

  Business.  A business man may call in street
       dress upon a woman before six o’clock.

       Social visits may be made in the same
       manner.

  Days at home.  Calls should only be made on
       the regular “At Home” days, and the
       hostess should always be present on that day. 
       Very intimate friends may set aside this rule.

  Debutante.  See debutante—­calls.

  Dress.  When making an afternoon call, a man
       would wear afternoon dress, and evening
       dress in making an evening call.

  High tea.  See high tea—­calls.

  Hours.  When no special day for receiving is
       indicated, calls may be made at any proper
       hour, according to the custom of the locality. 
       Men of leisure may call at the fashionable
       hours from two till five in the afternoon, while
       business and professional men may call between
       eight and nine in the evening, as their
       obligations prevent them from observing the
       fashionable hours.

  Length.  A formal call may last from fifteen to
       thirty minutes.  Old friends may stay longer.

  Luncheons.  See luncheon—­calls.

  Men.  After entertainments.  After an entertainment
       a man should call in person on
       host and hostess, whether the invitation was
       accepted or not.  If a card is sent or mailed,
       it should be accompanied with an apology.