lles at ten._]

If the ball is at a public place, as at Delmonico's, in New York, the
following form is appropriate, always making use, in case of so public
an entertainment, of the host's name in connection with that of the
hostess:

[Illustration:

_Mr. and Mrs. George Douglas_

_Request the pleasure of your company,_

_Thursday evening, December twelfth,_

_At nine o'clock._

_Delmonico's._]

Another form that would be equally appropriate is as follows:

[Illustration:

_Mr. and Mrs. Augustus Saltus,_

_Sanger Halle,_

_Wednesday evening, January twentieth._

_German at nine._

_R.S.V.P._]

If any of these occasions are intended to introduce a _debutante_, her
card may be enclosed. If they are given in honor of a friend, or some
celebrated individual, the following form is appropriate:

[Illustration:

_Mrs. Henry Alexander_

_Requests the favor of your company on_

_Tuesday evening, October tenth,_

_From eight to eleven o'clock,_

_To meet the_

_Rev. Prof. Dr. Kemp,_

_Of the Princeton Theological Seminary._

_684 West 49th Street._

_R.S.V.P._]

Or, if very formal, the name of the guest may be given first, as: To
meet the CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE UNITED STATES and MRS. FULLER. MRS.
HAROLD COURTRIGHT, At Home, from eight to eleven o'clock, Thursday,
February seventh. _R.S.V.P._

This same precedence may be given to the name of an honored guest in a
dinner or other invitation. Still another form is where the name of
the guest is written on a separate card, thus: To meet MRS.
SUMMERVILLE. Enclose this in the same envelope.

For a club party the following may be used: THE LA SALLE CLUB requests
the pleasure of your attendance Wednesday evening, June eight, at nine
o'clock. 555 West 51st Street. _R.S.V.P._

A still more simple form for a party invitation is an "At Home" card
filled out thus: MRS. DON CARLOS PORTER, At Home, Tuesday evening,
March fourth. 1021 Broadway. Cotillion at ten. _R.S.V.P._

Masquerades.

The entire invitation for a masquerade may be engraved, or it may be
written, with the exception of the word "Masquerade," which should be
engraved on the card. For example:

[Illustration:

_Mrs. L.J. LeFevre_

_Requests the pleasure of your company,_

_Saturday evening, November twelfth,_

_At eight o'clock._

Masquerade.

_R.S.V.P._

_55 East Thirtieth Street._]

Musicales, Soirees and Matinees.

Invitations to a Musicale are simply written on "A