Mention the different items in each heading. What mark is used to separate those parts? What mark is placed at the close of each heading?

Separate by commas the different items in the heading, and place a period at the close of the heading.

NOTE. If any of the words in the heading of a letter are abbreviated, the different items must be separated by commas the same as if the words were written in full. A period must be placed after each abbreviation.

Do not omit the name of the state from the heading of a letter; thus, not Springfield, July 24, 1888.

Do not abbreviate the name of a city; not N. Y. for New York. Do not abbreviate the distinguishing word in the name of a county; thus, not Scho. Co. for Schoharie Co., Wash. Co. for Washington Co.

Do not write st, d, or th after the number denoting the day of the month, when that number is immediately followed by the number denoting the year; not Jan. 1st, 1876, for Jan. 1, 1876; May 3d, 1870, for May 3, 1870; Dec. 25th, 1885, for Dec. 25, 1885.

WRITTEN EXERCISES.

I.

1. Copy the foregoing Headings. Be careful to arrange the different parts as they are arranged in the forms given.

II.

Write heading for letters from the items given below. Arrange the items like those in the foregoing forms.

I. Austin, Texas, May 3, 1883.

2. 839 Wabash Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, November 15, 1880. 3. Cooperstown, Otsego County, New York, August 26, 1874

4. Yale College, New Haven, Connecticut, February 22, 1891. 5. P.O. Box 947, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January 17, 1896.

III.

Write a heading for a letter to be sent from your home to-day.

LESSON III.

THE SALUTATION.

The Salutation consists of the opening words of respect or

With what kind of letter does each salutation begin? Mention the

words that are used for the names of the persons addressed. By what marks are some of the salutations followed? By what are others followed?

When the words father, mother, sister, cousin, etc., are used in the salutation of a letter, they should begin with capital letters.

The salutation may be followed by a comma and a dash, or by a colon and a dash.

NOTE. - Some writers do not use the dash in the salutation unless the body of the letter begins on the same line as the salutation.

When the address is placed at the close of a letter, the salutation should begin at the marginal line, on the first line below the heading; but when the address is placed at the beginning of a letter, the salutation should be placed on the first line below the address. (See p. 188, and pp. 196 and 197, Ex. 1 and 2.)

The Conclusion of a letter is made up of the closing words of respect or affection and the signature of the writer.

With what kind of letter does each conclusion begin? What mark separates the closing words from the name of the writer? What mark is placed after the signature?

The first word of the conclusion should begin with a capital letter.

The closing words should be separated from the signature of the writer by a comma.

A period should be placed after the signature of the writer.

Some of the forms used in closing familiar letters are —

When the words, sister, brother, friend, etc., are used in the conclusion of a letter, they should begin with small letters. (See Form 3, p. 194.)

WRITTEN EXERCISES.

I.

Copy the foregoing Forms of Conclusion.

II.

1. Write five different forms for closing familiar letters. 2. Write five different forms for closing business letters.