ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

CONTENTS

LIST OF TEXT ILLUSTRATIONS

HOW TO WRITE LETTERS

CHAPTER I WHAT IS A LETTER?

CHAPTER II THE PURPOSE OF THE LETTER

CHAPTER III THE PARTS OF A LETTER

CHAPTER IV BEING APPROPRIATE WHAT TO AVOID Commom Offenses

CHAPTER V PERSONAL LETTERS SOCIAL AND FRIENDLY Invitations and Acknowledgments

CHAPTER VI PERSONAL BUSINESS LETTERS

CHAPTER VII THE BUSINESS LETTER

CHAPTER VIII THE USE OF FORM PARAGRAPHS

CHAPTER IX CHILDREN'S LETTERS

CHAPTER X TELEGRAMS

CHAPTER XI THE LAW OF LETTERS CONTRACT LETTERS

CHAPTER XII THE COST OF A LETTER

CHAPTER XIII STATIONERY, CRESTS AND MONOGRAMS Social Correspondence

A STAR BOOK

HOW TO WRITE
LETTERS

(Formerly the book of letters)


A Complete Guide
to Correct Business and Personal
Correspondence


BY

Mary Owens Crowther

CL
COPYRIGHT, 1922, BY
DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED


PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES
AT
THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N. Y.