decidedly
not proper to address one envelope to "Mr. and Mrs. Elliott and family."

_To an informal dance_

Invitations to smaller and more informal dances may be short notes. Or a
visiting card is sometimes sent with a notation written in ink below the
hostess's name and toward the left, as shown below:

(A)

Mrs. John Evans
At Home

Dancing at half after nine 500 Park Avenue
January the eighteenth
R.S.V.P.

If the visiting card is used "R.S.V.P." is necessary, because usually
invitations on visiting cards do not presuppose answers. The reply to
the above may be either formal, in the third person, or may be an
informal note.

(B)

500 Park Avenue,
January 4, 1920.

My dear Mrs. Elliott,

Will you and Mr. Elliott give us the pleasure of your company
on Thursday, January the eighteenth, at ten o'clock? We are
planning an informal dance and we should be so glad to have
you with us.

Cordially yours,
Katherine G. Evans.

An acknowledgment should be sent within a week. Never acknowledge a
visiting-card invitation by a visiting card. An informal note of
acceptance or regret is proper.

_Accepting_

347 Madison Avenue,
January 10, 1920.

My dear Mrs. Evans,

Both Mr. Elliott and I shall be delighted to go to your dance
on Thursday, January the eighteenth, at ten o'clock. Thank you
so much for asking us.

Very sincerely yours,
Jane S. Elliott.

_Regretting_

347 Madison Avenue,
January 10, 1920.

My dear Mrs. Evans,

Thank you for your kind invitation for Thursday, January the
eighteenth; I am so sorry that Mr. Elliott and I shall not be
able to accept. Mr. Elliott has been suddenly called out of
town and will not be back for two weeks.

With most cordial regards, I am

Very sincerely yours,
Jane S. Elliott.

A young girl sends invitations to men in the name of her mother or the
per