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The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness
·
Florence Hartley
117
Be
careful,
then,
to
punctuate
properly,
that
you
may
convey
to
the
reader
the
exact
sense
of
what
is
in
your
mind.
If
you
receive
an
impertinent
letter,
treat
it
with
contempt;
do
not
answer
it.
Never
answer
a
letter
by
proxy,
when
you
are
able
to
write
yourself.
It
is
a
mark
of
respect
and
love,
to
answer,
in
your
own
hand,
all
letters
addressed
to
you.
If
you
are
obliged
to
write
to
a
friend
to
refuse
to
grant
a
favor
asked,
you
will
lessen
the
pain
of
refusal
by
wording
your
letter
delicately.
Loving
words,
if
it
is
a
near
friend,
respectful,
kind
ones
if
a
mere
acquaintance,
will
make
the
disagreeable
contents
of
the
letter
more
bearable.
Try
to
make
the
manner
smooth
and
soften
the
hardness
of
the
matter.
Every
letter
must
embrace
the
following
particulars:
1st.
The
date.
2d.
The
complimentary
address.
3d.
The
body
of
the
letter.
4th.
The
complimentary
closing.
5th.
The
signature.
6th.
The
address.
There
are
two
ways
of
putting
the
date,
and
the
address.
The
first
is
to
place
them
at
the
top
of
the
sheet,
the
other
is
to
place
them
after
the
signature.
When
at
the
top,
you
write
the
name
of
your
residence,
or
that
of
the
city
in
which
you
reside,
with
the
day
of
the
month
and
the
year,
at
the
right
hand
of
the
first
line
of
the
sheet.
Then,
at
the
left
hand
of
the
next
line,
write
the
address,
then
the
complimentary
address
below
the
name;
thus--
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