DEAR MRS. HARRIS: Reply to Familiar Note It gives me much pleasure to accept your kind invitation to luncheon on Tuesday, the ninth, at half-past one o'clock. Sincerely yours, JEAN A. PATTERSON. Regret in Answer to Invitation to Evening Party Mr. and Mrs. Shaw regret that owing to the ill health of their little daughter, they are compelled to decline Mrs. Elliott's kind invitation for May fourth. Maplewood House. The ability to gracefully accept or decline an invitation ia quite as essential as to know how to write an invitation. Where a reception follows the wedding, a card of medium size is enclosed with the wedding invitation, and may be inscribed thus: Reception from seven o'clock, Twenty Conklin Avenue When a wedding has been celebrated with only a few friends present, it is customary to send out announcement cards. They are posted on the day of the wedding to all friends of the bride and groom. The usual form of such announcement reads: Mr. and Mrs. William Kennedy have the honor of announcing the marriage of their daughter This announcement may be accompanied by a card bearing the joint name of the newly married pair, giving the address of their future home. CALLING AND BUSINESS CARDS Visitings Cards for Ladies.-Usually a married lady's card is larger than the one used by unmarried ladies. Pure white bristol board of medium weight with the name engraved or printed in script in black ink are the only ones used in good society. Never use bevel or gilt-edged cards or any decorations other than the name, address, and day at home. small towns the address may be omitted. In An American Lady's card should never bear any title other than Mrs. or Miss. She is not privileged to use on her card her husband's professional or dignitary title. The wife of the President is merely, Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt. Cards of the most approved style give the full Christian name or names as well as the surname. Mrs. Norman Gray Davis Miss Mary Davis If there are not other families of the same name, so that confusion might result, the eldest daughter may omit her Christian name and use a card reading, for example, Miss Davis. The day of the week on which a lady desires to receive callers may be printed or engraved on the lower left-hand corner, thus, Thursdays, etc. A gentleman's visiting card is both smaller and thinner than a lady's Style of inscription as follows: Mr. Albert Louis Coombs The title Mr. is never omitted unless the name is followed by Jr. A man never has an "at home" day on his card. Business cards are used for introducing a representative of a business house, for advertising, etc. They usually bear the name of the house and address, the nature of the business and the representative's name. No prescribed rule can be laid down as to size, etc. Titles in Use in the United States "The President of the United States"; "His Excellency," Governor of any State, and Ministers to foreign countries. "Honorable" is applied to the Vice-President of the United States, members of the Cabinet and members of Congress, heads of departments, judges, consuls, mayors of cities, etc. D. D., doctor of divinity; LL. D., doctor of laws; Rev., minister of the Gospel; Dr., physician and surgeon; Prof., professor or teacher; Esq., member of the legal profession, etc., indiscriminately used; and other professional titles too numerous to mention. TITLES OF THE DIGNITARIES AND OTHER OFFICERS OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH The Pope, "His Holiness Pius X.;” a cardinal, “His Eminence James Cardinal Gibbons;" an archbishop, "Most Rev. Henry Spaulding, D.D.;" a bishop, "Rt. Rev. M. Flannery, D.D.;" a vicar-general, "Very Rev. Edward Weiss:" a parish priest, "Rev. James Moore, P. P.;" a lady superintendent of a convent, "Sister Superior." |