Show short course in yule card etiquette each year at this time when christmas cards are about to be addressed 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 9 it if you are a married couple all 11 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 0 if you have a small family you can sign the card mr and mrs J jack a ck 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 mothers if you are a married woman living alone you can sign your card mary brown jackson the brown being the maiden name the general practice in such cases is also to 0 o put in parenthesis mrs jack jackson young ladies single just sign sally jackson or just sally it if the acquaintance is casual sally can precede her name with a miss such as miss sally jackson but at christmas time informality is the general and prevailing note cards addressed to your friends should be as informal as possible 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 c one ne pal would to another whom he seen een or heard from tor for a long time |