“High Teas.”
The “High Tea,” as its name indicates, is a more formal and pretentious entertainment than the ordinary afternoon tea. Special cards are engraved, and if any special entertainment is provided, the fact may be indicated by the words, “Music,” or “Miscellaneous Program” (when readings and music are interspersed). Or, the announcement may be omitted, and the program furnish a pleasant surprise for the guests.
The card for a “musicale” or similar occasion, is simply engraved:
Mrs. John Jerolomon
at home
Friday, October 11, from
four to seven o’clock.
1269 Seventeenth Street.
For a party or reception given in honor of another, the invitations should be engraved with a blank space left for the name of the invited guest; or, the form may be filled out, and the name of the guest appear on the envelope only. It may read:
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Wylie
request the pleasure of
.................................’s
company on Tuesday evening, June sixth,
at nine o’clock,
to meet
HON. W. W. BRACE.
R. S. V. P. 64 Lark Street.
or, the wording may be “request the pleasure of your company,” etc. The same form of invitation can be adapted to almost any reception, party or other social entertainment, with such variations as suit the circumstances. If a series of receptions are to be given, the lower line on the left of the card may be simply: