Our faithful Kruft told us that there was absolutely nothing left on the tables, and they had almost to force the people out, telling them that an invitation to a ball did not usually extend to breakfast the next morning.

(Madame K., being in heaven for some years, cannot accept the amiable invitation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Madame Waddington.

They rode a short time together, and the next day he received an invitation from the officers of a smart Uhlan regiment to dine at their mess "in remembrance of the kind hospitality shown to some of their officers who had been quartered at his place in France during the war."

Prince Bismarck sent out the invitation for the first sitting: [Footnote 1: The Crown Prince represented his father at all the functions.

" Naturally Kelson accepted the invitation with alacrity, and Gifford could do no less than fall in with the arrangement.

By the by, did I not write you a letter with something about an invitation in it?but let that pass; I suppose it is not agreeable.

" Instead of being overcome with delight, as her husband expected, she threw the invitation on the table with disdain, murmuring: "What do you wish me to do with that?" "Why, my dear, I thought you would be pleased.

London people in every set are so desperate for something out of the ordinary way, for variety and oddness, that the Mitchells were frequently asked for invitations by most distinguished persons who hoped, in their blasé fatigue, to meet something new and queer.

He had been getting ready in the Junior League, as I very well knew, but one day, as you may remember"Brother Drury did, for that day was the real beginning of this story"you made an invitation at the end of a real simple sermon, and if J.W., Jr., didn't get right up from my side and walk straight to the front!"

" He accepted my invitation as a gentleman would, sipped his wine like a connoisseur, passed me a few compliments, such as any French gentleman might toss to you, if you had asked him to join you in a glass of wine in one of his city's cafés, and then proceeded with his story.

It took a man of some courage and standing to refuse such an invitation without losing caste.

I ought before this to have replied to your very kind invitation into Cumberland.

Besides, the invitation through a messenger seemed a hollow lure.

Since in the office of Tutt & Tutt such an invitation like those of royalty, was equivalent to a command, Tutt acquiesced.

He greeted me with a gay wave of the hand and a nod of invitation towards the rum.

A month ago I'd have refusedor pretended I hadn't got the invitation until too late.

" Betty lost no time in putting the invitation before Mrs. Eunice when she returned from her town expedition.

Visitors in the house or invitations out of it, were welcome breaks, and the whirl of society which vaguely alarmed Joanna Bowater was a relief to the inhabitants of the Hall.

Her carriage is waiting at the door to take us, but how can we accept of the invitation after what has happened?"

Thus Daniel R. Tucker in 1858 sent a general invitation over the countryside in central Georgia to a sextuple wedding among his slaves, with dinner and dancing to follow.

Said he: "You will never have a better opportunity to accept that invitation than now.