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The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness
·
Florence Hartley
58
When
you
receive
an
invitation
by
letter
to
visit
a
friend,
answer
it
immediately,
thanking
her
for
her
proffered
hospitality,
and
say
decidedly
then
whether
you
can
accept
or
decline.
If
you
accept
the
invitation,
state
in
your
letter
by
what
train,
and
at
what
hour
you
will
arrive,
that
she
may
meet
you,
and
let
nothing
but
positive
necessity
keep
you
from
being
punctually
at
the
time
and
place
appointed.
To
linger
by
the
way,
for
mere
pleasure,
and
make
her
come
several
times
to
meet
you,
is
unkind,
as
well
as
ill-bred.
If
you
are
unavoidably
detained,
write
to
her,
state
the
reason
that
will
prevent
your
keeping
the
appointment,
and
name
another
time
when
you
can
come.
It
is
well
in
answering
a
letter
of
invitation,
to
state
the
limits
of
your
visit,
and
then
to
keep
them.
If
she
is
unwilling
to
let
you
go,
and
you
are
tempted
to
stay,
that
very
fact
promises
well
for
the
pleasure
of
a
second
visit.
It
is
better
to
leave
while
all
will
regret
you,
than
to
linger
on
until
you
have
worn
out
your
welcome.
Inquire,
as
soon
as
possible
after
your
arrival,
what
are
the
regular
habits
of
the
family;
the
hours
for
rising,
for
meals,
and
for
retiring,
and
then
be
punctual
in
your
attendance.
Many
ladies
are
very
ceremonious
about
waiting
for
a
guest,
and
by
delay
in
your
room,
or
inattention
to
the
time,
when
you
are
out,
you
will
keep
the
whole
family
waiting.
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