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- At_Home_day abstract "The "At Home" day was a social custom in Victorian Britain, where women of gentle status would receive visitors on a specific day of the week. The woman would print calling cards indicating she would be "At Home" e.g. on "Fridays in April". Those of her acquaintances who had received the card could then call on her that day. It was considered impolite to visit unannounced on any other day, or to visit without having received a card. Guests should visit between three or four and six in the afternoon, and stay for a period from a quarter of an hour to an hour, depending on the level of intimacy with the hostess.The custom of "At Home" days was also observed in the British colonies, such as in Wellington, New Zealand. Here the tradition served to uphold barriers between the different social classes among the colonists. The invention and proliferation of the telephone – facilitating the planning of visits on a shorter notice – did much to make away with the convention of "At Home" days. It was made further obsolete by the Great War, when many women immersed themselves in the war effort, and largely ignored many previously held social obligations. A further consequence of the war was that economic scarcity made domestic servants less common, a trend that made the old calling system impractical.".
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- At_Home_day comment "The "At Home" day was a social custom in Victorian Britain, where women of gentle status would receive visitors on a specific day of the week. The woman would print calling cards indicating she would be "At Home" e.g. on "Fridays in April". Those of her acquaintances who had received the card could then call on her that day. It was considered impolite to visit unannounced on any other day, or to visit without having received a card.".
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