Do you have etiquette questions regarding letter writing, invitations, announcements, or visiting cards? If so, I'm your "go to" person! Maybe I should clarify that. I'm your "go to" person only if you are interested in what was proper in the 1920s! This clever little volume, published in 1927 by Eaton, Crane & Pike Company, measures about 3 x 5 inches and contains 155 pages. As you can see by the table of contents, it covers a wide variety of topics to assist in dealing with the problems of social correspondence.
To quote page three: "There is nothing more indicative of good breeding and refinement of taste than correspondence; and today, when the expert assistance of stationers, engravers and authorities on the etiquette of correspondence is readily placed at everyone's disposal, there is no excuse for the mistakes sometimes seen."So what are you waiting for?? Ask those burning questions and I'll provide the answers! (but only if they're covered in the book...)
10 comments:
There was a period where I was writing a letter a day. I had enough correspondents writing back to me to keep that up through grad school.
Few have any interest in writing letters on paper anymore, and for those few, life is frequently too demanding to permit time to sit at a table and compose a letter.
But I try to keep it going. This book you found is one I would probably delight in reading.
What a great little volume and a great reminder of times gone by. As you know I still greatly value written correspondence and I am pleased to say that my children at least written thank-you notes . . . still with a little prodding. Good manners never go out of style.
And, I'm afraid that I'm one that doesn't ever write a letter if I can help it.
How sad is that?
The book, however, looks really wonderful and nostalgic.
I'm writing Scotty a letter...
What an amazing book Kelly. I'm interested to know what it has to say on the usage of 'Your's Faithfully', 'Your's Sincerely', 'Love And Kisses' etc
I use to love writing letters, but have gotten out of the habit. I had a couple of international penpals when I was younger in addition to friends and family who I corresponded with. I still send 'thank yous' when the occasion calls for it.
Tracy, in answer to your question: "In closing a letter to a social acquaintance there are many forms one may use, 'Very sincerely', or 'Yours sincerely', being perhaps the most usual, 'Cordially' or 'Faithfully', showing a bit warmer acquaintance. To a close friend or relative one signs oneself quite simply and naturally with spontaneous greeting, such as 'Affectionately', 'Devotedly', 'With love', etc. To a business acquaintance or a stranger, 'Very truly', or 'Yours very truly', suffices.
Thanks for that Kelly. Good to see that the same rules apply all these years later despite actual letter writing become less common.
I write letters every month to my granddaughter (who just learned to read), my friends, my family members. Emails are okay, but letters are forever. There's nothing like going to the mailbox and getting a real letter!
Letter writing is an art but these days emails in abbrevated forms are more popular. I liked the blog.
Best wishes. :)
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