Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-20

NOW That the summer DOL
drums are over, the time has
come to turn some Of our
thoughts to more formal
things. Among these are the
paying of calls, both official
and nonofficial.
It is necessary to have Wis
iting cards when paying your
respects in such q manner.
Down through the years GER
tain customs have been fol-
lowed pertaining to the cor
rect forms to be used on these
cards. If you are planning to
have new ones made, 1t might
be wise to check and make
sure that you have them done
correctly.
The purpose Of these little
cards is to identify. Due to
the growth of our Government
and Washington's ever ex-
banding population. 1t has
been decreed that for the
sake of clarity, more informa-
ton be placed upon the cards
than heretofore. Particularly
with regard to the home ad-
dress.
For social calling the cards
should always be engraved,
never printed. Whatever the
weight or finish Of the card
you select, it should be en-
graved with black ink on
white, or off-white, card
stock. Styles in lettering most
in favor today are Script.
Shaded Antique Roman and
Shaded Roman.
All names should be spelled
out in full. Initials should not
be used. The size of the card
varies according to circum-
stance. For example. q mar
ried woman's card measures
about 3bx2H inches while q
mans is somewhat smaller.
Consult with your stationer
with regard to the size suit
able to you.
The married woman's card
Gas well as that Of the
widow should contain the
full name. Mrs. John Philip
Proper" The address should
definitely be placed in the
lower right hand corner. Her
husbands card is simply his
full name preceded by the
prefix Mr." The address is
unnecessary in this case as
his card usually accompanies
that Of his wife when calling.
The Joint mfr. and Mrs"
card can be used for calling
purposes. and is also very
useful when sending gifts or
flowers. Be sure the address
is placed in the lower right
hand corner.
Questions, Answers
The unmarried woman uses
the full name Miss Kath-
crime Mary Doe" and the
address is placed in the
lower right hand corner. A
bachelors card contains his
name in full. plus the address
I have mentioned so many
times. 1t might be mentioned
here that a young lady does
not use the prefix Miss"
until she reaches the age Of
II. while a young man does
not use the Mr." until he
is 10.
The divorce should use
her maiden surname and
that Of her former husband,
Mrs. Brown Jones'" The
use Of the christian name,
MRS. Jane Brown Jones" Is
also considered correct, but
the first example given is
preferred.
Just a remainder: Since I
have stressed so strongly that
an address should be in
cluded. I might mention that
If you do not have a perma-
nent address, as for example
If you are staying in an hotel,
1t is correct to handwrite
the temporary one in that
lower right hand corner.
Question: am to have a
small wedding in October.
No invitations are being is
sued except to close members
OF my family and friends. I
am planning to send an
nouncements to everyone else.
A friend tells me that these
should be mailed three weeks
before the wedding. This
doesn't seem right to me as
we will not be married yet!
Am I right?
Miss j. I. H.
Answer - You certainly
are! I think your friend is
confused to say the least.
Wed ding invitations are
mailed three weeks before
the ceremony. The an.
nouncements are placed in
the mail the day of the we'd
ding, never before!
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Question-My boy friend"
has asked me to spend the
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