party call Women were expected to visit a party's hostess within a week of the party to thank her, if they have not attended one of her parties before.
vingt-et-un a card game called "twenty one."
personalities here, personal matters.
tignon a Creole word for bun: the hair is wrapped in a scarf and the scarf is wrapped around the head.
patois a form of a language differing generally from the accepted standard, as a provincial or local dialect.
recapitulate to repeat briefly, as in an outline; summarize.
