n the centre of the page with all four margins
left wide. Of course the signature to any typewritten letter must be in
ink.

BUSINESS STATIONERY

For the usual type of business letter, a single large sheet of white
paper, unruled, of the standard business size, 8-1/2 x 11 inches, is
generally used. The standard envelopes are 6-1/2 x 3-1/2 inches and 10 x
4-1/2, the former requiring three folds of the letter (one across and
two lengthwise) and the latter requiring two folds (across). The former
size, 6-1/2 x 3-1/2, is much preferred. The latter is useful in the case
of bulky enclosures.

Bond of a good quality is probably the best choice. Colored papers,
while attracting attention in a pile of miscellaneous correspondence,
are not in the best taste. Rather have the letter striking for its
excellent typing and arrangement.

Department stores and firms that write a great many letters to women
often employ a notepaper size sheet for these letters. On this much
smaller sheet the elite type makes a better appearance with letters of
this kind.

[Illustration: Department stores and firms that write many letters to
women often employ a notepaper size]

[Illustration: Specimens of stationery used by men for personal business
letters]

The letterhead may be printed, engraved, or lithographed, and it is
safest done in black. It should cover considerably less than a quarter
of the page. It contains the name of the firm, the address, and the
business. The addresses of branch houses, telephone numbers, cable
addresses, names of officials, and other data may be included. But all
flamboyant, colored advertisements, trade slogans, or advertising matter
extending down the sides of the letter detract from the actual content
of the letter, which it is presumed is the essential part of the
letter.

For personal business letters, that is, for letters not social but
concerning personal affairs not directly connected with his business, a
man often uses a letter sheet partaking more of the nature of social
stationery than of business. This sheet is usually rather smaller than
the standard business size and of heavier quality. The size and shape of
these letter sheets are matters of personal preference--7 x 10 inches or
8 x 10 inches--sometimes even as large as the standard 8-1/2 x 11 or as
small as 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 or 6 x 8. The smaller size, however, requires the
double sheet, and the engraving may be done on the fourth page inste