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Rh This is a reception on the lawn, with refreshments en buffet, under a tent or on a veranda. No answer is required, but if unable to go you should send a card. Do not write "regrets" on the card, nor anything else.

This should be printed in silver, on white; for the golden wedding, in gold. The form is the same for all wedding anniversaries. The two dates appear in the upper corners, the name of the bride and groom in the lower. If one wishes to do so a line may be added: "No presents." The affair is a reception with a buffet supper, music and flowers, and is usually very happy and gay.

Invitations to teas, card parties and small affairs are often written on the personal card of the hostess.

Introductions may be made in a gracefully written note, or by writing on one’s visiting card: "Introducing Miss Eleanor French." The card may be presented in person, or mailed, with the holder’s card, if she is visiting in a strange city. The lady to whom the introduction is sent should call on the lady introduced, or invite the stranger to her house.

Complimentary invitations to weddings and receptions are sent to families in mourning, but not to dinners or luncheons. No replies are expected, nor return of courtesies for a year.

In announcing the birth of a child, a tiny card, engraved with the name of the baby, and the date in the lower left corner, is tied with white baby ribbon, through perforations, to the larger card of the parents, and mailed in an envelope that fits the card, to all acquaintances. This is properly answered by the personal card on which may be written anything appropriate.

A card should always be enclosed with a gift of flowers, books, bonbons, etc., and should be gracefully acknowledged.