The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-15
CARD ETIQUETTE.

| , Card leaving is such an imperative
| social observance that the employment
| of a card strictly in fashion is quite an
| important matter. The fashionable visit
| ing card is at present engraved in small,
plain, and heavy script on Bristol board
in varying sizes. Cards OF the largest
size and approaching the square form are
appropriated for the Mr.. and Mrs. card.
The next size represents a Mrs. card. A
Miss card is still smaller and gentle
man card both diminutive and narrow.
A married slady's card bears her name
in the centre, address on the right baud
corner and reception day on The left,
The English smode, (which is followed
somev It in large cities, d b RS young
ladies from using cards of their own.
According to this fashion the young lady s
name is engraved beneath her mothers
on the same card. II the young lady is
leaving cards unaecompanied by her
mother she draws her pencil through the
name of the latter.
A gentleman's card is engraved in
small, distinct script, with the name in
the center, and address in theSright hand
corner, member of a club may have the
name Of the club engraved in the left
hand corner
Ornamental styles of lettering and fac
SMILES are no longer fashionable. While
military or professional titles preceding
the surname are always used, the initials
pertaining to honorary rank are never en-
pIoved on the card.
In the accepted code of card leaving
turning down the corner or the end of q
ladys visiting card signifies. as is well
known, that all the ladies of the family
are included in the call A gentleman,
though he may be acquainted with either
ladies of the household besides the hos
tess, does not turn down his card.
z For wedding invitations, evening recep-
tions, and the like, the sheet form is in
use. Paper for wedding invitations is of
plain ivory white color, and trifle larger
than tor other occasions. The sheet
folds once to fit a square envelope, and
the engraving is small. plain script
When a reception at the house s-tofol-
low a church wedding, the wedding invi-l
tation is accompanied by a reception card
engraved with the names of the brides.
parents, and the words "At Home" In
vitatiOns for church weddings may also
consist of the invitation to the church,
the MISS card and the bridegroom's card.
Ushers' cards of the small size, and bear
ing the words, Present this card to the
uSn6F, Heterogeneous SCO III a CuuICA
invitation.
Invitations for a house wedding, at
which the ceremony is to be witnessed by
few friends, and followed by reception,
consist of reception invitation, with
ceremony card for those invited to attend
the ceremony When all the guests are
invited to be present at both ceremony
and reception ceremony, cards are, of
course, omitted. The gentleman's card
and Miss card may be included.
Wedding announcements are in favor.
They arc in sheet form and often read
thus: "Mr. and Mrs. announces the
marriage of their daughter Mary to -
the gentleman's name appears in full, fol-
lowed by the date and place of ceremony
Or the announcement may consist of the
groom's name and thesbride's name with
the word married" underneath, and the
date and place of ceremony cat Home,
is often engraved in small type in the
lcft-hand corner. Instead of the sheet
form may be used two cards, the larger a
Mr.. and Mrs. Card, with the address in
the right-hanti corner, and the reception
day and ssAt Home in the left hand
corner On the second card is engraved
the maidens name of the bride. These
cards are contained in separate envelopes.
-Heao York Herald.