Miss Manners provides us with more of her never-ending knowledge today with some information about business cards. She believes that personal cards, while not used as frequently today as they were years ago, are still a necessity. Not only handy for business, they can be used to “enclose with flowers or presents, or to bear little messages” (Martin 508). The card should contain the name or joint name in the top center and the address in smaller letters in the upper right corner. For business, Miss Manners says that the card should only contain the “person’s name, title, company name, one address, and one telephone number” (Martin 508). If you’re interested in creating a business card or personal mommy cards Miss Manners would like, containing only the information she approves of, make sure you check out our selection.
Above information from Miss Manners by Judith Martin, published by Warner Books, 1983
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This week, we’ll be continuing our How To column with some more help from Miss Manners. Today, she teaches us about the proper way to write a birth announcement. Now, for anyone who has ever read Miss Manners before, you’ll know she has VERY strong opinions. Her take on birth announcements is actually pretty hysterical and rather unique; I laughed throughout the whole thing!
Miss Manners states that she prefers birth announcements that are “written on a married couple’s engraved message card” (27). In other words, she likes a short note on their stationery announcing the birth. She writes that she hates when a baby’s weight is noted, “to show whether you have produced something substantial” (27). Personally, I have no problem about the weight of a baby being noted; I rather like it more! Throughout her instructions on birth announcements, Miss Manners sticks to the idea that they should be short, sweet, and to the point. Today we can include pictures in birth announcements, something Miss Manners did not talk about, but that I love to see. I wonder what she would think about that addition? For anyone looking to create a birth announcement even Miss Manners would approve of, with the added option of a picture, check out the selection of birth announcements at Cardstore.com. You can add as many details as you want, or keep it short like Miss Manners. Either way, family and friends will love to hear any news about your little one.
Above information from Miss Manners by Judith Martin, published by Warner Books, 1983
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