The corner of the card should not be
       turned down.

       P. P. C. cards may be left in person or
       sent by mail upon departure from city, or
       on leaving winter or summer resort.

       The corner of the card should not be
       turned down.

  Reception.  At receptions a woman should
       leave the cards in the hall or hand them to
       the servant.

       At a “coming-out reception” a woman
       should leave cards for the mother and
       daughter.

A married man returns his social obligations to women by personal calls, or his wife can do it for him by leaving his card with her own.

  Mother and daughter.  After her debut the
       younger of the two daughters has no card of
       her own, as her full baptismal name appears
       on her mother’s card beneath her name.  A
       year after her first appearance she may have
       a card of her own.

       When a mother leaves her daughter’s card,
       it is for the hostess only.

If reception day appear on the mother’s card, the daughters also receive on that date, as the daughters have no reception days of their own.

  Mother and son.  When a mother is calling,
       she can leave cards of her son for the host
       and hostess if it is impossible for him to do so
       himself.

       A son entering society can have his cards
       left by his mother upon a host and hostess. 
       Invitations to entertainments will follow.

  Returning to town.  Cards of the entire
       family should be sent by mail to all
       acquaintances when returning after a
       prolonged absence.

When using cards, if out of town, the place of a woman’s permanent residence can be written on the card—­thus:  New York.  Philadelphia.

  Sending by mail or messenger.  A woman
       visiting a place for a length of time should
       mail to her friends her visiting-card
       containing her temporary address.

       P. P. C. cards may be sent by mail or
       messenger upon departure from city, or
       on leaving winter or summer resort.

       After a change of residence the cards of
       the entire family should be sent out as soon
       as possible.

       At the beginning of the season both married
       and single women should send their cards
       to all their acquaintances.

       Visitors to town should send cards to every
       one whom they desire to see, with the address
       written on the cards.

For afternoon tea a visiting-card may be used.  The hour for the tea is written or engraved over, and the date beneath the fixed day of the week.  They may be sent by mail or messenger.

       The cards of a debutante may be sent by
       mail or messenger.