C2 - Wednesday, January 23, 1985 - Norch Shore News

ACKNOWLEDGING WEDDINGS

Charity gifts inappropriate ;— SILK SALE

WAREHOUSE CLEARANCE

EAR MISS MAN. plain the cause to which you with a young woman, due Miss Manners is sorry WITH
bD NERS — My fiance have given. mostly to propinquity. We about any resemblance this ATTRACTIVE DISCOUNT
"and I are considering DEAR MISS MANNERS _ never social'zed after work- technique has to the habits of ON
something a little different —} have been invited to visita ing hours, except for the those who really like to hear

DYED & PRINTED SILK FABRIC
SALE STARTS: JANUARY 15th 1985

when it comes time to send perfect stranger for a week, farewell party I gave her, six fam their friends but fail to
out our wedding She is the daughter of a Months after { joined the keep up their end of the

announcements. h de ' lifelong friend. firm, when she quit her job — correspondence. r

e are rot evou 1 do not know anything and moved back to New That possibility, however,

Catholics and contribute about her house — not her York. After that, she started is what keeps your use of this SINICUS SILK CO. LTD.
regularly to several special preferences, not her decor, | Writing me. method from being turtful. #201-1020 Hamilton Street (at Nelson)
charities. We have both saved don’t know if it is a palatial then quit my job, andthe Your pen pal will come to Vancouver, B.C. V65 2R9

“ enough: money to live com- home or a very humble onlythingwehadincommon think of you as somebody : (GC 4) 68 -

‘ home. was no longer valid. We who is hopelessly behind in 4 2076

are “sae What would you suggest as share very few interests, but her letter writing, rather than MON-FRI 9 AM-5 PM
ee miss a suitable house gift? I have she continucs to write to me as someone who has an- oo, .
oy is : very moderate means andam_ even though | delay respon- nounced a lack of interest in Limited offer - while quantities last
‘ : 84 years old. ding to her letters for quite her. =
jnanners : When do I present the gift? some time. ; : _ ° =
panne SE eS EIS When I arrived or when | Is there any gracious, non- a: ee Ry
B leave? hurtful way to bring this to a yy NA { 4 RY A wy VV, 1)
GENTLE READER — Such _ hault? en ‘ ee ry AN,
a present may be sent after GENTLE READER — 4 NaN AE y jg a \) VW,
the visit, when you know Keep increasing the delays. / i. ») yy \ a 2 %
more about the tastes of your te yj lf

hostess.

But since Miss Manners
has a good idea for
something you may bring
(and give on your arrival day,
as soon as you have ticttled in
your room), .you need not
wait. Give her either a book
or a smail item of food, such
as’a box of candy, with the

. YEAR END 7
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. gracious. words, “I don’t HOLIDAY DRESSES
oe by Judith know if, you: have inherited SWEATERS
Ce ‘ o your. mother’s taste, but this BLOUSES
—_ — : Mar, TIN. is: something she and I have pare cs
er ‘SEITEN = always.enjoyed.”” JEWELLERY
. DEAR MISS MANNERS ACCESSONIES

pn Fe fortably. without: the usual How does one end a “pen

a : monetary donations couples _paj’’’‘correspondence- when
receive as wedding. gifts. So the -selationship has run its
we would like to include a ‘Course, and’ not. hurt. the
note along with cach wedding -other party‘s feelings?”

|
Thistyies

. : ; invitation to this. effect: About’ two. years ago, I
es _‘*The ‘couple ‘would secame° workaday friends
y mt .. Sincerely. appreciate.a dona- .

tion to the charity of your
choice “in their name as a
_ possible alternative to a wed-
ding ‘remembrance.”’ °
‘I've never heard of this be-
ing done before. Is it terribly
rude, or should we .go
through with it? _
. GENTLE READER —
While duly appreciating your
motives,. Miss” Manners
regrets to. tell you that what
you propose is indeed terribly .
rude. You can give.a-charity
ball, or you can -give'a.wed- -[
ding, but you cannot give.a~:
‘charity wedding.
: “Acknowledgement of the
‘very. expectation’ that people.
‘will give you money, or any
‘other present when you
‘marry, is rude. .°
« However, it would . be
‘perfectly gracious to donate
wedding -checks to charity,
and to say in your thank-you
“notes, ‘‘We- used. your
generous ‘present to do.
‘something special that makes
us very happy’’ and then ex-

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