The St. Louis Republic., 1900-09-09

do not send It 10 Moberly If she lives In Sc,
dalia.
| To the Editor Of The Republic
! PIea-e answer the following question in next
| Srlday's Magazine: A young lady has sent me
| Gn invitation to attend her wedding. ! cannot
| possibly Gn Would It be proper to send my TO.
| Eretsc II Sc. what is the form7
| Graysille. Ill A READER
A wedding gift. accompanied by a card,
| Is the best form Of regret to send. This
| IS matter. however. to be determined by
| the Individual. according to the degree of
| intimacy and the social obligation which
| Yen may be under to the bride or her fam
| fly or 10 the groom. A regret written In
| the third person is always in good form,
\ though 1t Is rather cold. Mr.. John Smith
| regrets that he cannot attend the wedding
4 OF Miss Mary Brown, TO which he was kind
| ly invited" IL one form. though cordial
| note expressing regret and wishing all hap
| pness 10 the bridal couple Is perhaps bet
| ter.
| Can bride carry q bouquet Of any colored
| hoWer. must the flowers slways be wh!tef
| Arn orange flowers absolutely necessary In a
bouquet. and must the bride wear real orange
| blossoms Ia her hair FAB
| 1t is customary .or a bride to carry white
| flowers. but in these days brides do very
| often carry out their individual ideas rather
| than follow the regular conventional rule.
The idea OF having small spray of orange
blossoms in the wedding bouquet Is supposed
| to bring good luck and is very pretty be-
sides II is most unusual for the wreath Of
orange blossoms In the hair to be made en-
tirely OF real flowers. but for sentiment and
luck's sake both you can twist In a small
spray of the real flowers with the artificial
ones. for artiacia, orange blossoms so close
ly resemble the real that It is almost i'm
possible to tell them apart
Should q stranger in a city. who has letters Of
Introduction send the letters before he arrives In
the city. should he walt until he gets 10 his
hotel and then send them or should he deliver
them In person? WESTERNER.
1t is much better to send your letter OF
Introduction after you arrive In the city,
and it would be very foolish for you to take
them yourself. Many people are careless
about letters OF introduction. so you must
not be surprised II you do not receive an
answer 10 each and every one OF your let
ters within twenty-four hours The people
TO whom letters are sent will. II they are
disposed TO be hospitable. call or write you
within a short time. but II Is not for you to
make the first advance. If by chance you
are not 10 be In the city any length OF time
You can send your letter in advance and ask
YOUR friend or friends 10 inclose your ad-
dress ana say you will only be in town for
a limited space Of time
II gentleman invites a lot Of people 10 tins
with him, ard he Is bachelor and they
married people. whom should be put at the head
or The table? And II he did put any there
wCsild she be the guest Of honor or would tho
lazy who sat at his right hand be the favored
suest7 RLC
II bachelor gives a dinner TO several OF
the married people of his acquaintance he
should ask the lady whom he has known
best and the longest, or whose husband Is
his most intimate friend 70 act as hostess
md olra . ha sh, g. %. b.
table: but on his risht hand is the place OF
honor fo- the guest to whom he feels under
the greatest obligation.
great deal IS said in the papers about the
girls In fashionable society making their debut.
Al what age IL this supposed to take place. and
tow old is a young man before he is supposed to
he old enough to TO the fashionable balls? Is
3, on the coming Of age. and is that IS for a
SRI and 81 for a ruan-for the girls now seem to
graduate when older? P. e. r.
II Is supposed that a girl 1. IS when she
IS formally introduced to society. as any
girl younger than that IL still classed among
schoolgirls. There Is no stated age for q
young man to make his debut In social life
but from the time boys enter college they
are included In the list Of the guests at the
older dancing classes and even before they
leave college receive invitations for formal
entertainments. slch as dinners. dancing
and many of the private balls. Indeed II
Ii said that society nowadays consists of
very young DOyS ana quite eIGeriy men-tES
ages between not being at all well repre-
scented.
When q card attached to . wedding gtft r~sds |
Mr.. ard Mrs. - should the bride. In ac-
knowledging the gift. write a note Of thanks TO |
Mr.. and Mrs - or to 'MTs -"7 Is IL |
correct TO leave card, wedding presents vhsn
being displayed on night OF wedding? Is II cor
rect form for bride to acknowledge a present |
soon she receives same-ihat r. before she |
is married? VIII you print a graceful little note |
OF franks for a present? MARIE
You must begin the letter My Dear Mrs |
- and simply say. Il am greatly in |
to you and Mr.. - for your kind thought |
of me-" Address the envelope to Mrs. |
-"
1t I, entirely a matter OF personal choice |
whether you leave the cards attached to |
your wedding presents. AS a rule. the |
guests are interested 10 know by whom the |
gifts were sent. The presents should be /
as soon as received.
MY Dear Mrs. =: II Is extremely kind 1
OF you and Mr.. - to have sent me SO |
charming a Gift. and VIII and I are very |
much pleased that you should have remem- |
bered ia Hoping we shall have the pleasure /
OF seeing you very soon. and again thanking |
You, believe me, yours sincerely, -"