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.He isan entertaining and very decent fellow, and I thinkpossibly Mrs.Marks would enjoy meeting him.If youcan conveniently ask him to your house, I know hewould appreciate it; if not, perhaps you will put him upfor a day or two at a club.Faithfully,Arthur Norman.107INFORMAL LETTER OF INTRODUCTIONGet any book for free on: www.Abika.comETIQUETTE IN SOCIETY, IN BUSINESS, IN POLITICS AND AT HOME364Dear Claire:A very great friend of ours, James Dawson, is to be inChicago for several weeks.Any kindness that you canshow him will be greatly appreciated byYours as always,Ethel Norman.108At the same time a second and private letter of information is writtenand sent by mail:Dear Claire:I wrote you a letter to-day introducing Jim Dawson.He used to be on the Yalvard football team, perhapsyou remember.He is one of the best sort in the worldand I know you will like him.I don t want to put youto any trouble, but do ask him to your house if youcan.He plays a wonderful game of golf and a goodgame of bridge, but he is more a man s than awoman s type of man.Maybe if Tom likes him, hewill put him up at a club as he is to be in Chicago forsome weeks.Affectionately always,Ethel.109Another example:Dear Caroline:A very dear friend of mine, Mrs.Fred West, is goingto be in New York this winter, while her daughter is atBarnard.I am asking her to take this letter to you as Iwant very much to have her meet you and have herdaughter meet Pauline.Anything that you can do forthem will be the same as for me!Yours affectionately,Sylvia Greatlake.Get any book for free on: www.Abika.comETIQUETTE IN SOCIETY, IN BUSINESS, IN POLITICS AND AT HOME365110The private letter by mail to accompany the foregoing:Dearest Caroline:Mildred West, for whom I wrote to you this morning,is a very close friend of mine.She is going to NewYork with her only daughter who, in spite of wantinga college education, is as pretty as a picture, withplenty of come-hither in the eye so do not be afraidthat the typical blue-stocking is to be thrust uponPauline! The mother is an altogether lovely person andI know that you and she will speak the samelanguage if I didn t, I wouldn t give her a letter toyou.Do go to see her as soon as you can; she will bestopping at the Fitz-Cherry and probably feeling ratherlost at first.She wants to take an apartment for thewinter and I told her I was sure you would know thebest real estate and intelligence offices, etc., for her togo to.I hope I am not putting you to any trouble about her,but she is really a darling and you will like her I know.Devotedly yours,Sylvia.111Directions for procedure upon being given (or receiving) a letter ofintroduction will be found at II¶71.112THE THIRD PERSONIn other days when even verbal messages began with the  presentingof compliments, a social note, no matter what its length or purport,would have been considered rude, unless written in the third person.But as in a communication of any length the difficulty of this form isalmost insurmountable (to say nothing of the pedantic effect of itsaccomplishment), it is no longer chosen aside from the formalinvitation, acceptance and regret except for notes to stores orsubordinates.For example:Will B.Stern & Co.please send (and charge) to Mrs.John H.Smith, 2 Madison Avenue,1 paper of needles No.92 spools white sewing cotton No.701 yard of material (sample enclosed).January 6.Get any book for free on: www.Abika.comETIQUETTE IN SOCIETY, IN BUSINESS, IN POLITICS AND AT HOME366113To a servant:Mrs.Eminent wishes Patrick to meet her at thestation on Tuesday the eighth at 11.03.She also wisheshim to have the shutters opened and the house aired onthat day, and a fire lighted in the northwest room.Noprovisions will be necessary as Mrs.Eminent isreturning to town on the 5.16 [ Pobierz caÅ‚ość w formacie PDF ]