able to accept
Mr. and Mrs. Elliott's
kind invitation to attend a dance
on Saturday, January the sixth

In sending a regret the hour is omitted, as, since the recipient will
not be present, the time is unimportant.

(D)

_The Honour of Your Presence
Is Requested at the Lincoln's Birthday Eve Ball
of the Dark Hollow Country Club
on Monday Evening, February Eleventh
at Half-Past Ten o'Clock
1922_

_Accepting_

Miss Evans accepts with pleasure
the kind invitation of the Dark Hollow Country Club
for Monday evening, February eleventh
at half-past ten o'clock

_For christenings_

Christenings are sometimes made formal. In such case engraved cards are
sent out two or three weeks ahead. A good form is:

_Mr. and Mrs. Philip Brewster
Request the Pleasure of Your Company
at the Christening of Their Son
on Sunday Afternoon, April Seventeenth
At Three o'clock
at the Church of the Redeemer_

_Accepting_

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Elliot
accept with pleasure
Mr. and Mrs. Brewster's
kind invitation to attend
the christening of their son
on Sunday afternoon, April seventeenth
at three o'clock

A reason for not accepting may or may not be given--it is better to put
in a reason if you have one.

_Regretting_

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Elliott
regret that a previous engagement
prevents their accepting
Mr. and Mrs. Brewster's
kind invitation to the christening of their son
on Sunday afternoon, April seventeenth

INFORMAL INVITATIONS

_For a wedding_

An engraved invitation always implies a somewhat large or elaborate
formal function. An informal affair requires simply a written invitation
in the first person.

The informal wedding is one to which are invited only the immediate
family and intimate friends. The reason may be simply the desire for a
small, quiet affair or it may be a recent bereavement. The bride-to-be
generally writes these invitations. The form may be something like this:

(A)

June 2, 1922.

Dear Mrs. Smith,

On Wednesday, June the twelfth, at three o'clock Mr. Brewster
and I are to be married. The ceremony will be at home