#Calling Cards

[yesterdaysprint]

The Wichita Beacon, Kansas, December 26, 1921

[jomiddlemarch]

cheating a person of their premeditated contempt

“Might I make a confession?” Elizabeth said.

A husband of nearly a year, Fitzwilliam Darcy considered himself an expert in the subject of his wife, her predilections and foibles, her tone of voice and how it correlated to her setting, nuances and subtleties that he had missed entirely when she had been merely Miss Elizabeth Bennet of Longbourn.

At the moment, Mrs. Darcy sat in the morning room of their London townhouse, her fine dark eyes set off by the primrose draperies she had ordered after he’d first given her the instruction to make the place suitable for them. A cup of China tea rested on the table beside her, an uneaten biscuit perched in the saucer. There was something provocative in her expression, but it was not her intention to invite his more amorous address, though the color in her cheeks and the curve of her lip told him she would give him the merest token of protest should he act upon any such urge. He put aside the book he was reading, marking the page with one of her cast-off silk ribbons; he had insisted, quite rightly, that no one but her lady’s maid would know it had been used to tie her garters.

“You are well aware that I am not a man of the cloth and may not absolve you, so you must proceed with the confidence that my judgment would not be severe, should I choose to render it,” he said.

“You would tease me, but I am serious,” she replied.

“If you are serious, I shall not dare to tease you again, madam. What would you tell me?”

“All the time I lived at Longbourn and when we were at Pemberley, I thought calling cards were a tremendous affectation, twice as silly as the silliest mob-cap, and that anyone who would say they were not at home when they were sitting cozily in their library was the epitome of pomposity,” she said.

“And now?”

“And now, I know myself to have been the greatest fool, for the tray is overflowing with cards and we have at least three invitations for any hour of any day, teas and routs and Venetian breakfasts when I have yet to divine the characteristic that confers any salient reference to Venice or breakfast,” she said brightly, but he could hear her consternation and distress concealed within her humor.

“It is not bad thing to discover you were mistaken. Nor that Mrs. Darcy of Pemberley is much in demand,” he said. “I agree a Venetian breakfast remains a mystery, unless there is risi e bisi served alongside bread and butter.”

“But how shall we decide who to see?” Elizabeth said, leafing through the pile of calling cards.

“Is there anyone you recognize who you’d like to see?” he replied.

“There’s a card from Mrs. George Knightley,” she said. “She is quite good humored and amiable—”

“Then we shall call upon her and after I shall take you for a ride through the park in the barouche in lieu of a walk through the countryside,” he said.

“I’ve only to do what I like? That doesn’t seem proper—surely I will offend someone important,” she said.

“All London is not like my Aunt Catherine, Elizabeth. And you had little trouble letting her know how you felt about her perspective,” he said.

“You were more important that a Venetian breakfast, Fitzwilliam!” 

“I should hope so,” he replied. “Though the one tomorrow is hosted by a duchess.”

“Prinny himself might host and it would not come to account,” she replied.

“And for that, we’ll stop at Gunter’s for ices before we return here and are very definitely not at home for anyone,” he said. 

Written for Janeuary 2025 @janeuary-month, posted a day late for Day 18 prompt: calling cards

[ardentlyinlovedarcy]

Jane Austen is my all-time inspiration 🔥

My third participation for @janeuary-month

Day 18 prompt : Calling cards

[luxuriainash]

saw the post asking for asks, completely blanked on conversation topics so we're going with everyones fav dtarter question: what's y'alls favourite animal(s) . sorry if its a lame question

NOT LAME AT ALL YOUVE ACTUALLY ACTIVATED OUR TRAP CARD.

- sora's got cat+dog autism mostly. can assign and recognize breeds SO easy

- xeha loves birds but especially pigeons. "understands" them (in an emotional sense. i think. empath bullshit i guess. do birds have light in their hearts)

- bryn's a fan of the ones associated with being pests and shitheads for just trying to survive. coyotes, jackals, foxes, mostly canines like that. hyenas too - "wrongfully associated with evil in fiction purely bc of the lion king"

- collectively we just fucking adore ferrets and mustelids of all kinds.... also hedgehogs. mostly smaller/exotic pets like that :)

[codmw-archive]

mw3 mp calling cards

[glossahistorica]

Chapter I. Leaving Cards.

 LEAVING cards, or card-leaving, is one of the most important of social observances, as it is the groundwork or nucleus in general society of all acquaintanceships. "Leaving cards," in the first instance, according to etiquette, is the first step towards forming, or towards enlarging, a circle of acquaintances, and the neglect of this social duty, or the improper performance of it, or the non-fulfilment of its prescribed rules, would be a sure step in the opposite direction, viz., the probable loss of the desired acquaintanceship, or the running the risk of being characterised as ill-bred. The following is the received code of "card-leaving" in all its details according to the etiquette observed in good society by both ladies and gentlemen, and may be fearlessly followed.

Manners and Tone of Good Society; or Solecisms to be Avoided, A Member of the Aristocracy, c.1886 (13th edition) [x]

[ask-alextheangel]

Calling card for our latest chapter

https://archiveofourown.org/works/45861766/chapters/158725066

[autistic-donut64]

I made gifs of the opening for the new DMC anime and accidentally made them look like COD Calling Cards

[darlingpeasant]

Gutted we haven’t seen any of the Bridgerton men whip one of these bad boys out because I’m sorry, but some of these are low-key scandalous and hilarious 😭 (especially the ones that the cast read out omg)

Also, wtf is an up to date hug??? 🤣

[annaofthenorthernlights]

Call it what you will - but it is nothing more than dust

for @janeuary-month

day 18 - prompt: calling cards Fandom: Sense & Sensibility (1995) Characters: Marianne Dashwood & Elinor Dashwood Rating: G Words: 289

"Marianne, is there anything else to pack?" Elinor surveys her sister's room but finds the cupboard empty and the drawers bare except for a drawing folder. "Will you take this with you?"

Read on AO3

[yakool-foolio]

So uh I recently became obsessed with a super underrated and extremely pretty song that has what I love most in a song: a choir-esque break focusing on harmonic vocals! It can bring a man to tears! So I decided to add onto the pre-chorus with a second harmonic layer to compliment the melody and first harmony!

GO LISTEN TO CALLING CARDS BY THE BROOK & THE BLUFF NOW CAUSE HOW IS IT ONLY AT 1.6K VIEWS?!

[pearwaldorf]

f you're looking for a thoughtful gift, you can't go wrong with letterpressed calling cards or stationery. I have calling cards from this local to me place and they are beautiful. Highly recommended.

You will note from the sample pictures they are Our People.

(code WETBANDITS gets $15 off, good through 12/8, this is not an ad, I just like their stuff)

[secondlifep]

Calling cards

Design by: me

Leather wallet: designed and built by me too.

[luxuriainash]

we haven't been mutuals for long but i think you're quite neat! its also just nice to have canadian mutuals for once in my fucking life lmaoo. i also enjoy seeing your posts about khux, and the foretellers - they're interesting insights into details i dont always notice. regardless of whether we become friends or stay acquaintances i do like seeing you on my dash and chatting with you

THANK YOU....... honestly like. i have been Desperate to get to know more people. we need more friends!!!

and i'm glad our insights are appreciated hehe... i wish i could say them in like. clearer ways. as i'm typing this i'm considering maybe i should make like.... graphics of sorts? like you know how people used to do powerpoints they'd post to tumblr to introduce people to something. like that but i also draw over shit to make it clearer. i'm a visual expression type guy and that's why i can't exactly do prose when i try to do my projects. even scripts are hard LOL

ANYWAY shouting at you so loud feom my little mountain towWHAT DO YOU MEAN THE RAT MOVIE IS LOST MEDIAanyway shouting at you so loud from my little mountain town encouraging you to . um. friendship. sorry you can tell i just lost any and all thought thinking energy i had left after cleaning. i would say i lost my brain but- ok no wait he was definitely cofront when cleaning so yeah i lost brain

ANYWAY FRIENDSHIP IS WELCOME im doing a little danjce

[reactionimagesdaily]

[glossahistorica]

Chapter II. "Morning Calls." - The timing of "morning calls"; morning calls not being in the morning; the particular hours of calls; Sunday calls.

 "MORNING calls," so designated on account of their being made before dinner, are, more strictly speaking, "afternoon calls," as they can only be made between the hours of three and six o'clock.  Calls made in the morning—that is, before one o'clock—would not come under the denomination of "morning calls," as they can only be made by intimate friends and not by acquaintances, and are not, therefore, amenable to the rules of etiquette which govern the afternoon calls, which calls are regulated in a great measure—as to the hour of calling—by the exact degree of intimacy existing between the person who calls and the person called upon.  From three to four o'clock is the ceremonious hour for calling; from four to five o'clock is the semi-ceremonious hour; and from five to six o'clock is the wholly friendly and without ceremony hour.  A considerable difference exists with regard to "Sunday calls," or calling on Sundays. Ladies never pay ceremonious calls on Sundays; it would not be etiquette for an acquaintance to call on a Sunday, it would rather be considered in the light of a liberty, unless she were expressly asked to do so. Intimate friends, on the contrary, often make Sunday an especial day for calling, and therefore ladies and gentlemen—more especially gentlemen—extend their calling hours from three until six o'clock on Sundays.

Manners and Tone of Good Society; or Solecisms to be Avoided, A Member of the Aristocracy, c.1886 (13th edition) [x] (Paragraphing added.)

In the Victorian era, one would maintain "calling hours" where one was more or less guaranteed to be home. These were occasionally noted upon calling cards, and would be standard information given in an invite to call upon someone.

I have prepared a table for the above paragraphs because goodness me, reading this stuff is difficult to parse sometimes.