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Business Letters






Business letters written by a private individual differ very little from those sent out from a business house. A lady never says " Yours of the 6th received and contents noted, " or " Yours to hand, " nor does she address the firm as " Gentlemen, " nor does she ever sign herself " Respectfully." A business letter should be as brief and explicit as possible. For example:

Tuxedo Park
New York

May 17, 1922


I. Paint & Co.,
22 Branch St.,
New York.

Dear Sirs:

Your estimate for painting my dining-room, library, south bedroom, and dressing-room is satisfactory, and you may proceed with the work as soon as possible.

I find, on the other hand, that wainscoting the hall comes to more than I had anticipated, and I have decided to leave it as it is for the present.

Very truly yours,
C.R. Town.
(Mrs. James Town)

 

The Social Note

There should be no more difficulty in writing a social note than in writing a business letter; each has a specific message for its sole object and the principle of construction is the same:

* Date

Address (on business letter only)

Salutation:

The statement of whatever is the purpose of the note.

Complimentary close,
Signature.
* Or date here

 

The difference in form between a business and a social note is that the full name and address of the person written to is never put in the latter, better quality stationery is used, and the salutation is " My dear——" or " Dear ——" instead of " Dear Sir: "

Example:

350 Park Avenue

Dear Mrs. Robinson:

I am enclosing the list I promised you—Luberge makes the most beautiful things. Mower, the dressmaker, has for years made clothes for me, and I think Revaud the best milliner in Paris. Leonie is a " little milliner" who often has pretty blouses as well as hats and is very reasonable.

I do hope the addresses will be of some use to you, and that you will have a delightful trip,

Very sincerely,
Martha Kindhart.

Thursday.

 

The Note Of Apology

Examples:

 

I

Broadlawns

 

Dear Mrs. Town:

I do deeply apologize for my seeming rudeness in having to send the message about Monday night.

When I accepted your invitation, I stupidly forgot entirely that Monday was a holiday and that all of my own guests, naturally, were not leaving until Tuesday morning, and Arthur and I could not therefore go out by ourselves and leave them!

We were too disappointed and hope that you know how sorry we were not to be with you.

Very sincerely,
Ethel Norman.
Tuesday morning.

 

II

Dear Mrs. Neighbor:

My gardener has just told me that our chickens got into your flower beds, and did a great deal of damage.

The chicken netting is being built higher at this moment and they will not be able to damage anything again. I shall, of course, send Patrick to put in shrubs to replace those broken, although I know that ones newly planted cannot compensate for those you have lost, and I can only ask you to accept my contrite apologies.

Always sincerely yours,
Katherine de Puyster Eminent.

 


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