The function in the non-Christian world must be regarded,
because there etiquette and propriety are on dress parade.
Presents are another difficulty. Be sure to look into this
matter, and do not think that you are doing all that is required
when you send a present. You have to be very particular about
the number of presents, about the manner in which they are
wrapt, about their proper delivering, etc. Receiving gifts is
quite as serious a problem to the person who desires to rank as
polite, as is the making of presents.--H. P. BEACH,
“Student Volunteer Movement,” 1906.
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