The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1905-03-10
ETIQUETTE.OF STATIC
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Here are the latest principles Of the
etiquette of stationery, as laid down
by an authority on the subject;
All visiting cards, from the nursery
to a Bishops palace, are of plain
white board, absolutely without orna-
mentation. No crest. motto or gilt
edge may appear.
Hand written cards have not been
in vogue since the Empress Eugene
set the vogue for engraving, which
had only appeared tentatively up to
her reign as a fashion authority.
A mans card is never so large as
woman's. He is Of less social import
ance.
The correct mans card this season
measure inches by inches. 1t
carries the name written out in full
and the club name in the lower left
hand corner
The cards of matrons and spinsters
are at last of one size, which the spin
sters regards as a trump OF persist
ence over vanity. The former little
maidenly card looked as though she
were compelled to admit her matri-
monial failure in lite. To-day with
her card 81 by p inches, she is an
nounced with the same ceremony as
er mother or younger married sister.
He name is written out in full un-
less she is the eldest daughter. Then
only "Miss" precedes the surname.
If the name is Jones, as sometimes
happens in the best regulated families
the mothers name would be in tall
as Mrs. Mortimer Stuyvesant Jones
her grandmother, the dowager, mere
ly Mrs Jones; the eldest sister, plain
Miss Jones, without one redeeming
smart preface, and her own, Miss
Margaret Stuyvessnt Webb Jones.
Cards are third larger Il an they
were four years ago, when initials
were permissible to accommodate this
embarrassment Of riches in family
middle names.
Nearly all cards for metropolitan
duty carry the address in the lower
right hand corner, and at home days
in the lower left hand corner. The
address of country house gives the
name of place and railway station or
the street and station, though the
name Of place is much more swagger.
For formal affairs the dsbutante has
no individual card. Her name in full
is engraved on her mothers card. d.
rectly under the mothers name. 1t
is only for her personal use in sending
gifts, occasional calls and small courte-
sizes that she appears uncbaperoned.
Where mother with family of
daughters is receiving, all the names
are engraved in order Of age on an
oblong invitation card, or after the
mothers name is merely "the Misses
Jones" II there is debutante
daug ghter with two older sisters still
without the ring they appear as "the
Misses" in one line and the younger
girl on a separate line.
Visiting cards are used only in
sending invitations of the most gener-
al or informal nature. For musicales
4 dinner of a dozen or go, smart
formal afternoon reception for de-
butante tea or dinner dance, oblong
cards are used with the names in the
centre, the address in the lower right
hand corner and the announcement
and hour in the lower left.
For ultra formal elaborate dancing
reception evening musicale or very
large dinners the folded note invita-
ton is used, with some expression Of
pleasure at the thought OF meeting the
guest ..
The question of titles on cards is Of
little embarrassment to women in this
country. There is just one rule; they
do not use their husbands titles on
their visiting cards, unless it is dual
card. A husband must 60 with the
title. "Bishop and Mrs. Sloane" or
merely "Mrs. Initial Sloane;" "Co'.
and Mrs. JONES'" or no title.
These twin cards are useful for
sending regrets or paying formal calls
when there are men in the family, or
in sending gifts.
Church dignitaries or military men
may use their title before their names
or the full name without prefix and
the title in full order or in the lower
right hand corner. Most men over
81 prefer simple card, unless there
are wives to he gratified.
Cards for nursery land are 80 large
ly in vogue that they may not be ig-
nored. Tiny scrap Of cardboard with
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