From Queen Lucia, by E. F. Benson
HIGHTUM
"These invitations had the mystic word 'Hightum' written at the bottom left-hand corner, which conveyed to the enlightened recipient what sort of party it was to be, and denoted the standard of dress. For one of Lucia's quaint ideas was to divide dresses into three classes: 'Hightum,' 'Tightum,' and 'Scrub.'"
From Book One, Chapter 2
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