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Show Short Course in Yule Card Etiquette Each year at this time, when Christmas cards are about to be addressed, ad-dressed, the question always pops up in the mind: "How shall we sign them?" Here are a few hints and suggestions that will help you along in making your decision: If you are a married couple all you need to do is sign, "Jack and Jane." For those that would require more formal address, sign the card: "Mr. and Mrs. Jack Jackson." If you have a small family you can sign the card: "Mr. and Mrs. Jack Jackson, Sally and Jane." For the informal address of the cards it could be: "Jim, Mary, Sally and Jane Jackson." It is always best to put the names of the child or children next to the mother's. If you are a married woman, living liv-ing alone, you can sign your card. "Mary Brown Jackson" the Brown being the maiden name. The general gen-eral practice in such cases is also to put in parenthesis "Mrs. Jack Jackson." Young ladies, single, just sign "Sally Jackson" or just "Sally." If the acquaintance is casual Sally can precede her name with a "Miss" such as "Miss Sally Jackson." ' But at Christmas time, informality informal-ity is the general and prevailing note. Cards addressed to your friends should be as informal as possible pos-sible without causing any affront to those receiving them. If you wish you can even add your own little personal note as might a young lady to her young man. Or as one pal would to another whom he hasn't seen, or heard from for a long time. |