Twentieth century culture and deportment, or, The lady and gentleman at home and abroad : containing rules of etiquette for all occasions ... . PROPER POSITION OF A LADY IN WRITING. LETTER WRITING. use is a matter of taste simply, and must cease so soon as the mourn-ing garb is dropped. Never be guilty, however, of writing a letter ofcongratulation on black-edged paper, even if in mourning ; use plainwhite for this purpose. At the same time, it is never necessary towrite a letter of condolence on black-boi dered paper, unless the writerhimself is in mourning. The careful writing of a note or l
Twentieth century culture and deportment, or, The lady and gentleman at home and abroad : containing rules of etiquette for all occasions ... . PROPER POSITION OF A LADY IN WRITING. LETTER WRITING. use is a matter of taste simply, and must cease so soon as the mourn-ing garb is dropped. Never be guilty, however, of writing a letter ofcongratulation on black-edged paper, even if in mourning ; use plainwhite for this purpose. At the same time, it is never necessary towrite a letter of condolence on black-boi dered paper, unless the writerhimself is in mourning. The careful writing of a note or letter is a mark of respect to therecipient, and blots, erasures and mended words should never be. IMPROPER POSITION. PROPER POSITION. permitted to disfigure it. Erasing cannot be done without marringthe entire page and a mended or rewritten word is an offense to theeye. To copy the letter afresh is the only real remedy, and thosewho value their own standing will not grudge the pains spent in thecomposition of a letter that shall be a credit to the writer and apleasure to the receiver. This comes under the general recommendation of doing everythingyou do as it ought to be done. There should be no slipshod way ofwriting a letter by which you are to be judged. 436 LETTER WRITING. Figures and abbreviations are often used. Few numerals areallowable, except the dates, the street number and the hour of theday. Very large sums of money are also stated in figures unlessthey begin a sentence, when all numbers must be written out are also preferable in uneven sums of money too long to bewritten with one, or at most two words; per cent., as well, is rulablein figures. Degrees sh
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