d not be stains on the envelope; if otherwise, it is only
an indication of your own slovenliness.

235. Individual Respect.

Care must be taken in giving titled persons, to whom you write, their
proper designations.

236. Addresses of Letters.

As this branch of epistolary correspondence is one of the most
important, we subjoin a few additional hints which letter writers
generally would do well to attend to.

i. When writing several letters, place each in its envelope, and
address it as soon as it is written. Otherwise awkward mistakes may
occur, your correspondents receiving letters not intended for them.
If there be a town of the same name as that to which you are writing
existing in another county, specify the county which you mean or,
the address. Thus, Richmond, _Yorkshire_.

ii. When the person to whom you are writing is visiting or residing
at the house of another person, it is considered vulgar to put "at
Mr. So-and-So's," but simply "Mr. So-and-So's," _at_ being
understood.

iii. It is more respectful to write the word "Esquire" in full. The
----substituted for initials is vulgar, and pardonable only in
extreme cases; if the Christian name or initials of your
correspondent do not occur to you at the moment, endeavour to
ascertain them by inquiry.

iv. When addressing a gentleman with the prefix "Mr.," the Christian
name or initials should always follow, being more polite, as well as
avoiding confusion where persons of the same surname may reside in
one house.

v. In addressing a letter to two or more unmarried ladies, write
"The Misses Johnson," and not "The _Miss Johnsons_;" and, lastly,
always write an address clearly and legibly, so that it may not be
delayed in delivery, nor be missent.

237. Addresses of Persons of Rank and Distinction [1]:

238. The Royal Family.

_Superscription_.--To the Queen's (_King's_) Most Excellent Majesty.

_Commencement_.--Most Gracious Sovereign; May it please your Majesty.

_Conclusion_.--I remain, with the profoundest veneration, Your
Majesty's most faithful subject and dutiful servant.

239. Princes of the Blood Royal.

i. _The Sons and Daughters, Brothers and Sisters, Uncles and Aunts of
the Sovereign_.--_Sup._--To His (_Her_) Royal Highness the Prince of
Wales (_Princess Beatrice_).

_Comm_.--Your Royal Hi