ced woman is addressed (unless she is allowed by the courts to
use her maiden name) as "Mrs." followed by her maiden name and her
former husband's surname, as: "Mrs. Edna Boyce Blair," "Edna Boyce"
being her maiden name.

A man should be given his title if he possess one. Otherwise he must be
addressed as "Mr." or "Esq."

Titles of those holding public office, of physicians, of the clergy, and
of professors, are generally abbreviated on the envelope except in
formal letters.

It is rather customary to address social letters to "Edward Beech,
Esq.," business letters to "Mr. Edward Beech," and a tradesman's letter
to "Peter Moore." A servant is addressed as "William White."

The idea has arisen, and it would seem erroneous, that if the man
addressed had also "Sr." or "Jr." attached, the title "Mr." or "Esq."
should not be used. There is neither rhyme nor reason for this, as "Sr."
and "Jr." are certainly not titles and using "Mr." or "Esq." would not
be a duplication. So the proper mode of address would be

Mr. John Evans, Jr.

or

John Evans, Jr., Esq.

The "Sr." is not always necessary as it may be understood.

Business envelopes should have the address of the writer printed in the
upper left-hand corner as a return address. This space should not be
used for advertising.

In addressing children's letters, it should be remembered that a letter
to a girl child is addressed to "Miss Jane Green," regardless of the age
of the child. But a little boy should be addressed as "Master Joseph
Green."

The address when completed should be slightly below the middle of the
envelope and equidistant from right and left edges. The slanting or the
straight-edge form may be used, to agree with the indented or the block
style of paragraphing respectively.

Punctuation at the ends of the lines in the envelope address is not
generally used.

The post office prefers the slanting edge form of address, thus:

(not)
---------------- ----------------
---------------- ----------------
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If there is a special address, such as "General Delivery," "Personal,"
or "Please forward," it should be placed at the lower left-hand corner
of the envelope.

CHAPTER IV

BEING APPROPRIATE--WHAT TO AVOID

COMMON OFFENSES

Under this head are grouped a few of the more common offenses against
good form in