The mechanical construction of a letter, whether social, friendly, or business, falls into six or seven parts. This arrangement has become established by the best custom. The divisions are as follows: 1. Heading 2. Inside address (Al
Commom Offenses Under this head are grouped a few of the more common offenses against good form in letter writing; some of these have been touched on in other chapters. Never use ruled paper for any correspondence. Never u
Commom Offenses Under this head are grouped a few of the more common offenses against good form in letter writing; some of these have been touched on in other chapters. Never use ruled paper for any correspondence. Never u
Children's letters may be written on ordinary stationery, but it adds a good deal of interest to their letter writing if they may use some of the several pretty, special styles to be had at any good stationer's. The following examples of chi
One does not have to be in business in order to write "business letters." A thousand personal affairs crop up which require letters of a commercial rather than a social nature. There is only one rule—say what you have to say clearly
Invitations and Acknowledgments General Directions The format of an invitation is not so important as its taste. Some of the more formal sorts of invitations—as to weddings—have become rather fixed, and the set
Perhaps the most important thing to guard against in the writing of telegrams is a choice of words which, when run together, may be read two ways. As there should be no punctuation (and telegraph companies do not hold themselves responsible for pun