Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-23

nonious manner must l return the in
vitation in SO careless way?
We are sorry to tell cold Courtier'
that he must The business of sending
out invitations by hand in vast city like
New York was found to be SO uncertain
hat many hostesses prefer TO follow tho
London fashion and send them by post
which is bound to find your friend fo'
you, even if he has moved.
Still there is a great deal of messenger
boy business, and some people prefer ii
However, one is bound to return a note
as it is sent. =,
ga gentleman asks: elbow shall I
send out invitationsto tea at my lodg-
ings? Shall | say, Mr.. Charles Martin
at home Saturday, December u or shall
say, Mr.. Charles Martin requests the
pleasure OF your company on Tuesday af-
ternoon, or shallN say, MIR. Charles
Martin. Tea at 3? -
It is always safest for gentleman to
say "Mr. Charles Martin requests the
pleasure of your company although
we know of no reason why he should not
put ''tea at four on his card, as lady
does. 1t is, however, less respectful
and one had better err on the side of re-
spect.
''Elaine'' asks: "In addressing we'd
ding cards or announcing a marriage, if
the groom is clergyman and q doctor of
divinity, should his title be mentiOned?'
Answer-Certaiuly He wears liv-
cry which cannot be disregarded, and
the announcement cards should read:
Mr. and Mrs Meredith
Announce the marriage of their daughter
Clara
To the Reverend Robert Elsmere, D. D., {:
On Thursday, January 70, {:
At Trinity Church. ::
"Country Cousin' asks: If lady
gives an afternoon tea does she pour it
herself. If so how can she receive her
guests? Does she have silver tea caddy
on the table? Please state some of the
sIylish things with which the table should
he set. Does she have copper Ketiie?
Do you Offer lemon in the tea? If so how
is 1t cut? Does the guest squeeze it rs On
raw oysters? what kind of tea Is used?
What is the best sort? Docs tie hostess
sit down? Do the guests sit DOWN.. And
now for the guests. After yOE have
spoken to the hostess and go on to the
ga table what could You do il yoa did
not know the lady who was serving the
tea? These questions doubtless sound
very absurd to you, but to one in small
citg they are of vital Importance.
Country Cousin could pour her tea
If she had only "a small company. She
should have q kettle with an alcohol lamp
under it, and the water should be boil
ing. English breakfast tea is the best,
ana she should have . silver tea set and
pretty china teacups. Then taking the
tea out of the caddy, she should put it in
japanese teapot and pour the boiling
water over it, or good plan is to use
these little perforated silver eggs for the
tea grounds, dipping them in the boiling
water. as for lemon slices in tea, that
is Russian tea, and precludes the use of
milk, the lemon is not squeezed, but q
thin slice is laid in the cup. of Country
Cousin'' has a large tea she must have
d maid to serve the tea, or else she must
get young friend to make tea for her
while she receives.
Al q crowded tea the hostess rarely sits
down. 1t is the modern way Of giving a
party in the daytime.
II stranger wanders off into another
room and finds a lady pouring tea he
must, of course, speal, to her, and
not wait for an Introduction. The roof
is an Introduction, and the people whom
one meets II friend 5 house can be safely
spoken to. 4.a
1t is pretty fashion TO have a young
girl friend make the tea.
Nj e W SHERWOOD