The New South., 1892-12-10
Hints on Etiquette.
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~ ai oa LIMITATIONS all Il lhe
same tiae II ugofly IS pos ible
aad ia sfpd lheia ual % gaod sen
son.
Io Issue ia,ilailons fer 4 arg
reception. dlnaer % laaehtom enc
81 na pres8. anH fpr 4 hsllin tae
gsy season, too ar shree weeks, b.
foreAaHa
~ ase plain cauiF Qr note paper
engraved in glain segipl ler any
iatHs sg Ntmal oceaslnn. sIah as i
rceer,mu, hall. alnner. str
10 ensiie aivste 60 q luncheon
81 dinner ~ means ~ writien Ia.
si,ailopg, igone prClegs 20 % SO,
To write "Nlrs y II iphhson
reqmpsis The pleasure 81 MIS-. 4.
ks coupany.A
For bachelor to .fequst the
honor Ia invitations addrdssed 70
ladiea
rs invite IA the rame oE the
hosteps alone except for weddings
or dinner. partics,
For Young lady who Is no long
81 very young 70 lsaue invitations
Tor Il toa.
For a widower to Issue invita-
tiona Tor receptions and tlinners ~
his own name ana TINT 81 his cld-I
est daughter, Il she has been for
some years Ia society, or IN hlsown
name alonc.
lH accordance WitN thA aeW Gus
tom, Is sond irYlihtipns through
the posi.oiilee, L ono prefers q do
50, Ia which eape iliaY should 81 Ga
closed h two envelopes
10 write "R. 5 ". p below an
Invitation, oil The right hand side,
when nu anaaer Il especially aesir.
ed, lne English use the phrase
arhc favor Of an aneser is re-
qaesled.
10 send only general Invitations
that Is, Invitations % Rrge gems
erh oecasiona, weadinge rte.--to
pefsons in niauFniir sueh inFL
halions are sent ~ way OF enmpli.
mont merelg
~ ansWeg all Invitations, save
LAT iiaMe OF wedding cards
promptly
10 ans wsf an invitation to din.
lner 81 30rmns rteepiion ~ unlla-
land % aeaypl Or rsiusp il tsilil,
litpy.
10 accept irsi initiation ghrn
ever Il n puesibleto do go.
,.,,sssor people IN deep mourning @
'vfFay &C an Invitation Without giving
tI,ia'ss 'sse',, ssass ~. eiq 4i / tsI
lthe day 81 shc enteIialn4cni, thus
sh0eire ihefehsnn IL fiielr refusal.
~ aecept or regret Yonr inabili-
II % do 20 In the present tcnsc.
10 use the phrase regret eX-
ItrcmelY that q previous engagc
engagement must depfye him of
the pleasure Of accepting" or llipt
absence from lhc tityuust prevent
his neeeQiing, etc.
10 direct IN Nnawerto 40 invita-,
ton 10 tho persons Or pffs0ns IN
whose name j. is given, whether
you know them or not.
II a person is unable through any
sufficiently aerioua eaitae. 70 keep q
dinner engagement ~ wFite q once
or telegraph to tho giyer of llH cn-
tertsinmcnt.
sending ingifatiuns 70 az en-
/ tire family, TO address one 50 the
husbanil nn,l wife, one 70 The siaugh
ter OF daughters. and third 70 the
brother OF brothers.
10 direct notes oi invitation 70
aMr B.JH
10 write @AIiss Brown and
Bruther although most gentle
man. especially II they have been u
eociety lor SOME Years, prefer %
have separate note Of invitation
sent to them.
TO send a separate Invitation, ad-
dressed 10 bis residence Of club, 70
young gentleman who lives 10 the
same city aith hie parente, but not
10 the same house.
10 answer all Invitations courte~
ousiy and with due formaiity, rnak-
ling The answer correspond with the
form of the invitation.
TO write note of invitation With
great care, 30 rather small white
paper Of ths best quality, and pay
lapccial attention 70 spacing and di-
lyiding tie words correctly. Thus
"Dr. and Mrs. l.. u. Fox" must be
All written on the same lins.