The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-02

and yet it might, at any moment. be OF
the utmost Importance that one should
be conversant with the particular form
upon which custom has set its seal. Sup
posing, for instance, one wishes to ad-
dress p communication to the president
of the United States, there are two forms
from which he may choose If the let
ter concerns matters of state or is of a
purely business nature he should use the
superscription:
The President,
Executive Mansion,
Washington, ID. c.
The name should not be appended to the
title, and under no circumstances should
the term Nv hite House" be used, always
executive mansion.
If the letter is of q personal and
friendly nature:
Hon. William Mckinley.
Executive Mansion,
Washington, d. c.,
is allowable
Nothing is in worse taste than to ad-
dress an ex-DreSident by any sort of
mayors. but only one president. and the
title, so far as the individual is. con-
cerned, dies with the office.
Members of the cabinet should be ad-
dressed as follows:
Hon. Edward Everett
Secretary of State for the United States,
Washington, D. c.
With the chief justice one may or may
tice of the Supreme Court, Washington,
D. c. is quite sufficient If not prefer
able. 1t is correct. however, to write:
Hon. George w. Harrison,
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Members of both houses enjoy the title
of honorable, which is given them not
merely in the house (as in England, but
in the world at large. They share it with
members of the state legislature. federal
and state judges and mayors of cities
| The distinction is. therefore. not spec
tally high one. but should not be omitted
from the suDerscriDtion. II is very bad
addressing communications, to use the
expression Congressman Smith 1t is
not sufficiently specific. One should say
either representative or senator
His excellence originally applied to
the president. has now fallen into desue-
tude, except for the governors of states
and ministers Of the diplomatic corps
where II IS de rigeur.
The old state form of addressing a for
eign ambassador, and one that is still in
use, IS as follows:
Hon. Thomas +. Bayard
Ambassador fo- the United States of
America,
Near the Court of St. James,
London, England.
One should not use the expression
Court of Berlin" but instead, Court
at Berlin or what is better still, Near
| the German Emperor" In place of
Hon. E.. f. Uhl.,' HIS Excelleney'
| u,
used, as for example:
His Excellency, the Ambassador for the
L. s. of America to Germany.
Near the German Emperor.
Berlin. Germany.
For the general of the United States
! army, If such an officer can be said to
exist since the death of General Sher-
man, the proper superscription is simply:
William T. Sherman,
General in Command,
Washington, D. c.
| With the commander-in-chief the best
usage is to omit the name and simply
address:
Commander-in-Chief
of the United States Army,
War Department.
Washington, D. C.
And the adjutant:
General Ruggles,
Adjutant to the Chief etc.
A few words may also be useful as to
officials outside diplomatic circles. In
| addressing a bishop, for instance, one
should be careful to use the following
form:
The Rt. Rev. Henry Goldman Potter. d.
Bishop of New York.
In addressing a clergyman. if the first
name or initials are attainable. one
should subscribe:
Rev. William Jones, etc.
If not, then THE Rev. Mr.. jones' or,
if doctor of divinity and the first name
is attainabie, Rev. William Jones, DID,
| otherwise THE Rev. DR.. Jones'.
One should distinguish very sharply be-
tween the genuine professor of a uni
versity and the ex officio prof. IL a
letter is to be addressed TO school mas
ter or teacher of bookkeeping, say, VINO
lays claim to the title, it is perhaps best
to favor MIN with the abbreviated
Prof followed by his Initials, as, foI
is addressed to a genuine professor write
both the title and the name or names In
full. as professor George Washington
Smith" Professor Smith is proper only
| when the message is to be delivered by
! hand rather than by post.
There has been an immense amount OF
discussion as TO. whether women pny-
sicians should prefix the titles Miss OF
| been decided rather in favor of emitting
| these titles writing the name simply
Mary W. Norris, Nj. D. Indeed. Sc
common has now become the custom thai
one may know a woman physician Tor
wears without ever ascsrtainlng whether
or not she is a married woman All the
papers in the medical journals, written
! bv women are thus signed.
] These various titles used in addressing
the individual at the beginning of the let,
ter should be followed by Dear sir,
My dear sir" or My dear President
Mckinley according 10 the degree OF
! intimacy. When Il stranger, Dear sir,
/ or NV dear sir is preferable, the latter
! being the more formal. II sociai ac-
I Cuaintance, Jnen MY dear 1ItSlUcilt
/ cleveland MY dear Secretary Olney.
| Dear Judge Harrison etc. is the most
annroved manner of address. This same
rI1ia follows throughout the list. as Dear
General Sherman My Dear Bishop
Sotter." my dear Professor Smith.
with ambassadors, it is rather better
form. however. to use your excellency-
So much for officials. In the unofficial
walks of life also more discrimination
sronld be used Mr.. should be strictly
reserved for tradesmen. and the more
elegant ESQ" added to the name of the
professional man.
However, none of these distinctions are
as binding, or so freighted with import
ant results as kindred regulations in less
democratic forms of government For in
stance. it is the rule that paper on which
letters to the queen of England are writ
ten must not be folded. and no commun-
ication which bears evidence of having
heen creased will ever find its way into
her maiestys hands, for the simple rea-
son that she refuses to look at II. The
nroper method is to write on thick
glossy paper, and to dispatch the missive
IN an envelope which fits 1t.
MARION DEPEW.
To make the lightest and most de-
licious biscuits and cakes use Three
Crown Baking Powder.