The Weekend Visit
January 6, 1906
Summary
The Planet provides instruction on how one should accept, decline, or offer thanks when given an invitation.
Transcription
The Week End Visit
How To Prepare for One and Accept an Invitation
A weekend visit to the home of an out-of-town friend has become one of the most popular and delightful forms of entertainment for the invited guest says the Brooklyn times. The centering of interest in big cities keeps the Bizzy people of the 20th century away from the beauties of nature, and to many of the suburban home office offers the only means of breathing in the freedom and luxury of pure country air and then only for a few brief hours at the end of the week.
The usual form of invitation for the weekend is a short note from the lady of the house, The answer to which should be something as follows:
My dear Mrs. Flagg – your kind no inviting me to spend a Sunday of the 12th with you and your family reached me this morning, and I shall be delighted to accept. Awaiting the pleasure of seeing you all, I am, very sincerely,
John Jones.
Should a previous engagement prevent the acceptance of the invitation, and immediate reply is most courteous. If the invitation comes in the form of an unsealed note brought by an employer or some friends from his wife, a prompt answer should be sent by mail. Verbal invitation demands a decisive and polite acceptance or refusal.
For a girl correct attire is represented in a smart tailored suit with thing T-shirt waste for traveling to and from the friends house, well a best hat which is not to perishable and it's makeup is none too good for this short Sunday trip. I am very fashionable weekend each girl brings a steamer trunk, with four or more appropriate costumes for outdoor sports, dancing, etc. The girl of small allowance however require simply address suitcase can tune containing a light fluffy dress for where a dinner and during the evenings of Saturday and Sunday, so dress, if she possesses one, for church, etc., on Sunday, or a silk or other dainty separate waist.
A man's clothes consist of the Wellcrest business suit which she wears and plenty of immaculate linen in a handbag, with a number of changes in next scarves and a good warm overcoat. The man who is fortunate enough to possess one also carries his dress suit, with clawhammer coat.
Before retiring at night ascertain at what hour the family breakfasts. It is the height of rudeness to keep any meals waiting for you to put in an appearance. If the family attend church you should accompany them, appearing at breakfast in the costume you are to wear for the day.
A gracious form for the note of thanks is this:
My dear Mrs. Flagg-- My short stay with you was extremely pleasant and I returned to town feeling greatly refreshed. Kindly accept my thanks for the outing and, with remembrance to your family, believe me, sincerely,
John Jones
How To Prepare for One and Accept an Invitation
A weekend visit to the home of an out-of-town friend has become one of the most popular and delightful forms of entertainment for the invited guest says the Brooklyn times. The centering of interest in big cities keeps the Bizzy people of the 20th century away from the beauties of nature, and to many of the suburban home office offers the only means of breathing in the freedom and luxury of pure country air and then only for a few brief hours at the end of the week.
The usual form of invitation for the weekend is a short note from the lady of the house, The answer to which should be something as follows:
My dear Mrs. Flagg – your kind no inviting me to spend a Sunday of the 12th with you and your family reached me this morning, and I shall be delighted to accept. Awaiting the pleasure of seeing you all, I am, very sincerely,
John Jones.
Should a previous engagement prevent the acceptance of the invitation, and immediate reply is most courteous. If the invitation comes in the form of an unsealed note brought by an employer or some friends from his wife, a prompt answer should be sent by mail. Verbal invitation demands a decisive and polite acceptance or refusal.
For a girl correct attire is represented in a smart tailored suit with thing T-shirt waste for traveling to and from the friends house, well a best hat which is not to perishable and it's makeup is none too good for this short Sunday trip. I am very fashionable weekend each girl brings a steamer trunk, with four or more appropriate costumes for outdoor sports, dancing, etc. The girl of small allowance however require simply address suitcase can tune containing a light fluffy dress for where a dinner and during the evenings of Saturday and Sunday, so dress, if she possesses one, for church, etc., on Sunday, or a silk or other dainty separate waist.
A man's clothes consist of the Wellcrest business suit which she wears and plenty of immaculate linen in a handbag, with a number of changes in next scarves and a good warm overcoat. The man who is fortunate enough to possess one also carries his dress suit, with clawhammer coat.
Before retiring at night ascertain at what hour the family breakfasts. It is the height of rudeness to keep any meals waiting for you to put in an appearance. If the family attend church you should accompany them, appearing at breakfast in the costume you are to wear for the day.
A gracious form for the note of thanks is this:
My dear Mrs. Flagg-- My short stay with you was extremely pleasant and I returned to town feeling greatly refreshed. Kindly accept my thanks for the outing and, with remembrance to your family, believe me, sincerely,
John Jones
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Emma Roberts
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“The Weekend Visit,” Black Virginia: The Richmond Planet, 1894-1909, accessed June 17, 2025, https://blackvirginia.richmond.edu/items/show/135.