The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-18
'rSE or TITLES ~ ENGLAND.
Right Nay to Wy Dear q Duke and Other
HiEh Mlghainesses

just by way Of preparing oneself
IN shine In the altitudinous circles al
English society It might be worth while
To study some hints offered 10y the Qusefi
on the proper Use Of titles.
For instance. II behooves every Mrs
/ Tufthunter to know that when address
INK letter To persons Of title the full
name is put ou the envelope. The Mar
chioness of r.. The Countess Of G.. %
hut no prefNss. such as The Most Honor
able As regards the correct addres 80
Ia duke or duchess u was cons idered
correct few years ago To put His Grace. =
Her Grace. and some people still do 60.
though many omit this prefix also.
The title Of baron, the loves, grade
m the p"erage. - not used. The Lord A..
The Lady b being correct. The
prefix The constitutes the sole differ
enc" m the mode of addressing a peereSs
and the wife OF haronet or knight.
In" sons and daughters Ut ali peers have
courtesy titles which are used ia speak
ing tn or 81 them. also on their letters,
thus, The Lord William Brown. The
Lady Mary Brown for the sons and
daughters ~ dukes and marques-es and
IN" sons and daughters Of "arls have the
courtesy titles II Lord and Lady
The SONS of earls and the. sons and
daughters If viscounts and harons are
accorded their most elusive of ties.
namely, Honorable This title IL never
used IN speaking nor on visiting cards.
but 4 must always he put on the envelope
Of letters
Like the courtesy titles Of lord and lady.
IT i used in conjunction with the Christian
n me- thus. The Hon Mary Brown
The Hon. John Brown not The Hon.
Miss Brown but this rule does not hold
Oh where married woman Is an hon
orable. The Hon Mrs. Brown heing
correct
The eldest sons - dukes. marquesses
and "aTls usually uss their fathers sec
oud title az courtesy It'll" and are 80
addressed Thus The eldest son Of a
duke frequently Uses he title Of ufNrquess
and his letters would he addressed The !
Marques ~ \" though he - not really
a peer
Btruurt- are addressed on th" outside
II better. -SIr John Brown. Bart and
heir wives LADY Brown. knIghts In IL
,imIiar way but with no aiiN. surh a.
NJ %. bat should they belong Ia any
ride that 81 the Bath or ~ Michael
tnl ~ ArebEk' NUf W blFI ifi'"ir n
% n N & NJ e. appear after their
iames II - usual To- pat all such letters
.fter IA" names IL parsons entitled tn uss
hcm
The widow Of peer IL addressed either
The Duwagsr Duchess of =. or Mary.
,Ia-cLiun..s 81 \" Thee prehXe-. a.
"il a. The h"tnr" the name ~ a peer
~ t-s-rcr- a." written slightly above TIA"
. - q tn" nam" on m" envelope Thus
To- al-p dur- whore a nam" becomes un-
lIlN lengthy DwIrg Ia tltl's and honOr-
hti, 90 Sucn an addr' ~ a. Admiral the
iDUtl.. sir William Smith. q. n,
' - - the first word admiral an thus
a-a would - written above the rest
Ter" WIy ray that official "T professional
Iti-- such a., Admiral Reeve rend &c
lirr - h. NAME thur Colonel Lard VIII.
ann Brown -th. Rey ~" Honble John
,nUl are CorrfTt
line -ight way To- address i"ttsrs - high
lgat,strI.- q the church l. al-p "a matter
e di.hlIty. uuuk- - reference" giving
4Fu s.IudtnE pr"i!N"-. many II which
-,. ,mijt"d when wrtlIug -u"Ially To ar
\rrhhi-nop On" put- His GraCv. "a"
\rrrbt-hop II To- Bishop. Tn.
ord Bishop ~ - dean. Tho
cry Reverend or more Familiarity Tn.
bean q -. 10 All archdeAcon The
~nsrabIr th" Archdeacon.- or The
,r"rn"aCon 81 clergyman has :
rrfN The Reverend n he - doctor ,
{ divinity h" - addressed The Rev.
Dr
piguitarice ~ the catholic Church are
ddrrs-"d Ills FmU"TC" Cardinal
The Right Reverend Mon-ignor
Ito Rev. Canon while priest -
ddrr-~"d ~ the same manner a. a clergy {
ran of the Church ~ England.
Annba-sador- Ministers. Niceroys and :
GOVERNORS are addressed ~ = or His Z
A,..llancy secretaries and ATTACHES
y their names and tirl'~ alone
Judges ~ the Hugh Court are usually y