AND MRS. CORNELIUS VANDERBILT
request the pleasure of your company
on Friday evening February sixth
from nine to twelve
AT DELMONICO'S
to meet Asst. Fire-Chief CHARLEY SCHMIDT and
Mrs. SCHMIDT
Invitations to graduating exercises are worded thus:
THE SENIOR CLASS
of the
SOUTH ROCHESTER FEMALE DENTAL INSTITUTE
requests the honor of your presence at the
Commencement Exercises
on Tuesday evening, June the fifth
at eight o'clock
MASONIC OPERA HOUSE
"That Six- Orchestra.
ACCEPTANCES AND REGRETS
Responses to invitations usually take the form of "acceptances"
or "regrets." It is never correct, for example, to write the
following sort of note:
DEAR MRS. CRONICK:
Your invitation for the 12th inst. received and in reply would
advise that I am not at the present time in a position to signify
whether or not I can accept. Could you at your convenience
furnish me with additional particulars re the proposed
affair--number of guests, character of refreshments, size of
orchestra, etc.? Awaiting an early reply, I am,
Yours truly,
ALFRED CASS NAPE.
If one wishes to attend the party, one "accepts" on a clean sheet
of note-paper with black ink from a "fountain" pen or inkwell. A
hostess should not, however, make the mistake of thinking that a
large number of "acceptances" implies that anybody really wishes
to attend her party.
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