A bachelors 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 exigencies of business CALLS, 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 afternoon 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 Invitation 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 bereaved 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 Bachelor Etiquette of a young lady through a friend must call in company of the friend the first time, after which, if she wishes to receive him, he may call alone. When a woman has been entertained by a bachelor at his apartments, she leaves a card for him, accompanied by that of her chaperone. In paying calls, a man may take his hat and stick into the drawing-room if he prefers, although the servant generally takes them in the hall. A man who receives callers at his apartments should accompany each departing guest to the door, and open the door for him; he may with propriety show the ladies to their carriages, although this is not obligatory. It is the duty of a man when calling to relieve women of empty teacups and to carry refreshments to those who are sitting at a distance from the tea-table. He must rise from his chair when a woman caller enters and when anyone is presented to him. When he rises he should stand beside or behind his chair, and continue to stand as long as the lady on whose account he has risen remains standing. A man calling on Sunday afternoon should ask for " the ladies " when the mother has extended an invitation for him to call. After the first call he may ask for " the young ladies," or the particular one for whom his visit is intended. A very formal afternoon call should occupy not less than fifteen minutes and not more than half an hour. Bachelor Etiquette On the hostess' day at home one may linger an hour or longer.