The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-07-04
CALLING CARD FORMS
SUGGESTIONS TO YOUNG PEOPLE
JUST STARTING OUT.
Also the Proper Card for the Widow
and DivorCee-Use of Contractions
Prohi5ited--White Unglazed Cards
Preferable.
Preferable.

Many young people starting out on
first vacations or round of visits
write for information about cards.
What size do | use7" What
shall have on my card In the way
OF an address. the house number
How will my newly made acQuain-
tance know the city where | reside?"
Such are the questions sent part
icularly By those who will be travel
ing far from home. In reply. here
are some general suggestions for
cards and their uses:
There is no pronounced change In
size this season. The largest card
used is that shared by husband and
wife. Next in size comes the card
used by thematron. third the card
for single women and fourth in size.
that used by men.
Pure white polished, but unglazed
bristol board. with plain. unbeveled
edges, Is preferred. The type may
be in the square block text. most
severely plain. in French script or in
old English. No family crests or
decorations of any sort are used and
the full name runs directly through
the center OF the card, with the
house ad ddress, "23 West Branch
street." In the lower right-hand cor
ner. A woman can have her day at
home engraved In the lower left
hand corner and a man may have
there the name OF his favorite club.
II he lives at a club, however. he has
the name engraved where his home
address would come in the lower
right-hand corner.
The name of the city Is not given.
Presumably II a travelling acQuain-
tance desires to remember you, she
will either write the name OF your
home town on the card or in her
address book.
Married women have their hus-
bands names in full on their cards
thus: Mrs James Newton Grey"
not Mrs. Anna B. Grey" The
name is engraved in full.
A widow may use her husbands
Christian name, Mrs. James New
ton Grey" or resume part of her
maiden name, thus: Mrs. Anna
Barton Grey"
A divorced woman drops her for
mer husbands surname or retains 1t,
according to the terms Of the annul-
ment of their marriage. For instan-
ce, the card of Mrs. John Trent
Barton" after divorce, may be either
Mrs. Jane Merton Barton" II she
decides to retain his surname. or she
can resume her maiden name, thus:
Mrs. Jane Merton" but she may
not use Miss ON her card.
The eldest daughter in the fam
fly uses Miss Brown" Her sisters
have their names engraved In full,
thus: Miss Margaret Lee Brown"
A mans card, whether he has not
yet attained his majority. or Is near
Ing the proverbtal three-score and
ten, runs: ''Mr. James Ellsworth
Barton" 'Mr. h obligatory.
Young people never use oontrao-
t!ons on their cards Hike Ned"
Kit" etc.
The wife of q doctor or minister
does not take her husbands title.
The wife OF DR.. James Hudson
Brown has Mrs. James Hudson
Brown" engraved on her cad, The
best form for doctor 10 observe y
card engraved. James Hsnry
Brown. NJ. d." with residence In
the lower right hand corner. This
is for social purposes. He has an
other card with Office address and
hours for professional purposes. A
minister's card runs: Reverend
Samuel Dodge Baxter" II the name
Is very long. the title may be short
ened to Rev"