article_snippet.sent: The device commonly carried a brief message and a simple illustration,' the encyclopaedia states. '
article_snippet.sent: Flirtatious and fun, the acquaintance card brought levity to what otherwise might have seemed a more formal proposal. '
article_snippet.sent: A common means of introduction, it was never taken too seriously.'
article_snippet.sent: the acquaintance card commonly carried a brief message and a simple illustration .
article_snippet.sent: If agreeable, please return the acquaintance card, appointing time and place for interview, on the other side,' reads one.