Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-01-16

J2n1zary ~ad F~sruarv
II daughter already in sOriety assists
her mother At this reception, Miss
smith IL added just below the mothers
name on the card. bat if the entertain
nent is given 70 introduce a younger
daughter a separate card must be in
closed. bearing the debutante's name in
full-as Miss Mary Helen smith, il a
married daughter receives with her fam
lily on this occasion. her separate card is
also added Invitations TO somewhat
formal teas are on square cards. with
'-te7 at four o'clock following the
hostess name; but the more general
custom for small entertainments and in
formal teas IS 10 use the visiting card.
engraving or simply writing in the
lower lsft-hand corner the day. date
AMI from four until seven o'clock Tor
until eight o'clock. or else tea a. four
O'Clock The hosts name appears only
on evening Invitations. for dinners.
cOtilliOns. etc Wedding invitations
are engraved in small script on note
sheets. the distinction being made Of
using for Invitations merely for the
church the words. request your pres
euce- or the honor Of your presence. =
while for home weddings. o. FOR the re-
ception following the ceremony. the in
vitasions request the pleasure Of your
company
Large s0-called square cards. pure
white and thin medium or heavy. zr-
c0-dIag 10 individual taste. are the
fashionable visiting cards for married
ladies' thO>e for unmarried ladies' are
almost a. large unless the zame Is very
short ard requires smaller card Men
eoutInle 70 use very snail ards The
engraving i done in plain Ea~IfSh
~crips- the fanny for Italian s-rfps wfth
ioGrlshes aba-Ir the capitals having been
transient To enEr4se the address in
the lower rLght-hzni corner. and sh@
lsdy's day Of re,riviug in she loxer
'7orner On the left. Is the zrr~pse,f Amer
han FORM but IT = gafts EaxIish 20 ~
Eerss. this arrangement. and also 70 en-
grave the title Mrs with ~. -. above
the line thus. NJ There i a tezssrz.-v
toward Using again for paying visits the
lolEt card Of husband and wife al ex-
Ervu1eiy lzrge card whh-h sas Of late
ben Used only for spevial O.7.-k<i0zs. A.
with messages - consi0lsue-- o. - ssas
Nits gifts
The preferred stationery Tor ladies' *
linen paper without xis-s. white o.
creau1-tEnrs,i- smooth or rDaEa n fnf~a.
and q the standard o.-tzvo sizs- % fold
Ozce II sqaz-e envelope M~sIfau,
rough paper and ssrhfnx pager similar
20 that prepared for etehers - usss bv
those who writs wIsh sta b. OF wlth auiIl
pens Insertion paper = fan.-y novel
y Nith alternate thick and tain li-es
scruss the rage The color-S 1ap~rs
most 5sei are pale bIue or rsrss-sinr..,s.
dark blue and gray Of several Shz.3e<.
azd Tor the~s are cameo Decorations
which bring cut the as>5gu IN White ~
I LET A07ox-Sns OF most nitrate I~--
sering ARE again in fashion. stamped N
eolo-s- OF IN gold silver. o. azv q The
eolorest h-Uuzes. o. newest % all. in steel
I letters that produce perfectly the erers
I Of the metal Instead Of involved naOao-
I grams ths separate Initials in
qu1Izs odd lettering ar~ preferred hv
many or else they arr a fac-simile Of
those % IRE writer Family r-eSss azS
coa.s % arms ARE stamped In the uruuer
heraadlr eOlors- A tasteful marking .or
youzg lady's letser-paper. and for the
smaller BILLET sheets On which <he
writes her pretty noes, instead Of using
stiff car1s. shows the iEitial Of her ass
name doze IN broxn 20 initiate a wocsf '
strEa- supporting o. sErrogn.ia- ti-V
blossom % her f1vorfts soxer n az-ur1I
eolo-s-a yiol@t. q Wild rose. f0-x=t-ue-
u0s- Eaasy OF a primrose The useful
making however. and that xhieh L
19st done IS the city 4Garess s-auarea
aear the TOP Of the page In color IN very
plain style. as IN hlock letters. or cd
EnziL>A letters IN clear DARK blue or
rs'i= % IN cupper. silver or gold Coun-
~ advises are more fancifuIly done.
saoNlnx The naze OF the eountry house
an q the nearest poss-ofics engraved
znt1 foliage, Towers. piEe-trees. beside
loslgr gate or in bit Of rustic Land
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