Show follow the rules when addressing Add christmas christinas cards how do you address a christmas card to a widow A divorcee A business acquaintance here are some tips on cards generally speaking greetings fall 6 into two classes formal and informal it if you use pi anted or engraved cards for formal use the title miss mr or mr and mrs should preferably appear above the greeting for instance mr and mrs thomas stanyon wish you a merry christmas rather than A merry christmas from mr and mrs thomas stanyon on informal cards signed in ink the husbands or cifes name should come first although ordinarily the person signing would put his own t name last in general the husbands name comes first these can be signed bob ard and betty or bob and betty bentley depending on how well the acquaintance knows V you no card should ever be sent without a mr mrs or miss prefix an unmarried woman is always addressed as miss A married woman whether her husband is alive or not is addressed with mrs prefixed to her husbands full name since a womans comans maiden name is used only on legal papers or when she uses it professionally a divorcees maiden name may be used if its been established by legal procedure after the divorce was granted I 1 cards toa married couple should be addressed mr and mrs even though you may inlow mow only one of them if its a business acquaintance and you met the recipients wife its permissible to send the card in his name only business addresses are quite all right though theres a bit more courtesy and more personal touch to find out the home address and send the card there A family in mourning may send and receive christmas cards as usual unless the bereavement is very recent within the last two or three weeks |