, 1876-12-03

bog holding fifty Of these cards, with envelopes
to match, costs 51.50. Sometimes a small mo1-
ogra1l1 is engraved i'll the right upper corner, or
else the address Is there. Small boys and girls
have their visiting a:d birthday cards. and eren
for nfa,lt5 of month old arc tiny cards sar:c-
ly IN inch long upon which totln@ grEpdmam-
ma has had the name of Baby Belle engraved.
Invitation cards, as already stated bear siml-
lar formulas containing the fewest words nee
essary. But to be in good taste, all the words
must be there, without abbreViations or contrae~
tions. When the hours arc denoted, they must
be written out, as Is From nine to twelve, =" and
the days of the month are also written; figures
are used only for addresses. Instead Of the
initials r. S. Y. P. at the end, the plain formula
is now finished by the words, s'The favor Of an
answer is rcquest-d.'' Wedding cards consist
of small note sheet for the Invitation, the
BRIDES card aud a smaller card With the groom 5
name, In small script, on the cream-wllitc note
sheet, the formula runs: "Alr. and Mrs. JOHN
Jones request the honor Of your presence at
the marriage Of their daughter on Thursday,
April 10, ut half-past u O'Clock, at the Church
OF the Ascension:n If great many invitations
an approaching weddtne), j ceremony card for
admjttance to the church is added. Il recen-
tions are to be given By the newly-married on
certain days,-as Tuesdays in Novenlber,-an
inclosed, making four cards and one note sheet
in the small square envelope. The ends and
sides Of the envelope are beaded, or else they
have tape border, and this is the only orna-
ment. There arc no monoerams and no initials
on these simple and elegant invitations, and no
white ribbons or silver cords for tying tine cards
together. If there is crest in the BRIDES fam
ily, it is engraved in white and Of very small
size on both the note sheet and envelope.
There is also fancy for writing invitations this
nsb nsssa ssfo Of nS hsa ss is an
express greater cordialitv wien the
OF hostess. For late fashionable wedding at
Grace Church, where the groom was an English
man, the invitations we're written and the old
"rcquests the honour" For small weddings
at home q small note-shcet Is made to tell
everything even tue name OF the bride and
groom, dispensing altogether with cards. When
cards. the announcement Of the marriage is
made by the joint card,-as Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Smith,-and attached to the upper part Of
thu card with small white ribbon is smaller
card bearing the name Of the lady before her
marriage Invitations 5srd to 5 dnner are on small
receptions, afternoon teas,'' and informal par.
ties, the visiting-card Of the hostess is used
with the date III the lower lcft-hand corner. and
the address just beneath 1t.
5EwELRY STILES.
The aim OF designers aud engravers on metals
and precious stones is to revive the artistic metal
and gen-work of the sixteenth century and the
period Of the Renaissance. Margelously bean:i-
full settings for jewelry are done In repoussc.
The desire for change has introduced jewelry
fashioned Of rich stones like Labrador fcldspar,
azu1e-blue in hue. It takes IN exquisite polish,
its chatoyant reflection making it extremely
popular. Artistic examples may be seen in
variou. designs for ornament, as we'll as in
tablc-tops and articles Of rertu. It is blue,
bronze-red, yellow, blue Or pur-
pie. Another stone is the Oriental chryso-
lite OF "a a greenish-Jellow,. with brown
hues it is called cat's-eye:: The value Of this
stone depends upon the play or refraction OF
light: tine specimen, an heirloom OF an old
family, has recently been set as ring in large