and Jim and I both thank you a thousand times!

The presents are, of course, to be shown on the day of the
wedding, but do come in on Tuesday at tea time for an earlier
view.

Thanking you again, and with love from us both,

Affectionately,
Mary.

_Formal_

=I=

Dear Mrs. Gilding:

It was more than sweet of you and Mr. Gilding to send us such a
lovely clock. Thank you, very, very much.

Looking forward to seeing you on the tenth,

Very sincerely,
Mary Smith.

Sometimes, as in the two examples above, thanks to the husband are
definitely expressed in writing to the wife. Usually, however, "you" is
understood to mean "you both."

=II=

Dear Mrs. Worldly:

All my life I have wanted a piece of jade, but in my wanting I
have never imagined one quite so beautiful as the one you have
sent me. It was wonderfully sweet of you and I thank you more
than I can tell you for the pleasure you have given me.

Affectionately,
Mary Smith.

=III.=

Dear Mrs. Eminent:

Thank you for these wonderful prints. They go too beautifully
with some old English ones that Jim's uncle sent us, and our
dining-room will be quite perfect--as to walls!

Hoping that you are surely coming to the wedding,

Very sincerely,
Mary Smith.

_To a Friend Who Is in Deep Mourning_

Dear Susan:

With all you have on your heart just now, it was so sweet and
thoughtful of you to go out and buy me a present, and such a
beautiful one! I love it--and your thought of me in sending
it--and I thank you more than I can tell you.

Devotedly,
Mary.

_Very Intimate_

Dear Aunt Kate:

Really you are too generous--it is outrageous of you--but, of
course, it _is_ the most beautiful bracelet! And I am so
excited oven it, I hardly know what I am doing. You are too good
to me and you spoil me, but I do love you, and it, and thank you
with all my heart.

Mary.

_Intimate_

Dear Mrs. Neighbor:

The tea cloth is perfectly exquisite! I have never _seen_ such
beautiful work! I appreciate your lovely gift more than I can
tell you, both for its own sake and for your kindness in making
it for me.

Don't forget, you are coming in on Tuesday afternoon to see the
presents.

Lovingly,
Mary.

Sometimes pushing people send