Mary’s Calling Card 1902
Sep
2010
2010
01
In the 1800s and early 1900s it was customary for a new bride to have calling cards. Usually she had them printed upon her marriage. She handed them to friends and family and used them in other ways. This is the calling card which Mary Maria Jenkins had printed upon her marriage to direct ancestor Everest Elliott Watrous in 1902. We have found similar cards in the keepsakes of other ancestors. None of the cards have the woman’s name. They are all printed as “Mrs.” followed by their new husband’s name.