From: Séamas Ó Brógáin (leabhair@iol.ie)
Date: Sat Dec 11 2004 - 14:47:23 CST
John wrote:
> As far as I know, they were first used in formal invitations (to
> weddings,
> funerals, dances, etc.) in the corner of the card, as both shorter and
> more fancy than the older phrase "The favor of your reply is
> requested".
This is correct. The practice dates from the end of the nineteenth
century.
Séamas Ó Brógáin
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