The Washington times., 1905-09-23
THE CORRECT FORM FOR
WEDDING INVITATIONS
Separate Cards for Church or Reception-Name
Line Blank to Write In

The form and wording of wecGir- in
vitations are so rarely changed. with
the exception of a small difference In
the size of the double sheets of heavy
gray white paper and envelopes 10
match. that what was correct last year
is still considered the best usage. The
sheets are practically square. while the
envelopes in which they fit are oblong
and have a long pointed flap The Ink
used is black. The lettering on invita-
tons Is done in three kinds of. text.
though the upright and slanting script
and the shaded old English are used BY
the more Conservative.
Every word used with the exception
OF Mr. and Mrs" IS written out in full.
and all are arranged N lines TO entirely
MI one page. leaving space of an inch
and half at both the top and bottom
While all wedding invitations are real
~ worded alike. there IS one form for
as;us sna angshs foT Church
invitation TO reception or wedding
breakfast. as well ass to the ceremony
When the service is a private one. where
none but the Immediate relatives are
asked, the invitation - made out for
the reception or. breakfast. only those
asked TO the ceremony receiving an
extra card indicating the hour.
This form of Invitation is used for
wedding at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Adam Smith
requett the pleasure of
company at the marriage of their
daughter.
Mary Jane.
Mr.. John James Held.
on the evening of Thursday, the tenth Of
July,
at eight O'Clock
1t Two hundred and thirty Lenox
in the City of New York.
The Invitation to church ceremony
4xx rssft ~.<~ L..
name of the church for the number and
street of the brides home. as:
Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold Andrews
request the honor OF
Eessnce at the marriage of their
Hannah Keen
Doctor Ralph Alfred Penn,
on tho evening OF Tuesday. the first
of April.
at seven o'clock.
at St. Patrick's Cathedral,
in the City of New York
When most of the guests are invited
only TO the reception or breakfast be-
cause the wedding is small affair. the
invitations are printed in two ways;
one with the words. Marriage cere-
left and an inch below the body of the
message; the other form. which bids the
guests TO the social function only. Is
without the line announcing the hour CO
the wedding. 1t reads thus:
Mr.. and Mrs. James Henry Dowd
nrequest the pleasure OF
company at the wedding reception
Of their
daughter,
Clara Dean,
and
Mr.. JOHN Haven Smith
on the afternoon of Wednesday, the
tenth OF July,
at half after four O'Clock,
at Syracuse, New York
Marriage ceremony at four O'Clock.
The last line is, of course. omitted
on the Invitations sent out for the re
ception only.
II the service is to be private and the
wedding breakfast a big function, the
breakfast alone is mentioned on the In
vitation, In this way:
Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Jay Moss
request the pleasure of
company at the wedding breakfast cs
their daughter.
Mary Louise.
and the
Reverend John LYMAN Tillman.
on Friday, the eleventh of March,
at half after twelve o'clock.
ot Two hundred and twenty-three CO.
lumbus avenue,
in tine city of New York.
The card accompanying this invitation
hl1ding those TO the ceremony is about