Twentieth century culture and deportment, or, The lady and gentleman at home and abroad : containing rules of etiquette for all occasions ... . ge, r ]uareenvelope of the same size and tint. Monogram, if used, or crests, ifthey may be rightfully claimed, should be stamped or embossed inwhite directly in the center of the upper portion of the sheet and onthe upper flap of the inner envelope only. This envelope should bearthe name simply of the invited guest, and is to be enclosed in a per-fectly plain, somewhat larger envelope, which bears the entire addressand protects the enclosure from the s
Twentieth century culture and deportment, or, The lady and gentleman at home and abroad : containing rules of etiquette for all occasions ... . ge, r ]uareenvelope of the same size and tint. Monogram, if used, or crests, ifthey may be rightfully claimed, should be stamped or embossed inwhite directly in the center of the upper portion of the sheet and onthe upper flap of the inner envelope only. This envelope should bearthe name simply of the invited guest, and is to be enclosed in a per-fectly plain, somewhat larger envelope, which bears the entire addressand protects the enclosure from the soil of frequent handling by post-man or messenger. Invitation Cards. Invitation cards, if they are used, should be heavy, creamy-white,. and of a size to fit the large, square envelope. Such a card is suffi-ciently large to contain any ordinary invitation, and should be enclosed,as above, in two envelopes. Writing the invitation should receive the greatest care, especialattention being given to securing each phrase a line to itself. Forinstance, the names of host and hostess should never be separated, COOLING DRAUGHT AFTER A TEN MILE RUN. INVITATIONS, FORMAL AND INFORMAL. 85 but given an entire line, the same rule applying to the names of theinvited guests. Invitations written in the third person should always be replied toin the third person, care being taken to permit no change of personfrom beginning to end of the note. This rule holds good in whateverperson the invitation may have been written; regrets or acceptancesmust be sent in the same manner. No one, nowadays, presents his (or her) compliments in givingor accepting an invitation; neither is your polite invitation anylonger the best form. Your kind, or your very kind invitation,being the most graceful manner of acknowledging the courtesyextended. Written Regrets. Always, if possible, accept a first invitation if the new acquaintanceis to be kept up. In case inexorable circumstances prevent thisacceptance, the regret se
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