our company_

_At the marriage of their daughter,_

_Guendolen_

_To_

_Mr. Egbert Ray Cranston_

_On Tuesday, June Eighteenth, 1895,_

_At half-past twelve o'clock,_

_Christ Church,_

_Binghamton._]

Still another form would give the daughter's name as "Miss Guendolen
Earle."

There may or may not be a monogram on the sheet of paper, but, if used
there, one to correspond must be placed on the inner envelope also.
The envelope, however, may be stamped with a monogram and the paper
left plain, this latter style being much in favor. Where the wedding
is in church, it is usually followed by an after-reception, cards for
which are engraved in some similar form to the following: Reception
from one until three o'clock, 107 Washington Street. Or: At Home after
the ceremony. 107 Washington Street.

A still more ceremonious invitation to the reception may be issued in
the parents' name, and in the usual form of similar invitations, as:
MR. and MRS. RICHARD EARLE request the pleasure of your company at the
wedding reception of their daughter, GUENDOLEN, and MR. EGBERT RAY
CRANSTON, Tuesday evening, June eighteenth, 1895, from nine to eleven
o'clock. 107 Washington Street.

If there is reason to believe that the church will be crowded with
uninvited guests, admission cards are engraved as follows: Christ
Church. Please present this card to the usher. Tuesday, June
eighteenth.

How Invitations are Sent.

Several of these cards are usually enclosed for distribution to
friends of the invited and for the use of servants that have
accompanied guests to the church. This custom is hardly necessary in
country towns. All of the cards and the invitation are enclosed in one
envelope superscribed with the name only of the person invited, and
re-inclosed in another envelope bearing the full address. All formal
invitations are to be enclosed in the two envelopes as above; less
stately affairs requiring but one envelope; send by mail.

In England, wedding invitations are issued in the name of the mother
of the bride only; here custom sanctions the use of the father's name
as well. If the invitation is issued in the name of some other
relative, then the word "granddaughter," "niece," etc., should be
substituted for that of "daughter." If the future home of the young
couple is decided upon, "At Home" cards also should be enclosed for
all the invited guests that the bride desires to retain upon her
visiting list. The follo