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What is a "gentleman's envelope"?


Alpo

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Same book as the wool flag.

 

They are having a formal dinner.

 

>Mrs. Fulgrove was ironing table linens, polishing silver, and writing place cards and gentlemen's envelopes in her flawless penmanship, flattered beyond words when asked to do so.<

 

Place cards I know. What is a gentleman's envelope?

 

Google wants to tell me about calling cards, but from the way this is phrased, the gentlemen's envelopes we'll be at the house before the guests arrive.

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Never mind.

 

Three pages later:

 

>At a signal from the hostess the butler carried a silver tray of small envelopes to the gentlemen, containing the names of the ladies they were to take into the dining room.<

 

I knew the gentlemen escorted ladies to table, but I was unaware that that was how it was decided who took whom.

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So much more genteel than the cook just hollering "Soup's on"

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20 minutes ago, Alpo said:

 

I knew the gentlemen escorted ladies to table, but I was unaware that that was how it was decided who took whom.

I heard, no practice of such....Drop everything after ladies and might closer to what happens...Envelope handed to lady after the evening of XXXXXXXXXXXX.

 

Texas Lizard

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And now, what has society turned to....

 

Instead of neatly written envelopes, it's 1671103790_TrayofRoses.png.af4ace5b870f72dbc4aff0701f60eb02.png a tray of roses.

 

Instead of a formal dinner, it's   241182860_BachelorinParadise.png.5f6e9717d76697a3c368c592f8d15397.png paradise beach! :(

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15 hours ago, Utah Bob #35998 said:

So much more genteel than the cook just hollering "Soup's on"

I was watching AFTER THE THIN MAN last night. It's New Year's Eve and Nick and Nora have gone to a dinner at some of Nora's relatives house.

 

Aunt Catherine passed out the pairings - "Uncle Willie, you take Nora. Charles, you take Mildred. And Nicholas, you take Cousin Helen."

 

But there were no cards. When the butler announce that dinner was served, Aunt Catherine started spouting directions.

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2 minutes ago, Alpo said:

I was watching AFTER THE THIN MAN last night. It's New Year's Eve and Nick and Nora have gone to a dinner at some of Nora's relatives house.

 

Aunt Catherine passed out the pairings - "Uncle Willie, you take Nora. Charles, you take Mildred. And Nicholas, you take Cousin Helen."

 

But there were no cards. When the butler announce that dinner was served, Aunt Catherine started spouting directions.

A great series of movies! :wub:

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7 hours ago, Seamus McGillicuddy said:

I was wondering if it was going to be something made out of latex...

 

Seamus

 

1 hour ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said:

Me too

 

9 minutes ago, Subdeacon Joe said:

 

 

Or sheep gut.  But, yes, I was thinking along the lines of a french letter.  

 

>Mrs. Fulgrove was ironing table linens, polishing silver, and writing place cards and gentlemen's envelopes in her flawless penmanship, flattered beyond words when asked to do so.<

 

Y'all know lots of people that have their rubbers personalized, do you?

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8 hours ago, Seamus McGillicuddy said:

I was wondering if it was going to be something made out of latex...

 

Seamus


Thanks for the laugh.
BTW, I'm apparently married to yer sister... her handle is "Wrongway McGillicuddy"...

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28 minutes ago, Alpo said:

 

 

 

>Mrs. Fulgrove was ironing table linens, polishing silver, and writing place cards and gentlemen's envelopes in her flawless penmanship, flattered beyond words when asked to do so.<

 

Y'all know lots of people that have their rubbers personalized, do you?

 

Well, that was my first impression from the title of the tread.  Now, of course, I have lines of the bawdy ditty "Ancient Irish French Letter" floating through the little grey cells.

 

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12 hours ago, Alpo said:

I was watching AFTER THE THIN MAN last night. It's New Year's Eve and Nick and Nora have gone to a dinner at some of Nora's relatives house.

 

Aunt Catherine passed out the pairings - "Uncle Willie, you take Nora. Charles, you take Mildred. And Nicholas, you take Cousin Helen."

 

But there were no cards. When the butler announce that dinner was served, Aunt Catherine started spouting directions.

Aunt Catherine was always spouting off. I love this “walk this way” gag with the butler and Nick. :lol:  

 

 

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Never been such great chemistry between a film couple as William Powell and Myrna Loy. If you haven't seen the thin man series you would do well to see it. 

 

 

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16 hours ago, Subdeacon Joe said:

 

Well, that was my first impression from the title of the tread.  Now, of course, I have lines of the bawdy ditty "Ancient Irish French Letter" floating through the little grey cells.

 

Well SJ I had to look up that ditty and must say it’s a new one to me. Bawdy ain’t beginning to “ cover it”.  Anyone who’s up for for real laughs should Google those lyrics.  The last line is just over the top enough!

 

Seamus

 

bgavin,

 

Always happy to hear about the doings of a member of the clan...

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38 minutes ago, Seamus McGillicuddy said:

Well SJ I had to look up that ditty and must say it’s a new one to me. Bawdy ain’t beginning to “ cover it”.  Anyone who’s up for for real laughs should Google those lyrics.  The last line is just over the top enough!

 

Seamus

 

bgavin,

 

Always happy to hear about the doings of a member of the clan...

 

Entertaining AND educational!

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