Saturday, January 21, 2012

Kindly Leave Your Card

While we adore correspondence, messages sent by post or telegraph frequently trail us from destination to destination on our peregrinations.
Victorian calling card tray

To address this deficiency in communications, all cards left with our valet are collected and transmitted by ether-mail.

We look forward to sharing an invigorating exchange of ideas and information with you, post-haste.
Most sincerely yours,
MB Austin, proprietor
Ether-mail: mbaustin (at-symbol) steamtour (dot) com

PostScript:
The use of calling cards in Victorian times was a key point of etiquette. Days of Elegance provides an excellent tutorial, with many pictorial examples.
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  1. I love this tradition. I remember reading about it in Little Women. Of course, nowadays I never call on people who are not home, but I love the cards! I have been thinking of making my own modern business card/ calling card and trying to work out what art to put on it, so these are very inspiring!

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