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A sample might be as follows:
Dear Jane:
We had a delightful time at dinner with you on Tuesday night. As always at your house, the food and the company were perfect. Thank you for including us,
Affectionately, Mary Or, in slightly more formal vein:
Dear Mrs. Jones:
Although I'm sure you must know how much we enjoyed having dinner with you and Mr. Jones last night, I do want to thank you again for a delightful evening.
Sincerely,
Helen Smith You can also, of course, telephone your hostess and again express your thanks.
If the party was given in your honor or if there's some other special reason why you want to offer more than words of thanks, send your
hostess flowers. They needn't be many or cost much, but they convey clearly your deep gratitude. In the box goes your card with just a line like: "Thanks for a delightful party," and that's all.
Always after a week-end visit you write your thanks to your hosts within twenty-four hours of your return. And if you send the presents after a visit instead of taking them along, you send them as soon as you possibly can.
If you have trouble composing a letter of thanks after a week end, ask yourself what was the most fun about it and write that down in the warmest, friendliest words you could speak. That system is always a successful thank-you. Don't worry about not expressing yourself well or about being too informal in case you don't know your hostess well. Anyone who likes you enough to invite you in the first place, will also enjoy what you write, even if it isn't deathless prose. Here's a sample:
Dear Elizabeth:
As usual, I find mself lost for words to describe how much we enjoyed your wonderful hospitality. So I'll just say what we've been remarking to each other ever since we got back. It was the best week end we ever had.
More thanks than I can tell from both of us to both of you.
Affectionately, Charlotte
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