The New Century Standard Letter-Writer Business, Family and Social Correspondence, Love-Letters, Etiquette, Synonyms, Legal Forms, Etc.

and requests, is extremely objectionable. It destroys the force of what is said, instead of fixing each thought clearly on the mind of the reader; it leaves him confused, and he...

@ at. ℀, or acct. account. Agt. agent. Amt. amount. bl. barrel. B/L bill of lading. bu. bushel. C. F. I. cost, freight and insurance. ℅ care of. Co. Company. C. O. D. cash on de...

Will you, please, pardon my addressing this note to you? I write not from a dislike of a personal interview, but because it is better to avoid any unnecessary embarrassment for...

I cannot tell you with what impatient anxiety I have been awaiting your answer to my letter, and though you were too good to keep me long in suspense, still the interval between...

We should be delighted if you and Mr. Sunbury would dine with us on Wednesday the 18th instant, at 7 o'clock. It will be quite a small party, as we have only asked Mr. and Mrs....

I wish to write to you upon a matter in which the happiness of my life is concerned. I have long admired your second daughter, Miss Helen Jones, and trust I am not mistaken in t...

The fact that your school days are ended and that you are about to enter on the real business of life, is a matter of deep interest to me, as well as of great importance to your...

I have not forgotten that the 16th of March is the anniversary of your birth. I should not like the day to pass without assuring you of my deep and sincere interest in all that...

THAT .............. of the .............. in the County of..................and State of .............. part.. of the first part, for and in consideration of the sum of ...........

I want to buy a nice wrap, and I have no idea what people are wearing just now. I seldom go to town, as you know, and there are no styles to study in these parts; indeed, we are...

Mr. R. S. Howland begs to solicit the honor of a presentation to His Majesty the King of R----, through the kind offices of the American Minister, Hon. Matthew D. Clay.

Answering your favor of the 4th inst., I was not aware I had overdrawn my account, as I had ordered my brokers, Samuels & Loeb, to deposit to my credit $375 on the first of the...

I was delighted to hear such an excellent account of you all from Alice; although it is some time since I have been to your house, still I must always feel deeply interested in...

Use sparingly titles or "handles" to your name, such as Hon., General, Colonel, Dr. Army titles ought not really to be used when the bearer has not seen real service. If he is,...

The act of writing a social letter is to many people a task of some little difficulty from various points of view. They are at a loss as to the most fitting manner in which to e...

Considering the vast amount of business transacted by correspondence between the parties interested, Letter-Writing seems only second in importance to bookkeeping. Merchants and...

I have hesitated long before writing to you on a rather delicate subject, but trust you will not be hurt or offended if I say that our tastes are so opposite, that married life...

and read a little with her, if you could spare the time. In any case, I should be very glad to think she had seen you, as it is her earnest wish to enjoy this privilege.

Mrs. Matthews, of H----, informs me that you are in want of a second maid, and I now apply for the situation. Have been living for the last two years with Mrs. Richard Stevens,...

"Kind messages, that pass from land to land; Kind letters, that display the heart's deep history, In which we feel the pressure of a hand-- One touch of fire--all the rest is my...

Mrs. Alfred D. Campbell informed me, this morning, that you were in want of a governess for your two little girls, and she recommended me to apply for the situation at once, thi...

=Chapter I--Introductory Remarks= 173 =Chapter II--Requesting, or Granting, Introductions, Favors, etc.= 178 261. A gentleman requesting a presentation at a foreign court 178 26...

=Chapter I--Commercial Correspondence= 17 A. Introductory Remarks 17 B. Employer and Employe 32 1. Applying for a situation in a corporation 32 2. Applying for a position as boo...

=Chapter I--Proposals, Acceptances, Refusals= 119 163. To a young lady about a misunderstanding 119 164. Answer to the above (kindly) 119 165. Answer to No. 163 (conciliatory) 1...

Envelopes directed to Ambassadors or Ministers should contain, besides the address above given, the words "American Embassy" or "American Legation," according to the grade of th...

=Chapter I--Introductory Remarks= 88 =Chapter II--Between Parents and Children= 92 116. To a son entering business 92 117. To a father, offering to leave college 92 118. Answer...

=Miscellany= 256 Spelling and meaning of foreign words often used in letter-writing 256 Abbreviations used in commercial correspondence 257 The use of punctuation-marks 258 Etiq...

=Legal Forms= 242 Bill of sale 242 Assignment of mortgage 243 Mortgage 244 General submission to arbitration 247 Release Deed 247 General Release 248 Warranty deed 249 Lease (sh...

=The Correct forms of Visiting Cards, Invitations, etc.= 227 Gentlemen's cards 227 Ladies' cards 229 Invitation cards 233 For social functions 233 For weddings 236 Leave-taking...