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Regrets

Mr. John Smith regrets that he cannot accept Mr. Edward Brown's polite invitation, for Tuesday evening.

Buckingham Hotel, Friday, March 11th, 1883.

A previous engagement, sudden illness of any member of family, or any other valid excuse may be added. When an acceptance has to be revoked, the excuse should always be given, and should be a sufficiently weighty one. IV. Friendly Invitations.

WHEN persons are intimately acquainted, of course, less formal invitations may be extended. A few forms are here given:

John Corlew, Esqr.

Friend Corlew: