The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-11-01


flowers A sifIening OF niilboard keeps the iolios
in a better shape.
HOW MINNIE PRESSES LEAVES.
HAPPY IIol-sFIIeID AED AiRs RITTER: Wrap the
flowers in tissue paper ana place between oie; 90
newspapers. with One-inch boards the SIZE OF tie
newspapers and place weight over all Replace
the newspapers daily with fresh ones; but The us
she paper should not be changed unul the mower
is perfectly dry.-Minuie l. Douglas, AreaulA'
Iowa.
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OK LETTER-wR ITIEG.
FETENDs OF THE c. c.: Seeing in TIE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE request for SOMEONE 10 write how let
tiers Of friendship were conducted have taken up
the pen 70 reply. The heading comes first, and
should include Tie name of the postulice and tie
name Of the State. in writing from place not
well known tle name oi the County should be in
y.
ana name 81 tIe street should form part OF the
heading. Tie date should include the name Of
the month. day OF the month and the year; Aug
a. 1851 Usage does not Sanction letters suni1ed
10 the figures giving zine month; 4th 24d These
are used t.lc body Of The letter when the of
the month is onilscd as Yours Of Tie 5th inst.
When used they should bee placed on the line;
As LIST, ID, 81. These are not abbrexlatlOus, aud
should not be followed by the period. The position
OF The bending should begin the middle of the
top line, ana unless Il Is necessarily long should
occupy but one line. IL the heading occupies Two
lines the second should begin about an inch farther
70 the rgil tAn i-lc ufsi Aise parts OF TIC beid-
ing should be separated by commas. A period
should be placed al the end Of the heading, and
after each a3hreElaiioni as p" Big Rapids, Alei-'
sept. 10, l6Ss'
The saiutalion is the term Of poliieness or afec-
ton with winch letter Is introduced Ia the first
letter 20 a business firm u would be SIR
or Gentlemen after some correspondence with
the parties - Dear SIR or s. Dear Sirs " would bS
correct il tlle person Is "A friend acquaintance,
Ny Dear Sir may be used The form OF sa!ut2-
ton used Ia business letters is appropriate IN
friendship letters To gentlemen. Other forms IN
friendship letters are Friend. Dear Friend
Kind Friend '' by Dear Friend, etc. Zach
word Of tl.e SALVATION should begin with capital
letter. The address should begin on the next line
below the heading. about thTee-tourihs Of an inch
from the ieii cGSe OF the paper. Oh the marginal
line The FIST line Of the address should contain
only the name and tile; tie second should begin
three-loUFgiis OF an inch TO she right Of the mar
glnal line Tie salutAtion should begin three
1ouTIhs OF aa inch 10 The right OF the name OF the
posioHlce Oh The next lliTe. aDu followed WIN
colon and dash. The body Of the Letter should
begin The line OF tins saiulHtiou, Immediately
following the dash The best usage requires tlis
on ful-slzs letter paper On note paper It may be
gan on TIE next line aieF tie saiutaliou. though
not preferable. The complimentary close u The
term Of foiiyueEs affection Wit! u Inch ieter
Is closed, anu depends 10 some extent on tsle form
Of salutation. ln a business letter IL would be
Yours truly" = Yours respectfully :" Very re-
specially. yougs, etc.
The aboye Iarns are correct Ia friendship letters
when the salutaiion is " Friend, > " Ny Dear
Friend - etc The word friend should mol occur IN
fFfsF.r afsffs. tE
Ter The first letter Of the close should only begin
with capital letter. Il should be unnecessary TO
call attention. % ;ae TACT that every letter should be
signed IN a pain hand; not only plaa 10 yourself,
but 10 strangers. The position of the ccnlplimen-
tTy close should be writlen GA The next line below
te enc o. lie leicr 10 The Ils Of ti.e middle 81
tie paper. Z he signature shoGlu begin one inch
farther 10 ihe right aud the next line below the
complimentary olose.-lda i. Sawyer, Box 6, Lu-
ther, Mich
Esitor's Chat
J. E Wisehart, keuton, O.: We have no list Of
the C. c. save - found ia the Roll-CaIl. TRIBUNE
files.
samuel e Smith asks - What Is meant by an in
terlude OF poets? IN music there Is a prelude,
going before an iaterlude. between; and post
luae, after Possibly "a iulcriude Of poets" APP
pes 10 the auuli burst OF Spring odcs, that come
spontaneously wllh frogs and buejays-
Question 10y Rose Colby, Wesley, Iowa: IN Ten
nyson's - Lady Clara were de Eere,'' who Is meant
by % tlle gr-i.'i Old gardener aud his wife
Mamie c. Brrlze. Carrie Robertson, G. ". Ne
Cleilan, FIeta 81. Chapman, e al, are extended a
cordial welcome.
Is note bearing the signature OF two persons
good Tor I-I,gt tl;sn year? If said note WAS
only given Tor iiisi length oI linie, in case wanted
20 loan the D4oaey log iTo or ihTee ye1srs should
have a ness ssute given, or nos Mrs b. w.
II in this note party is principal and the other
surety note would have TO be issued, unless
by consent 81 81 parties Tie note is renewed aud
TING extended.
Congralula.5ousto 1Ir. and 8Irz Williams: Minnie
i. Douglas, Arcadia, Iowa. Mamie g Burke. Rose
bank, y. y Charles B. Gale. Ashburuhan Mass
Nettie Iiageula.s, Milford, Neb; susie E. Francs
alOundvi.Ee. Alu-; La.ie Smith, III West Main
street. AeH Britain, Conn.
Conversation Club.
Etlos a. ilc C,tt5.-l- Write briefly. . Write only
on one SIDE oi tae paper 3 Write 60 tle point. 4.
Write on ole suiJca. D. Write your best. 6.
send answers 30 81! puzzles Tor use OF I5itor Each
week thc laIIe IF chose writing tlie best letters
style, coiFgsliioil, spelling, iIeIguiaslIlP aud gen
eral merit con=idered-Will bc named AZ the head
81 tins column on Inc Honor Roll. First IenoI
viii include all u these requirements. Secotd
honor VIII include deficiency iu some one polnt
NO others W-lll bc named
HoSoR EOEL-BEsT LETTERS
First honorable Stevens, Port Chester. \. Y
Second E0HOr-Mauiie Z. Burke. R8seb1nIz r.
OUR ROLL cALL-eREErINGs.
Katharine J.. Warren North B0ckhe.d. Ne sol.
oler's dausteri Joseph j.. Shilling, Ira L. Sarber
New bern, ind, daughter Co. H. IZth Ind. ostly !
Hoosier ger. VINO would bear from the C. c: Kat,
Van Dyke. 1fiucl4atn. Ind; Mamie c. Burke Rose
bank. n. j., daughter Co. A, i4th n y; jesse J
Patterson. Ontario o. Lydia =. Sanders Bath
Me- Arthur .. Marsh. North Lake MIS-; Charity
q. Aeer, Bo2 -, 4ldalepolnt, O.; Hugh MOssman
lrbaua, Iowa; Ada aud Edith Bailey, Farburg
Aeb.; Elmer = Ames, Engineer c. r. r. r.
BrCwnvil5e. lie; q. a. Cofsey san Lucas Cal
son Of veteran Della u. Koouce Earkeyville Pa
soldiers daughter; Myrue J.. SiTeAtor, Biacl
Creek. n T., soldiers daughter G. ". Mcclellan
Topeka. han. son 60. G. SIh Kan. fiye years ,
TRIBUNE reader and hopes FOR q welcome; Fleti
n. Chapman. daughter co. ,. i2sth Ohio Beverly
Iowa; Rose Colby. Wesley, Iowa. daughter Co. A
4sih WIS., Aeltle llaseInau, Milford, Seb. Total
GLIB.
sEAECHETss AND E0LvERs.
Julia 4. TukhaIa. G; James L. AIger. :: z Z
Ramage. Knoxville. Tenn &: Miiiie ]. Kerr 4.
bury Park, =. J., IS; y. 4. Collins Coxsac!sie y
Y, 4; Eslelinc Rogers Coon Rapids Iowa :
Lydia II. Sanders, Bath, Me- : Mrs u. !. Leach
s. VIM. q. Adams. CeHterlon, n. J., ;; j. N. Tiak
nam Springfield sIass-, 9; Cad -. Kep.ier Nart.i
BERTHE htslam. Cleveland o.. @: Annie WaItel
Greennp, ~. 3 Matte ShofI. Nymore. Neb. /
Rose Colby, Wesley, Iowa, g; Mamie c. Burl.
R0sebaHk. =. 4. i; Lowell Decker, Dawn Mo- !
Annie l. Williams. e; Edwin r. L-Tch. Erie Pa
2; Ccna G. Poe, Dixon, a., 3; Mrs L. = Bragg
Fairbanks Mc.. O. 81 > CAM. LongGnont Cole,
6; hrs. l.. A. Ssoville, 5; Hattie J.. Goodzel MOI
gan Center Va, s; Ora Annie Kost. Adrian Mel,
2; .. A. Coiley. san Lucas Cal. >; Mrs ~ WI
liams. j George s. Ford, West Plains Mo, 4; A
thur u. Aarsh, North Lake, Wis, 4 VIII L. Sh,
han, Denuyvillc. Ne, l.
FLOWERs, SWEET FLOWERS