A letter to the Prince of Wales should begin, "Your Royal Highness." The envelope should be addressed, "To His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales." A letter to a member of the Royal family should begin, "Sir," or, "Madam," or, "Your Royal Highness." The envelope should be addressed, "To His Royal Highness the Duke of Connaught," "To Her Royal Highness the Prin cess Mary of Teck," etc. A letter to a Duke or Duchess should begin, "My Lord Duke," or, "Madam.' The envelope should be addressed, "To His Grace the Duke of Bedford," *To Her Grace the Duchess of Bedford," etc. A letter to a Marquis or Marchioness should begin, "My Lord," or, "Madam." The envelope should be addressed, "To the Most Noble the Marquis, or Marchioness, of Westminster," etc. Letters to an Earl or Countess; a Viscount, or Viscountess; or a Baron of Baroness, should begin, "My Lord," or, "Madam." The envelope should be ddressed, to suit the rank, as follows: "To the Right Honorable the Earl, or Countess, of Shrewsbury;" "To the Right Honorable Viscount, or Viscountess Lifford;" "To the Right Honorable the Lord Wensleydale, or Lady Wensleydale," etc. A Baronet is addressed as follows: "Sir William Temple, Bart." The sons of Dukes and Marquises, and the eldest sons of Earls, have, by courtesy, the titles of Lord and Kight Honorable; and all the daughters have those of Lady and Right Honorable. The younger sons of Earls, and the sons and daughters of Viscounts and Barons, are styled Honorable. Letter Paper and Envelopes. Letter paper is of two sizes, known as letter and note size. Either may be used, though, for general use, the note size is generally preferred. The paper should be of good quality, and, unless you are a practised penman, it should be distinctly ruled. Simple white paper is the best. Colored, or fancy papers, suit certain occasions, but, for general use, plain, heavy white paper, with a good surface, is to be preferred. The envelope should match the paper, and should be perfectly plain. Persons in mourning use paper and envelope with a black border, which should not be too wide. For private correspondence white paper should be used. For business letters a darker shade may be used. The superscription or address should be written upon the envelope as legibly as possible, beginning a little to the left of the centre of the envelope. The number of the house and name of the street may be written immediately under this line, or in the lower left-hand corner, as the writer sees fit. The postage. stamp should be securely affixed to the upper right-hand corner of the envelope. The following forms will show the appearance of a properly addressed envelope: Thomas J. Smith, Esq. 729 Chestnut St. STAMP. Pa. STAMP. Mr Thomas J. Smith 729 Chestnut St., STAMP. David H. Lane, Esq., P. O. Box 394. Chicago, Ills. Mr Frederick Holmes, STAMP. Cambria Co. Cresson, Pa. In sending a letter to the care of another person the following form should be used: STAMP. Dr. Henry E. Williams, Care Jos. Chandler, Esq., P. O. Box 625. In sending a letter by a friend or acquaintance, and not through the mail, acknowledge your friend's courtesy on the envelope. The following form will show this: Mr. David Brown 14 Summer St., By the politeness of Mr. John Smith. Chicago. |