the names of the guests being filled in. But if the guests at dinner are few, many ladies write notes of invitation. If a large formal dinner is given the third person is used.
Mr. and Mrs. Worthington Smith
request the pleasure of
Mr. and Mrs. Heath's company at dinner,
January ninth, at seven o'clock
159 Lincoln Parkway.
The dinner invitation is usually sent by messenger. A reply should be written at once and in the same style, stating that "Mr. and Mrs. George Heath accept with pleasure the polite invitation of Mr. and Mrs. Smith to dinner on the ninth of January, at seven o’clock," or "regret that I1 previous engagement deprives them of the pleasure, etc."
To intimate friends an informal note may be mailed:
Dear Mrs. Heath—
Mr. Smith and I would be glad to have you and Mr. Heath dine with us On Tuesday, January the ninth, and to meet my friend Miss Ritchie, who is visiting us, from Denver. The party will be small and full dress is not required.
Sincerely yours
Frances Lee Smith.
A LADIES' LUNCHEON
Mrs. Seymour Howard
requests the pleasure of
Mrs. Avery's company at Luncheon,
February twelfth, at one o'clock,
67 Riverside Drive.
In honor of Mrs. William Dean of Los Angeles.
An answer, in the same style, should be sent immediately.
A GARDEN PARTY AT A SUBURBAN HOME.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Brewster, Jr.
request the pleasure of
Mr. and Mrs. Howard's company
on Thursday,
July twenty-seventh,
at four o'clock.
| Garden Party. | Laekwood, New Jersey. |
Carriages will met the train arriving from New York at 3:15.
