Herbert Page.

_For a card party_

500 Park Avenue

My dear Mrs. King,

Will you and Mr. King join us on Thursday evening next at
bridge?[4] We expect to have several tables, and we do hope
you can be with us.

Cordially yours,
Katherine Gerard Evans.
March the eighteenth

[4] Or whatever the game may be.

Sometimes the visiting card is used with the date and the word "Cards"
written in the lower corner as in the visiting-card invitation to a
dance. This custom is more often used for the more elaborate affairs.

_Miscellaneous invitations_

The following are variations of informal party and other invitations:

83 Woodlawn Avenue,
November 4, 1921.

My dear Alice,

I am having a little party on Thursday evening next and I want
very much to have you come. If you wish me to arrange for an
escort, let me know if you have any preference.

Sincerely yours,
Helen Westley.

500 Park Avenue,
May 12, 1922.

My dear Alice,

On Saturday next I am giving a small party for my niece, Miss
Edith Rice of Albany, and I should like very much to have her
meet you. I hope you can come.

Very sincerely yours,
Katherine G. Evans.

THE LETTER OF CONDOLENCE

A letter of condolence may be written to relatives, close friends, and
to those whom we know well. When the recipient of the condolatory
message is simply an acquaintance, it is in better taste to send a
visiting card with "sincere sympathy." Flowers may or may not accompany
the card.

But in any case the letter should not be long, nor should it be crammed
with sad quotations and mushy sentiment. Of course, at best, writing a
condolence is a nice problem. Do not harrow feelings by too-familiar
allusions to the deceased. The letter should be sent immediately upon
receiving news of death.

When a card is received, the bereaved family acknowledge it a few weeks
later with an engraved acknowledgment on a black-bordered card. A
condolato