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The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness
·
Florence Hartley
114
You
will
be
guilty
of
a
great
breach
of
politeness,
if
you
answer
either
a
note
or
letter
upon
the
half
sheet
of
the
paper
sent
by
your
correspondent,
even
though
it
may
be
left
blank.
Never
write,
even
the
shortest
note,
in
pencil.
It
looks
careless,
and
is
rude.
Never
write
a
letter
carelessly.
It
may
be
addressed
to
your
most
intimate
friend,
or
your
nearest
relative,
but
you
can
never
be
sure
that
the
eye
for
which
it
is
intended,
will
be
the
only
one
that
sees
it.
I
do
not
mean
by
this,
that
the
epistle
should
be
in
a
formal,
studied
style,
but
that
it
must
be
correct
in
its
grammatical
construction,
properly
punctuated,
with
every
word
spelt
according
to
rule.
Even
in
the
most
familiar
epistles,
observe
the
proper
rules
for
composition;
you
would
not
in
conversing,
even
with
your
own
family,
use
incorrect
grammar,
or
impertinent
language;
therefore
avoid
saying
upon
paper
what
you
would
not
say
with
your
tongue.
Notes
written
in
the
third
person,
must
be
continued
throughout
in
the
same
person;
they
are
frequently
very
mysterious
from
the
confusion
of
pronouns,
yet
it
is
a
style
of
correspondence
much
used
and
very
proper
upon
many
occasions.
For
compliment,
inquiry
where
there
is
no
intimacy
between
the
parties,
from
superiors
to
inferiors,
the
form
is
elegant
and
proper.
If
you
receive
a
note
written
in
the
third
person,
reply
in
the
same
form,
but
do
not
reply
thus
to
a
more
familiar
note
or
letter,
as
it
is
insulting,
and
implies
offence
taken.
If
you
wish
to
repel
undue
familiarity
or
impertinence
in
your
correspondent,
then
reply
to
the
epistle
in
the
most
formal
language,
and
in
the
third
person.
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