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A
BACHELOR'S
CUPBOARD
Bachelor
Etiquette
versed
in
savoir
faire,
only
a
few
general
rules
and
a
few
miscellaneous
hints
will
be
given
here
as to
the
etiquette
of
bachelor
entertainments.
The
American
man,
because
of
the
exac-
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business,
Is
permitted
to
pay
calls
in
the
evening
and
on
Sunday
afternoons.
In
the
large
cities
he
may
present
himself
with
propriety
as
late
as
nine
in
the
evening;
in
the
country,
half-after
eight
is
the
limit
generally
set,
while
one
seldom
arrives
earlier
than
half-after
seven.
Sunday
after-
noon
calls
may
not
be
made
earlier
than
three
o'clock.
In
the
country,
morning
calls
are
often
made,
and
a
man
may
always,
of
course,
call
on
a
lady's
day
at
home,
if
he
can
arrange
to
do
so.
A
dinner
call
is
a
matter
of
paramount
Importance,
and
a
man
must
also
pay
a
"
duty
call
"
after
receiving
any
hospitality,
within
a
fortnight
of
the
invitation,
whether
the
Invi-
tation
is
accepted
or
not.
He
must
also
call
upon
the
bride
whose
cards
he
has
received,
directly
after
she
returns
from
the
honeymoon.
A
man who
has
served
as
pall
bearer
at
a
funeral
should
call
upon
the
be-
reaved
family
within
three
weeks,
though
this call
rarely
means
more
than
the
leaving
of
a card
with
a
kindly
Inquiry.
After
a
man
has
paid
a
duty
call,
he
should
not
call
again,
unless
requested
to
do
so,
or
unless
his
hostess
extends
further
hospitality
to
him.
A
man
may
not
take
another
man
friend
to
call
upon
a lady
unless
he
has
first
received
her
permission
to
do
so.
A
man
who
wishes
to
make
the
acquaintance
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