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The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness
·
Florence Hartley
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HON.
E.
C.
DELTA.
For
an
officer
in
the
navy:
CAPT.
HENRY
LEE,
U.
S.
N.
For
an
officer
in
the
army:
COL.
EDWARD
HOLMES,
U.
S.
A.
For
a
professor:
PROF.
E.
L.
JAMES.
If
the
honorary
addition,
LL.D.,
A.
M.,
or
any
such
title
belongs
to
your
correspondent,
add
it
to
his
name
on
the
envelope,
thus:--
J.
L.
PETERS,
LL.D.
If
you
seal
with
wax,
it
is
best
to
put
a
drop
under
the
turn-over,
and
fasten
this
down
firmly
before
you
drop
the
wax
that
is
to
receive
the
impression.
Cards
of
compliment
are
usually
written
in
the
third
person.
I
give
a
few
of
the
most
common
and
proper
forms.
For
a
party:
Miss
Lee's
compliments
to
Mr.
Bates,
for
Wednesday
evening,
Nov.
18th,
at
8
o'clock.
Addressed
to
a
lady:
Miss
Lee
requests
the
pleasure
of
Miss
Howard's
company
on
Wednesday
evening,
Nov.
18th,
at
8
o'clock.
For
a
ball,
the
above
form,
with
the
word
Dancing,
in
the
left
hand
corner.
Invitations
to
dinner
or
tea
specify
the
entertainment
thus:
Mrs.
Garret's
compliments
to
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Howard,
and
requests
the
pleasure
of
their
company
to
dine
(or
take
tea)
on
Wednesday,
Nov.
6th,
at
6
o'clock.
The
form
for
answering,
is:--
Miss
Howard
accepts
with
pleasure
Miss
Lee's
polite
invitation
for
Wednesday
evening.
or,
Miss
Howard
regrets
that
a
prior
engagement
will
prevent
her
accepting
Miss
Lee's
polite
invitation
for
Wednesday
evening.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Howard's
compliments
to
Mrs.
Garret,
and
accept
with
pleasure
her
kind
invitation
for
Wednesday.
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