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Show - . t SI SOCIAL AMENITIES FOR M I : I M THE SCHOOL GIRL H 1 I ' ! OXE of the first rules of nqnette that a ioung girl baa q lc'nru is tho acknowledging of juvitntions, accepting or declining. An invi- tation should be answered at once, .whether it be formal or informal, and must be answered In the sumo manner man-ner in which it is given. A formal luncheon lunch-eon Invitation: "MIps Laura Smith requests re-quests the pleasure of Miss Barclay's com-pany com-pany at luncheon Friday, Jlaroh 4, at one o'clock," requires to he answered in the same formal fashion. ' "Miss Barclay accepts with pleasure (or regrets oxtieme-ly oxtieme-ly that she is unablo to accept) Miss Laura Smith's kind invitation for lunch-con lunch-con Friday, March 4, atpno o'elock." If the invitation is for dinner i is worded precisely the same with "dinner" substituted for luncheon and the different hour. i "My Dear Miss Barclay : Will you gic mo tho pleasure of your compuny'at lunch-,eou, lunch-,eou, mo3t informally, Frldqy, March -I? i Trusting that you have no cngpgement for that dato and that I moy suii)ljseg you, believe me, sinceroly, Louisa Jones." The acceptance or regret must be in , precisely the same form, for there, is no ' rule more Mnct than that luvijation and ' answer shall have the same wording, Invitations In-vitations given by telephone should al- , ways bo followed by a note of invitation,! hut it Is not necessary to write nn an- ' swor to" an Invitation given by telephone. . Lfikc almost every rule;of etiquette, there .. i' 'a good reason for tho written inviiatjon , folIoCtfng the telephone message,,' that It i shahVcrvc as a rcniluder of the 'day and j hour. ' ' i The prompt acknowledgment of any and eery Invitation is considered a mark of gopd breeding, and n young girl should never bo permitted to neglect her invitations. This winter manj hostesses who gave dances were so annoed at the neglect to answer their invitations that notes were sent asking the icason for the delay, and the girls who had not answered an-swered were severely criticised as not having understood one of the first rules of society. The importance of a note of acknowl- i cdgiuent not only of an invitation but of courtesy received c.innot be overcsli- j mated, mid the few graceful words of j thanks for tho pleasaut evening pleasesi Is For the Writing Desk. EVERYTHING that Is needed and everything in ils plate should be the legend inscribed on a compact convenience conven-ience for the writing desk. This consists of nn oblong, open faced bov about the size of those in which are packed ininintuie volume sts of Shakespeare or other classics, auj ;n t,js (,aS(. arc fitted six sliding boxes of the sort in which rubber bands nro packed. Ono of these liHlf doom recepiacl.es actually holds varl-sixed varl-sixed rubber bauds and in. the other five aie postage stamps, pens, puis, clips and M-aling wafers.' The case Is easily covered cov-ered on its 0Cr (,j,ie -yvith cretonne, morocco, duniask, printed linen or whatever what-ever material best accords with tho other furnlnhinga of the desk or writing table, while the small sliding hoses are left in their original btate save at one narrow side, which, when set upright, forms what looks JJkg a book luck and, having hav-ing been covered to match tho case,' is inscribed -nillf gold or sliver lettering to indicate Its contents. I 4 the hostoss and gains for the young girl the reputation of having been well brought up and also of bciug appreciative apprecia-tive two most valuable assets. In thee days, when attractive stationery can be bought for so little, every girl bould take care to select altractio note paper. The cost of marking the address is also very trifling, and a dainty note, well written and well expressed, always makes a good impression upon the recipient. recipi-ent. Small note paper and tho oblong cards should always be kept at bnnd so! ther can be no excuse for not answering! an invitation promptly or in acknowledging acknowledg-ing acts of courtesy or kindness, and just such trifling acts as these do more to make nr tnnr n wirt'o nntml.i.Iti. Ii.n .U . - ... u Qii.a lujiuiuiu, unuu auu real re-al hres. Young girls should not send invitations! in their own names to any entertainment'1 formal enough to demand a written invito- ' tion. The invitation must be in tho name of the girl's mother, excopting In the case ( of a girls' luncheon. This may seem somewhat some-what arbitrary, but, like all accepted rules r of etirjuetle, is eminently practical. Tho ! entertainment Is provided by the mother; i" .it is her house, aud it is she who will re- f ceive the guests. Furthermore, for a I young girl to acud au invitation to a youn-Je man savors of independence aud a lack oflc knowledge of what is considered gooda form. jij Thelremnrk that such sj girl, is too "oldlr f.ishloued" aud ''too particular" is never 'J heard in that set of persons w'hich'has for o generations been prominent socially am;' Where rules and regulation, .Jinvvitten m but understood, have and do prevail and vvhere etiq'uetto has been proved essential tc to a well ordered existence. L |