Concerning business calls, in which a woman calls upon a man in his office, he need not offer to shake hands unless she be an old friend. Should his time be limited or other people be in his private office, he may meet her in the public office or even the corridor. He must always remove his hat, and if he wishes her to be brief, may courteously explain that pressing affairs necessitate his immediate attendance. In his office, a man rises also when a woman caller rises to leave, and if the interview has taken place in his private office, convention demands that he open the door for her. He need not go beyond the door with her, al- though if she is a friend or relative he will doubtless wish to see her safely to the elevator. A business address should never appear on a visit- ing card, although his home address or that of his club may appear in the corner, his permanent address ap- pearing in the right-hand corner. Not infrequently his home address appears in the right-hand corner and his favorite club in the corner opposite. BACHELOR It is quite the fashion nowadays for the HOSPI- well-to-do bachelor, even if he has no near TALITIES women relatives to assist him, to entertain his women friends in his own apartments, at his club, or at a hotel. The city bachelor of to-day is not a home- less man whose life is divided between his house of busi- ness and his boarding-house bedroom. If he is pros- 34 A BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD Bachelor Etiquette parous in his profession, he lives in a suite of pretty rooms in a studio or in a small suite in bachelor apartments, or possibly in a hotel. And even a man of average salary may afford a large, tastefully-decorated room in which to set up his Lares and Penates, where he can entertain in a small way. Of course he has some matron to act as chaperone, and the easiest and safest form of entertainment is an afternoon reception. At this he may repay some of the many hospitalities vi^hich eligible bachelors always receive. Just a word from a clever hostess of international popularity may not be amiss. Apropos of the prevail- ing impression — which is generally correct — that the unmarried man is so persistently certain that he is wel- come everywhere, and that when he lunches or dines at a house he confers a favor, this grande dame says: " The bachelor is the most ungrateful of guests, as a rule. He w^ill accept my invitation, lunch or dine at my house three or four times in a week all the year round, and still continue to speak of those who lib- erally entertain him as a mere acquaintance unless they happen to be more than usually prominent — and then reward them with nothing better than a picture post- card at Christmas ! " Possibly this woman's indignation may be well- founded — for it is a fact that bachelors are in such demand that they come to realize their own social im- portance perhaps better than their hostesses do. A 35 A BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD Bachelor Etiquette man of tact may express his appreciation of continued courtesies and entertainments by sending an occa- sional gift, such as a book, or some roses, or even matinee or concert tickets for his hostess and her daugh- ters or some friend whom she may be entertaining. 36 CHAPTER V " Give me a lodge in some vast wilder- ness. "

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Concerning business calls, in which a woman calls upon a man in his office, he need not offer to shake hands unless she be an old friend. Should his time be limited or other people be in his private office, he may meet her in the public office or even the corridor. He must always remove his hat, and if he wishes her to be brief, may courteously explain that pressing affairs necessitate his immediate attendance. In his office, a man rises also when a woman caller rises to leave, and if the interview has taken place in his private office, convention demands that he open the door for her. He need not go beyond the door with her, although if she is a friend or relative he will doubtless wish to see her safely to the elevator. A business address should never appear on a visiting card, although his home address or that of his club may appear in the corner, his permanent address appearing in the right-hand corner. Not infrequently his home address appears in the right-hand corner and his favorite club in the corner opposite. BACHELOR It is quite the fashion nowadays for the HOSPI- well-to-do bachelor, even if he has no near TALITIES women relatives to assist him, to entertain his women friends in his own apartments, at his club, or at a hotel. The city bachelor of to-day is not a homeless man whose life is divided between his house of business and his boarding-house bedroom. If he is pros- Bachelor Etiquette parous in his profession, he lives in a suite of pretty rooms in a studio or in a small suite in bachelor apartments, or possibly in a hotel. And even a man of average salary may afford a large, tastefully-decorated room in which to set up his Lares and Penates, where he can entertain in a small way. Of course he has some matron to act as chaperone, and the easiest and safest form of entertainment is an afternoon reception. At this he may repay some of the many hospitalities which eligible bachelors always receive. Just a word from a clever hostess of international popularity may not be amiss. Apropos of the prevailing impression — which is generally correct — that the unmarried man is so persistently certain that he is welcome everywhere, and that when he lunches or dines at a house he confers a favor, this grande dame says: " The bachelor is the most ungrateful of guests, as a rule. He will accept my invitation, lunch or dine at my house three or four times in a week all the year round, and still continue to speak of those who liberally entertain him as a mere acquaintance unless they happen to be more than usually prominent — and then reward them with nothing better than a picture postcard at Christmas ! " Possibly this woman's indignation may be wellfounded — for it is a fact that bachelors are in such demand that they come to realize their own social importance perhaps better than their hostesses do. A Bachelor Etiquette man of tact may express his appreciation of continued courtesies and entertainments by sending an occasional gift, such as a book, or some roses, or even matinee or concert tickets for his hostess and her daughters or some friend whom she may be entertaining. " Give me a lodge in some vast wilderness. "

A bachelors cupboard