_30 Rampart St.,
May 4th, 1917._
_Dear Mr. Brooks:_
_We would be very pleased to have you dine with us on Monday next, the
12th, at seven o’clock, if disengaged._
_Cordially yours,
Helen Clements._
Acceptance:
_Eastern Point,
April 29th, 1917._
_Dear Mrs. Clements:_
_I will be most happy to dine with you on Monday, the 12th, at seven
o’clock._
_Faithfully yours,
Arthur Brooks._
_Formal_ notes are always expressed in the third person, and all answers
to such should correspond in form and style.
Although invitations to large affairs are usually printed from engraved
plates, a few forms are here given, principally to show the correct
forms of reply to the several kinds of invitation.
Invitation to a reception:
_Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Harrington
request the pleasure of your company
on Thursday evening, November tenth,
from eight until eleven o’clock,
896 Fifth Avenue._
Acceptance:
_Miss Evelyn Hall
accepts with pleasure
Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Harrington’s
invitation for Thursday evening,
November tenth._
Dinner invitation:
_Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. King
request the pleasure of
Mr. and Mrs. Mayhew Marbury’s
company at dinner
on Tuesday evening, April tenth,
at eight o’clock,
40 Maple Avenue._
Acceptance:
_14 West Street,
March 31st, 1917._
_Mr. and Mrs. Mayhew Marbury
accept with pleasure
Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. King’s
invitation to dinner on
Tuesday evening, April tenth,
at eight o’clock._
=Additional Suggestions.=--Always use good paper and black ink.
Decorated or highly colored writing papers are in poor taste. Plain
white or slightly tinted paper of medium weight is best.
All letters and notes should be written legibly and neatly, carefully
punctuated, and absolutely correct as to spelling.
All letters and notes, with a few special exceptions, require a prompt
acknowledgment of receipt, if not an immediate answer.
This is especially the case in business letters and those containing
enclosures of any kind.
All letters and notes should be courteous. To inferiors in station be
kindly; to superiors, respectful; and to equals, friendly.
All letters and notes asking information should be re-read immediately
before answering.