Invitations to a Ball
It's always permissible for you to ask a hostess if you may bring a man who is a stranger to her. Men who dance are always in demand, and the more the better. But usually it is difficult to ask for an invitation for an extra girl, no matter how pretty she is, unless she is to be looked after by the person asking for the invitation. In that case, the hostess is delighted to invite her. Nor are invitations ever asked for persons whom the hostess may already know. This is definitely an established rule of etiquette, which assumes that she would have sent them an invitation had she care to. It's not at all out of the way, however, for an intimate friend to remind her of someone who, in receiving no invitation, has more than likely been overlooked.
The one who has arranged for the invitation for the stranger should, if possible, accompany him to the ball and introduce him to his hostess. "Mrs. Smith, I would like you to meet John Franklin, my colleague, whom you were kind enough to say I might bring." If the stranger arrives alone he must introduce himself and identify the guest who arranged for his invitation.
Posted by Eugene Vodovoz at 16 January 2012, 4:55 PM 
Categories: Etiquette
Tags: invitation ball hostess
Categories: Etiquette
Tags: invitation ball hostess
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