Mrs. Beeton’s Guidance for Social Calls
After our primer on the use of calling cards and social calls, I thought it would be nice to wrap up with some advice from an expert of the period.
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The Ritual of the Morning Call
Morning calls were more routine, less structured visits intended for maintaining friendships and exchanging news.
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The initial call between two individuals or families carried immense social weight.
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To a modern observer, the Georgian and Regency practice of paying social calls might seem like a quaint, painfully formal custom. However, these visits were not mere pleasantries.
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Once an acquaintance was established and calling cards exchanged, formal visits could be exchanged. What were the rules that governed those visists in Austen’s day?
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