Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-12-09
fashion legalizes the following formula =
the wedding reception of their daughter, on
Thursday, October 15, from 2 until 4 O'clock.
-, Fifth Avenue,

Request the pleasure of your company at
the wedding reception of their daughter, on
/ Thursday, October l5 from 2 until 4 o'clock
-, Fifth Avenue.
Of course you must not blunder into say
ing from to o'clock, or, till 4 o'clock, or,
till five o'clock in the morning, IN which
latter case would make yourself the execra-
tion of the ton. In afternoon receptions the
name of the daughter from prcs1toaon TO cog
asonee1t must be omitted, unless there might
be some mistake about it, or unless the faith
er of the family might wish, by naming
some particular daughter to announce that
he had others in the market. 1t is not the
mode. however, to havk more than one
daughter, and hence he disuse Of the name.
except on occasions of great ec1at and con
graduation, as the wedding ceremony of
ones daughter at Grace, and under the spe-
cial supervision of Grace's oleaginous sex
ton.
For wedding ceremonials the name of the
daughte" .Or@2on,en) must be inserted for
dignity's sake also the name of the happy
groom, who, for examples sake, may be des-
ignated as Mr. Brown though the initials of
the given name or names must be omitted
The mode demands the following phrase
ology, in the name of the brides parents:
ljfr. and Iis -
Request the pleasure of your presence at
the marriage ceremony of their daughter Is
abelina, to Mr. Smith, at -, on We'd
nesday evening, November II, at o'clock
Reception from 9 until II o'clock.
p,= d;,,or- - Vo,I- - e -,
been conducted with great ceremony; and,
hence, the mode in these is worth the atten-
tion of the stylish. The bill of fare must in
all cases be styled the menu, and must be
laid at every plate. The rule of the season
is an Illuminated monogram at the top, with
the list of dishes tastefully written rather
than printed. An adorned and Illuminated
card must also be laid on every plate to des-
ignate the seat of the gust; though some
freedom may be used in regard to the style
of the latter
Jfr and Ms
Compliments to - accepting with
pleasure her kind invitation of Wednesday
evening, November II.
, Fifth Avenue.
regretting the necessity to decline is sub
stitutad. Blanks of these notes, put up in
packages with Envelopes, are now kept at
all leading stationery stores,
Monograms for the season are to be very
large and very complicated; in many cases
spelling pet names and sometimes names Of
several syllables. Illumination is the word,
especially for party and ball invitations
though for general letter writing, mono
grams of a single delicate color, or of white
embossed, take the lead Names Of country
residences, in rustic design (monograms) are
also greatly in vogue for the top Of the note
sheet. Some novelties have been very re-
Gently presented, as, for instance, the jockey
monogram, formed of riding equipments
the croquet monogram, formed from the inn
plements of the game the smokers mono
gram, constituted by an artistic arrange
ment of pipes and the like, and half dozen
others. In all cases these designs must be
so manipulated to represent certain Civ
en- initials-N Y. Times.