For a wedding it may read somewhat as follows:
Mr. and Mrs. Maynard S. Taylor
regret to announce
that on account of serious illness in the family
the marriage of their daughter
Emmeline and Mr. Fosdick Arlington
will be indefinitely postponed
A family which has passed through a period of calamity and bereavement may wish to make some acknowledgment of the attentions of friends, and may do so in some such form as follows:
The brothers and sisters of
Dr. Ralph J. Harkins
gratefully acknowledge
your kind expression of sympathy
The special "At Home" card which is used for a reception in honor of a friend or guest may contain the name of the friend either on the first or the last line of the invitation, with the words "To meet" before it; as:
Mrs. Ernest L. Lafricain
At Home
Thursday, December twenty-third
from four to six
275 Grand Pré Avenue, Montreal
To meet Mrs. Jackson Seymour Montgomery
For a general reception the following form is good:
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Illington Bray
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bray
request the honor of your presence
on New Year's Day
from four until half after seven o'clock
174 Albemarle Street
Winnipeg
The private engraved card for Christmas and New Year greetings, which may be sent to one's entire list of friends, is much in favor. Great distinction and individuality of design and selection of sentiment may be obtained by this means. The following is an appropriate form: