Acquaintance Card—Fair Belle

A late nineteenth-century acquaintance card with a rebus that substitutes an illustration of a bell (the kind that rings) for the word belle (an attractive woman, as in "Southern belle" or "belle of the ball").

 

For another example of a rebus on an acquaintance card, see May I See You Home?

 

Acquaintance Card

 

Fair Belle [Bell],

 

May I have the pleasure of seeing you home this evening? If so, keep this card, if not, please return it.

 

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☞ If I can't see you home, may I sit on the fence and see you go by?

Done