The invitations to the reception are usually engraved on a large white card, according to the following formula:
Mr. and Mrs. Amos Litchfield
request the pleasure of your company
[or of . . . .’s company]
on Thursday, the fourth of November,
at half after four o’clock
at Seventeen Waverley Place
The fashion of asking only a limited number of persons to the wedding and of sending out announcement cards afterward seems to be gaining in public favor. These cards are sent to the friends and acquaintances of the bride and groom and their parents. A proper form is:
Mr. and Mrs. Amos Litchfield
have the honor of announcing