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Page 53
INVITATIONS. These should be acknowledged
immediately by a letter of acceptance, or declining
with regret.
The invitations are given in the name of
husband and wife, and should be sent out
two or four weeks in advance. R. S. V. P.
is not used, and they should be answered
immediately.
Invitations to a dinner in honor of a special
guest are engraved, and state this fact. If
for good reasons there is not sufficient time
to engrave, an ordinary invitation may be
used, and a visiting-card enclosed, upon which
is written: To meet Miss Wilson.
For ceremonious dinners, cards may be engraved,
with place for guest's name left blank
and filled in by hand.
When frequent dinners are given, invitations
may be engraved, with blanks to be
filled with dates, etc.
Written invitations are also proper to indicate
an unceremonious dinner. Note sheets
can be used.
HUSBAND AND WIFE. Both the husband and
wife should always be invited to a dinner.
When a husband and wife are invited to
dinner, and the former does not accept, the
wife should decline, giving her reason. The
hostess can then invite the wife only, who
may accept.
MEN. Full dress is necessary for all except informal
dinners.
The man at the door, after asking the
guest's name, hands him an envelope, with
his name upon it, enclosing a card with the
name of the woman he is to escort to dinner;
or these envelopes may be in the dressing-
rooms, if preferred. It will also be designated
at which side of the table (right or
left) a man is to sit; or a diagram of the
table, with the names of the guests, should
be hung in each dressing-room. The guests
pair off as indicated.
As soon as possible a man should seek the
woman assigned to him, and inform her that
he will be pleased to act as her escort, disguising
any personal preference he may have
otherwise.
He should offer his left arm when escorting
her to dinner.
When the dinner is announced, the host
leads the way with the woman he escorts,
and the rest follow. To avoid confusion, a
man should remember on which side of the
table he is to sit, his place being indicated by
a dinner card.
If unacquainted with the woman a man is
to escort to dinner, he should seek an introduction
from the hostess.
When the women rise to leave, the men
rise and remain standing until the women
leave the dining-room, or they may accompany
them to the drawing-room, and then
return for coffee and cigars. They should
not remain longer than half an hour.
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