. Youth's educator for home and society ... ld to amore elegant and chaste fashion which seems to suitthe growing taste so well that there is little dangerof any very striking changes being made in that LADIES CALLS. 205 direction, at least for a long time to come. A cardis but a bit of pasteboard, and would seem to be ofno consequence, and yet it is a silent messenger whichvouches for the cultivation and familiarity with goodusages, of its owner. QUALITY OF CARD. The first desideratum in a card is fineness of text-ure; then size and shape. The lettering must alsobe selected with care. There s
. Youth's educator for home and society ... ld to amore elegant and chaste fashion which seems to suitthe growing taste so well that there is little dangerof any very striking changes being made in that LADIES CALLS. 205 direction, at least for a long time to come. A cardis but a bit of pasteboard, and would seem to be ofno consequence, and yet it is a silent messenger whichvouches for the cultivation and familiarity with goodusages, of its owner. QUALITY OF CARD. The first desideratum in a card is fineness of text-ure; then size and shape. The lettering must alsobe selected with care. There should be no glazingupon the card, and the engraving should be done inthe finest script. Some ladies write their own cards,but this requires a fine penman. gentlemens cards. The card carried by gentlemen should be rathersmall. A fac-simile of their autograph is oftenprinted, but this smacks a little of vanity. This isthe proper size for a gentlemans card: Mr. William Barber, 26 Gross Terrace. If he has a title it should be placed before his.
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