Company for Dinner and Opera
on Thursday, October the First
at Seven o'Clock_

_Accepting_

Mr. and Mrs. George Trent
accept with much pleasure
Mr. and Mrs. Evans's
kind invitation for dinner
on Thursday, October the first,
at seven o'clock
and afterward for the opera
788 East Forty-Sixth Street

_Regretting_

Mr. and Mrs. George Trent
regret that they are
unable to accept
the kind invitation of
Mr. and Mrs. Evans
for dinner and opera
on Thursday, October the first,
owing to a previous engagement.
788 East Forty-Sixth Street

_For a dinner not at home_

_Mr. and Mrs. John Evans
Request the Pleasure of
Mrs. and Miss Pearson's
Company at Dinner
At Sherry's
on Friday, March the Thirtieth
At Quarter Past Seven o'Clock_
_500 Park Avenue_

_Accepting_

Mrs. Richard Pearson and Miss Pearson
accept with much pleasure
Mr. and Mrs. Evans's
very kind invitation for dinner
at Sherry's
on Friday, March the thirtieth
at quarter past seven o'clock
640 West Seventy-Second Street

_Regretting_

Mrs. Richard Pearson and Miss Pearson
regret exceedingly that they
are unable to accept
Mr. and Mrs. Evans's
very kind invitation for dinner
at Sherry's
on Friday, March the thirtieth
owing to a previous engagement to
dine with Mr. and Mrs. Spencer
640 West Seventy-Second Street

[Illustration: Specimens of formal dinner invitations]

Or the reply may follow the letter form:

_Accepting_

640 West Seventy-Second Street,
March 16, 1920.

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Pearson accept with pleasure
Mrs. John Evans's kind invitation for Friday evening,
March the thirtieth.

_Regretting_

640 West Seventy-Second Street
March 16, 1920.

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Pearson regret sincerely their inability
to accept Mrs. John Evans's kind invitation for Friday
evening, March the