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ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF ETIQUETTE WHAT TO WRITE WHAT TO DO WHAT TO WEAR WHAT TO SAY: 348 total pages.

has a share, in extending New Year's greetings, and in sending joint regrets in an­swer to a reception invitation, etc. Very frequently such a card is enclosed with a wedding invitation or Cards 63 with an announcement of a marriage, to signify where the bride and groom will make their home and on what date they will be ready to receive their ac­quaintances and friends. In this case there is added in the lower left-hand corner: "Will be at home after the first of January." VISITING CARDS FOR MEN A GENTLEMAN'S card is both thinner and smaller than a lady's, but it should be equally chaste and fine in its quality and engraving. The approved size and style of inscription are as follows: MR. HENRY WYKOFF ELLIOTT 2 WEST CEDAR STREET The title Mr. is never dispensed with. Such contractions of the Christian name as Ned, Bob, Jack, and Tom display a lack of judgment as well as of dignity. If the full name is too long to be engraved on the card, merely the initial of the middle name may be used; but the first name should always be used in full, unless the middle name is that by which

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