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"A work on english grammar and composition"


+Direction+.--_Study what has teen said, and write the following
headings according to these models:_--
1. Ripton, Addison Co., Vt.,
July 10, 1895.
2. 250 Broadway, N. T.,
June 6, 1890.
3. Saco, Me., Feb. 25, 1887.
4. Polytechnic Institute,
Brooklyn, N. Y.,
May 3, 1888.
1. ann arbor 5 July 1820 michigan
2. champlain co clinton n y jan 14 1800
3. p o box 2678 1860 oct 19 chicago
4. philadelphia 670 1858 chestnut st 16 apr
5. saint nicholas new york 1 hotel nov 1855
THE INTRODUCTION.
+Parts+.--The Introduction consists of the +Address+--the Name, the Title,
and the Place of Business or Residence of the one addressed--and the
+Salutation+. Titles of respect and courtesy should appear in the Address.
Prefix _Mr._ to a man's name, _Messrs._ to the names of several gentlemen;
_Master_ to the name of a young lad; _Miss_ to that of an unmarried lady;
_Mrs._ to that of a married lady; _Misses_ to the names of several young
ladies; and _Mesdames_ to those of several married or elderly ladies.
Prefix _Dr._ to the name of a physician (but never _Mr. Dr._), or write
_M.D._ after it. Prefix _Rev._ to the name of a clergyman, or _Rev. Mr._ if
you do not know his Christian name; _Rev. Dr._ if he is a Doctor of
Divinity, or write _Rev.


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