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THE CENTURY COOK BOOK
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Smith regret that they are unable to accept Mr. and Mrs. James's kind invitation to dinner on Monday, December twenty-third, at eight o'clock.
66 West B Street,
Dec. 1st.
OR,
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Smith regret that owing to a previous engagement they are unable to accept Mr and Mrs James's kind invitation to dinner on Monday, Deccember twenty-third, at eight o'clock.
66 West B Street,
Dec. 1st.
Where an invitation is meant to be informal, a social form of note with formal phraseology is often sent, thus :
My dear Mrs. Smith :
Will you and Mr. Smith dine with us informally on Thursday evening, December twenty-third, at eight o'clock?
Sincerely yours,
Mary James.
99 West A Street,
Dec. 1st.
