TROY, May 4, 1882. GENTLEMEN-Perceiving by your advertisement in the N. Y. Herald that you are in want of a clerk, I beg to incluse testimonials, and venture to hope that from my previous experience in the line of business you pursue I should be of some use in your establishment. My habits of life are such as to assure regularity in the discharge of my duties, and I can only assure you that, should you honor me with your confidence, I shall spare no pains to acquit myself to your satisfaction. I remain, genuemen,

Your obedient servant,

HARRY SANDerson.

To Messrs. Griffiths & Co.
APPLICATION FOR SUBSCRIPTION TO A CHARITY.
MIDGEVILLE, TENN., October 8, 1882.

SIR (or MADAM]: take the liberty of inciosing a prospectus of an institution which is likely to have a most beneficial effect upon the poor in our neighborhood. [Here state particulars.] From your wellknown liberality, I trust you will excuse this appeal from a stranger in furtherance of an act of benevolence, and remain,

Sir [or Madam},

Your most obedient servant,
JULIA [or JOHN] SMITH,

DECLINING.

30 WEST 27TH ST., NEW YORK, 29th October, 1882.

Mr. Thomas Jones regrets exceedingly that the numerous applications for kindred purposes near home render it impossible for him to comply with the request contained in Mr. [or Mrs.} ———'s letter of the 18th October.

A FRIEND IN THE COUNTRY ASKING A CITY FRIEND ABOUT BOARD.

ERIE, PA., August 14, '82. DEAR WILLIAM-In a few days I will have occasion to visit New York, and, being a comparative stranger, I wish to be as near the business center as possible, though located in a private boarding-house, as I have a strong aversion to hotel life. My object in writing is to ask you to recommend me to some private boarding-house, and to engage rooms in advance of my arrival, so that I may proceed thither at once on landing from the cars. Leaving the selection entirely to yourself, and hoping to hear from you soon, I remain

TO PHILIP DUKE, ESQ.

GEORGE WHITE.

REPLY IN THE AFFIRMATIVE

GROVE ST., CINCINNATI, July 30, 82.

DEAR SIR-Your letter of yesterday was duly received, and it grati. fies me to be able to say that you can have the loan asked for. Inclosed you will find a check for the amount, which you will return at the date named and oblige,

TO GEO, WHITE, ESQ.

Yours, very sincerely,

P. DUKE.

DECLINING TO LEND MONEY.

BOSTON, April 8th, 1882.

My Dear Sir-¡ have always made it a principle in life never to bor row or lend money, not even when members of my own family have been concerned. As Shakespeare says:

"Neither a borrower nor a lender be,

For loan oft loses both itself and friend.”

■ therefore trust you will excuse conduct which may seem harsh and uncourteous on my part, but which I have ever found to be the safest, and, in the long run, the kindest course for all parties. I remain, my dear sir, i Yours very faithfully,

TO HOWARD WELLS, ESQ.

JOSEPH JOHNSON.

SOLICITING RENEWAL OF A PROMISSORY NOTE. ARK ST,, MOBILE, May 7, '82. GENTLEMEN-You have in your possession my note for $1,000, payable May 14, which I am sorry to say i cannot meet at maturity, owing to a combination of circumstances adverse to my interests, and not anticipated. If you will do me the favor to renew it for ninety days, with interest added, I do not doubt my ability to redeem it when due. A compliance with this request will conter an obligation upon, and obnge, Your obedient servant,

GENTLEMEN-Inclosed please find $500, in notes of San Francisco banks, which I will thank you to place to my credit, as the first installment upon my bill, now overdue nearly two months. The balance will be remitted during the second week in June, if not before that time. I regret the inconvenience caused you by my delay, which is a result of our system of long credits, and entirely beyond my power to control. I remain, gentlemen, Your obliged and faithful servant, WILLIAM Dempsey.

Yours faithfully,

ISAAC JENKINS.

MESSRS. HATCH, WIGHT & Co.. 333 Broadway, New York.

APPLICATION FOR A LOAN.

STATE ST., CHICAGO, July 27, '82. DEAR SIR-I am temporarily embarrassed through the failure of my New York correspondent to remit. The sum of $2,000 would relieve my present necessities, but I dislike borrowing money of professional lenders, and would rather solicit the aid of some one of my numerous friends. My first thought was of yourself; and, therefore, my object in writing is to ask if you can spare me the required sum without in any

OFFERING A LOAN OF MONEY FOR BUSINESS

PURPOSES.

ELIZABETH, N. J., Dec. 15, '82.

DEAR ROBERT Knowing that you are desirous of starting in business for yourself, I write to say that it is in my power to offer you a loan of two thousand dollars ($2,000) without interfering in any way with my

REPLIES TO ADVERTISEMENTS.

In replying to advertisements never omit to mention the name of the paper in which the advertisement appeared, also its date, and a brief allusion to the matter in the advertisement. Be as concise as possible, covering the ground in a few well chosen sentences.

BOOKKEEPER.
28 WASHINGTON ST., BOSTON, MASS.,
October 20, 1882.

LASS}

TO MESSES. WINSOLE, BIRD & Co.: GENTLEMEN-In reply to your advertisement in this day's Transcript for a competent bookkeeper, I respectfully beg to offer myself as candidate for tha; position. I have been in the employment of Mr. Thomas Lepy, 19 Tremont Street, in this city- the large dry-goods store-in the capacity of bookkeeper for the last three years, and am about to leave on the 1st proximo, as Mr. Lepy is abɔut to retire from business.

Mr. Lepy has authorized me to reter to him in reference to character and abusty, can also refer to Messrs. Bose & Pickwick, 17 Remsch Street, with whom c.erked for a year and a na.t. Hoping to be tortunate enough to suit vour requirements, 1 am, gentlemen,

Respectfully,

JOSEPH SUTCLIFF.

GENERAL EMPLOYMENT.

NEWBURG,

11th Sept. 82.

Sm-1 hasten to reply to your advertisement in the N Y. Sun of to day. I am most desirous of obtaining employmenɩ, and would not consider presen, emolumen, so much an object as the prospect of a permanent and respectable situation.

I am a young man age 21), and singie. I have received a good com mercial education, and am versed in bookkeeping a J accounts gen erany In other respects. am willing to render myself generally useful, and, although, have not hitherto nied à situation, i doubɩ not but that in a short time I sna be able to tuifit. any duties assigned to me.

In the event of your doing me the nonor to select me for the proffered employment, i could furnish you with satisfactory testimoniais as to character, and could, it necessary, provide guarantees tor ndeaty. Trusting that I may have the honor of hearing from you in reply, ¡ remain, sir, Your obedient servant, JOSEPH L'ESTRANGE.

You have lost your mother. There is a very wail in the words. She may never be replaced. The dear good lady has passed away to a bet ter and cheered by the knowledge of your love and affectionate tenderness. consoled by the thought that her teaching, when you were a little boy at her knee, has not been in vain, and that she leaves behind her for a little while a son who treads the path of rectitude and of honor. Dear Charles. ever remember that your darling mother watches you from on high and as she was devoted to you in life, so is she devoted to you in death.

God sustain you under this heavy affliction.

Το

W. HENRY CULLINAN,

27 Wand St., N. Y.

FROM A YOUNG MAN TO A FRIEND SOLICITING A SITUATION.

MOHAWK, March 28, 1882. DEAR EDWARD : When you left Galveston, you were kind enough to promise that should it be in your power to forward my interest in any manner you would feel a pleasure in so doing. I am now in want of a position, my former employer having sold his business, and his successor having, as he informs me, a sufficient number of hands for all the work he is likely to have. If, therefore, you should hear of any situation or employment which you consider likely to suit me, either in my own business, that of a clerk, or in any other in which I can make myself useful, your recom mendation would greatly oblige, and be of material service to,

Dear Edward,

Yours very truly,

JOHN JAMES ASKING PERMISSION TO REFER TO A PERSON. NEW HAVEN, CONN. July 7, $82.

Your true friend,

DEAR SIR:

ing which period I trust my conduct has impressed you favorably, I take the liberty of soliciting at your hand the following favor:

Messrs. Sebthorp, of Beaver Street, New York, are in want of a correspondent at London, and as I am about to proceed there on some affairs of my ovn, and shall probably take up my residence in that capItal for some years, I am anxious to secure a post which appears to me in every way eligible, and accords with my views exactly.

As a matter of course, Messrs. Sebthorp desire testimonials as to my capacity and integrity, and as you are in a position to speak positively on these points, I have written to ask you whether I may so far trespass on your kindness as to mention your name by way of reference.

Should you kindly grant this request, I need scarcely assure you that my endeavor will be to prove both to Messrs. Sebthorp and yourself that you have not been mistaken in your opinion of me, while I shall ever feel grateful for this further instance of the interest evinced by you in the welfare of

Your truly obliged,

WALTER MOTT.

To

Mr. GEORGE FOUKE,

7th St., Cincinnati, O.

OLERK

Roses become Miss Irwin so much, that Mr. Harnett earnestly hopes to see the accompanying bunch in Miss Irwin's corsage this evening at Wallack's.

MUSIC

MRS. E. F. SLOCUM MADAM-In reply to your advertisement in to-day's Courier for a Governess to teach three little girls French, German and English, I hasten to inform you that I am graduate of Vassar Class '80; that I have resided one year in Paris and five months in Vienna, sojourning in both capitals for the purpose of completing my knowledge of French and German.

I have been Governess in the family of Mr. George F. Witmore, but owing to the death of my dear little pupil, their only daughter, Ada, I have been thrown out of employment. In addition to my College and Academy testimonials, I beg to refer to Mrs. Witmore, Holly Park, Brookline, and to the Rev. Mr. Brooks, St. Matthew's Church. Hoping to be favored by your selection,

I am, madam,

LETTERS TO THE QUEEN TO THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES, TO RELATIVES OF THE QUEEN TO DUKES, DUCHESSES, MARQUISES EARLS, COUNTESSES, ETC., ETC.; TO JUDGES MEMBERS OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL, CLERGYMEN, ETC.

Letters for her Majesty the Queen are sent under cover, either to the Prime Minister, or to whomsoever has charge for the time being of her Majesty's private correspondence. The inclosure is directed "To her Majesty the Queen." Official communications are ordinarily addressed, "To the Queen's most excellent Majesty." Letters to the Queen should be commenced, Madam," or Most gracious Sovereign," or "May it please your Majesty," according to the nature of the communication; and should be concluded, "I have the honor to remain, with the profoundest respect, madam, your Majesty's most faithful and dutiful subject."

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Letters for the Prince and Princess of Wales should be sent under cover to Lieut.-Col. Knollys, and the inclosure directed to "His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales," or, "Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales."

The sons and daughters, brothers and sisters, and uncles and aunts of the Queen, are all addressed Royal Highness," but her Majesty's nephews

Yours respectfully,

MIRIAM J. PACKARD.

as

and cousins are addressed simply as "Your High

ness.

Letters to members of the Royal Family should begin, "Sir," or "Madam," and end, "I have the honor to remain, sir (or madam), your Royal Highness's most dutiful and most obedient servant." A letter to a Duke or Duchess, not members of the Royal Family, should be addressed, "To His Grace, the Duke of ""To Her Grace, the, Duchess of." It should begin with "My Lord Duke;" but a duchess, in common with all other ladies, from the Queen downwards, is addressed as "Madam."

In writing to a marquis, address the letter, "To the Most Hon. the Marquis of -;" and to a marchioness, "To the Most Hon. the Marchioness of ." Begin, "My Lord Marquis."

In writing to an earl or countess, address, "To the Right Hon. the Earl (or Countess) of.” Begin letters to earls, viscounts, or barons, with "My Lord." A letter to a viscount or viscountess should be addressed, "To the Right Hon. the Viscount (or Lady Viscountess)." A letter to a baron should be addressed, "To the Right Hon."

The younger sons of earls, and all the sons of viscounts and barons, are addressed, "The Hon. Esquire," and the daughters, and sons' wives, "The Hon. Mrs. or Miss Letters should

begin, "Sir," or "Madam."

In addressing embassadors, begin, "My Lord," and use the title "Your Excellency" throughout, wherever the pronoun "you" would ordinarily be

The same title is used in addressing the Lord. Lieutenant of Ireland, and the Governor of Western Australia The Governor-General of Canada and the Governor of Dover Castle are addressed as Right Honorable."

In directing a letter to any member of the Privy Council, prefix "Right Hon." to the name, and add after it the title of the office held. Observe the same rules in addressing members of the Royal Household. Letters or addresses to the House of Peers as a body are addressed, “To the Right Hon. the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled ;" and to the House of Commons, "To the Honorable the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland."

The Speaker of the House is addressed as "The Right Hon., Esquire, Speaker of the House of Commons." Individual members, who have no title, are addressed by their Christian and surname, followed by "Esq., M.P.," except, of course, in those cases where they have a title. ·

When clergymen have titles, these should be inserted after the word Rev., in addressing a letter. The following are the forms for addressing our Church dignitaries: "To His Grace the Archbishop of." "To the Right Rev. the Bishop of -" "The Rev. John Smith, D.D." "The Very Rev. the Dean of ""The Very Rev. John Smith, D.D., Dean of -" "The Ven. Archdeacon Rectors and curates are addressed as "The Rev. John Smith; ""The Rev. William Jones."

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