The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-01
BIDDING ONES GUESTS.
Novelties In Smart Stationery and
the Correct Manner sOf Issuing
and Receiving Invitations.

| The wedding invitation is no longer
| printed on the sheet of note paper which
| folds to fit square envelope: the folio
sheet now used for that purpose is six
! ana half inches long and five and a
| quarter wide and requires an oblong en-
veloDe. while the paper itself has a
smooth. dull finish like parchment in
stead of glazed surface as formerly.
The scrip IS about the same size as it
was last year, a trife smaller. if any
thing. and the words and lines are
brought rather nearer together, so that
the invitation compactly occupies the
center of the sheet with wide margins
about it, giving simple, even artistic
erect somewhat after the manner of an
etching. Some very smart people even
use what is termed the paragraph
form in which the wording runs straight
along instead of being arranged in lines
of varying lengths, and the result is very
good.
The wording of wedding invitation is
quite an important matter which does
not always receive the attention {, it
should For church wedding the pa
rents of the bride request the "honor of
your presence whereas for a home we'd
ding the pleasure OF your company is
asked. the. distinction being obvious
Moreover. for a home wedding, the name
of the guest is often inserted, for in
stance: Mr.. and Mrs. Verrinder Jones
request the pleasure of -
company at the marriage of their daugh-
ter. etc. AS this form more closely APP
pro2ches personal invitation, it. is, of
course more of a compliment to the
guest. AT one very smart wedding re-
Gently the parents of the bride simply
requested the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter at St.
Thomas church. ETC. her name being
omitted. but the calling cards of both
bride and groom being enclosed.
The special invitation to the wedding
breakfast or reception is about the same
e. last year save that the cards are
nouncen,ert is printed on the same kind
OF note paper as the wedding invitation
the simple card no longer being consid-
Il is used. it must be oblong about five
and quarter inches wide and three and
a quarter from top to bottom. 1t is per-
maps worth noting that, contrary to the
upon an invitation is always spelled
honour"
For small informal dinner-and lun-
cheon as well-the invitation is, of course,
written upon ordinary note paper bear
ing crest or a monogram at the head
OF the paper, but grande dame who
gives many. many dinners during the
cards about four inches long and four
and half wide, upon which is engraved:
MIR. and Mrs. Verrinder Jones request
dinner on at - with the adj
dress below. and down in the left hand
corner is tiny r. S. V. D." in which
it must be noted that only the first letter
IS capitalized. OF course the crest or
monogram is never used upon these din
ner cards any more than it is upon any
other engraved invitation.
If the dinner, luncheon, or indeed any
function. is given in honor of some dis
tinguished person, it Is an English Gus
tom which is very properly being copied
hero. to have engraved across the top
of the invitation: ITO meet Right Rev
erend Bishop of Virginia." or whoever 1t
may be. This gives to the guest the
courtesy of precedence.
r1r-< l. t1a1 Ill.
nary "At Home cards, save the ten
dency to have the card more oblong
Unless the musicale is very large and
important, it is enough to have the word