Twentieth century culture and deportment, or, The lady and gentleman at home and abroad : containing rules of etiquette for all occasions ... . s suitmay be worn if desired, but morning costume is equally appro-priate. Hats should be removed at luncheon or dinner. Gentlemen will refrain from much mentioning of the names of ladieswhile;in the club-rooms, or from indulging in scandal. Serious ill-feeling is often aroused in this manner. Many men refuse to listen toanything of the kind, and will retire if any such subject is brought up. Introduction of Friends. Some clubs have cards for introduci
Twentieth century culture and deportment, or, The lady and gentleman at home and abroad : containing rules of etiquette for all occasions ... . s suitmay be worn if desired, but morning costume is equally appro-priate. Hats should be removed at luncheon or dinner. Gentlemen will refrain from much mentioning of the names of ladieswhile;in the club-rooms, or from indulging in scandal. Serious ill-feeling is often aroused in this manner. Many men refuse to listen toanything of the kind, and will retire if any such subject is brought up. Introduction of Friends. Some clubs have cards for introducing visitors, as: VISITING Club, 420 Madison Mr. „. Introduced by Mr - _ — Club members are at liberty to introduce friends at ther respectiveclubs, but care should be exercised in this respect, since they mustvouch for their friends behavior, and in many cases are held respon-sible for the debts they may contract. It is not at all necessary thatsuch a guest should be formally presented to any of the officials, norto many of the members, unless in the case of some guest whom theclub would delight to 354 DECEPTION AT THE CLUB. CLUB ETIQUETTE. 355 The guest of a club is expected to conform to all rules of the asso-ciation while enjoying its hospitalities, but he may also avail himselfof all its privileges, with the exception that he is not permitted tointroduce another stranger. A gentleman about to leave town, andwho has been entertained at a club, leaves his card in a sealedenvelope for the gentleman who introduced him. Ladies clubs are now coming to the front in such profusion as tomake it necessary to give them some notice. The same general rulesof etiquette apply to them as to a club of men. As a rule, womensclubs have some especial feature, some object to call them into being. The most usual form that the club activities assume is that of liter-ary work of some kind, either as a gathering of literary women, orsimply a gathering of wom
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