This is tautology. Do not underline unless in very extreme cases.
"You know, darling, how intensely I love you," is perhaps excusable.
Never abbreviate except in business. Dates should be given in figures, and money, in parentheses, thus ($10,000). Date carefully.
Begin a letter this way:
Richmond, Va.,
or
Avoid postscripts. They are only embarrassing. Take your envelope, and having neatly folded your letter, place it in the envelope, close the envelope and write in the most legible manner:
Put
Stamp
here.
Mr. George Bawen,
827 State Street
Chicago,
fll.Abbreviate the names of the States in the following fashion:
Maine, Me.; New Hampshire, N.H.; Vermont, Vt.; Massachusetts, Mass.; Rhode Island, R.I; Connecticut, Conn.; New York, N.Y.; New Jersey, N.J.; Pennsylvania, Penn. or Pa.; Delaware, Del.; Maryland, Md.; Virginia, Va.; North Carolina, N.C.; South Carolina, S.C.; Georgia, Ga. or Geo.; Alabama, Ala.; Mississippi, Miss.; Missouri, Mo.; Louisiana, La., Tennessee, Tenn.; Kentucky, Ky.; Bean: ind.; Ohio, O.; Michigan, Mich.; Illinois, IL: Wisconsin, Wis.; Arkansas, Ark.; Texas, Tex.; Iowa, Io.; Florida, Fla.; Oregon, On.; California, Cal.; Minnesota, Minn.; District of Columbia, D.C.
REPLIES.
There is no greater mark of good-breeding and politeness, than the prompt reply to a letter, Never lose a moment, if possible, in replying to one. If the reply requires delay, write to acknowledge receipt of the letter. Never reply by proxy if you are able to write yourself.
Never write on a half sheet of paper.
Avoid pedantry.
Never write a congratulatory letter upon mourning-paper, even if you are in mourning.
Never try to patch an. ill-formed letter.
If you add your own address to a letter, put it under your signature, thus:
Very respectfully,
Robert R. White,
Never write an anonymous letter. Treat it with silent contempt.
Never gossip. Friendly intelligence, if you are certain it is true, may be communicated.
