LESSON VII. THE SUPERSCRIPTION. The address on the envelope is called the Superscription. FORMS OF SUPERSCRIPTION. STAMP. Miss Elizabeth S. Howard, Pev. Henry M. Porter, D.D., F.Q. Box 817. Conn. STAMP. Write the first line of the address near the middle of the envelope, making the right and left margins equal. Begin each of the other lines a little farther to the right than the preceding line. Do not rule the envelope with a pin, or with a pencil, even if you erase the mark. Be careful not to address the envelope upside down. Write the address so plainly that it cannot be misunderstood. Place the stamp at the upper right-hand corner of the envelope. To fold a sheet of ordinary note-paper so that it will fit an envelope a little longer than the width of the sheet, lay the sheet before you with the first page up, and the double edge toward your left hand. Then turn the lower third of the sheet up, fold the upper third down over this, and press the folds. If a large square envelope is used, only one fold should be made. Place the sheet before you in the manner described, turn the lower part of the sheet up until the lower and upper edges meet, and press the fold. Insert the letter in the envelope in such a manner that it may be right side up when it is taken from the envelope and unfolded. WRITTEN EXERCISE. I. Copy on envelopes the foregoing superscriptions. 2. Write on envelopes the superscriptions of letters to be sent to I. Your father or guardian. 2. One of your classmates. 3. Your teacher. 4. A business firm. 5. Your uncle in a distant city. LESSON VIII. A BUSINESS LETTER. FORM OF BUSINESS LETTER. 619 Campbell St., Louisville, Ky., December 23, 1889. Messrs. Harper & Brothers, Franklin Square, New York. Sirs : — Enclosed is a money order for two dollars ($2), for which please send address a copy of "Harper's young People" for one year, beginning with the to my next number. Yours respectfully, James E. Turner. What is the first thing spoken of in the body of the letter? What does the letter ask to have sent? Where is it to be sent? the subscription to begin? When is Copy the foregoing letter. Pay particular attention to capital letters, marks of punctuation, and arrangement of the different parts. LESSON IX. LETTERS ORDERING PERIODICALS. I. Write a letter ordering" St. Nicholas," "Youth's Companion," "Wide Awake," or some other magazine or paper that you would like to take. Use your own name and address in the letter, and write as carefully as if the letter were to be sent. II. Write a letter ordering some newspaper that is published near your home. LESSON X. CHANGE OF ADDRESS. Suppose you are a subscriber for some magazine or paper, and that you wish to have the address changed. Write to the publishers and request to have the paper sent to your new address. Mention in your letter the name of the periodical, and give the old address as well as the new. LESSON XI. LETTERS ORDERING BOOKS. Hartford, Conn., Sept. 7, 1885. Messrs. Houghton, Mifflin, & Co., 4 Park Street, Boston, Mass. Gentlemen - Please send me, by the American Express, the following books: I Hawthorne's Twice-Told Tales, School Edition. I Uncle Tom's Cabin, Popular Edition. I American Prose, cloth. 2 doz. Longfellow Leaflets. 2 doz. Whittier Leaflets. Please send the bill by mail. Yours respectfully, E. D. Read, NOTE. - If you are ordering books that are published in various styles, state in your order not only the title of the book, but also the edition and style of binding that you prefer. It is well to state also the author's name. WRITTEN EXERCISE. 1. Copy the foregoing letter. 2. Think of some book that you would like to own, and write to the publishers and order the book. 3. Write to the publishers of your Reader or of your Geography, and order a sufficient number of copies of the book to supply your class. |