The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1925-10-01

The matter of addressing an en-
velope seems really trifiing, and one
which ought not to require much at
t%ention, but quite the contrary is true.
Upon the envelope depends often the
fate of the letter. The neatly. and
correctly addressed envelope may very
easily dispose the reader favorably
toward the writer of the letter, even
before 1t is opened, and while he is
holding 1t in his hand. The so-called
trihing things of life are often the
most fa%r-reaching in their influence,
and effect.
The address on an envelope should
always occupy a little more than the
lower half Of the available space, and
should be placed toward the right end
of that space. 1t will usually consist
of three or four lines, and these may
be arranged in one of two ways. The
first of these is called the block meth
cd of arrangement. In this arrange
ment the fines are placed one under
the other without indentation, and
usually all punctuation, excepting
such as indicates abbreviation, is
omitted, although the regular method
of punctuation may be used If it is
desired. The illustration below indi-
Gates the method suggested.
Mr.. John Hancock Jones
927 West Main Street
Blue Island Illinois.
The second method is more com
monty employed. In this, the first
line of the address Is placed on or
near the middle of the space indicated
for the address, and the succeeding
lines are indented evenly toward the
right. The lines should not be in
denied so far as to give an unstable,
top-heavy effect to the address, as if
one were falling over the other. This
address, Also, may, or may not be
p%unctuated, as the writer prefers.
The tendency now seems to be to omit
punctuation.
Mrs. George Francis Brown,
237 Lake Lawn Avenue,
Chicago, Illinois.
Authorizations in an address may be
used, but the fewer the better. The
abbreviation is the sign Of haste, or
carelessness, or l~aziness, and none of
these qualities is a desirable one to
reveal. The address with few or no
authorizations looks better, and ap-
p%earance counts for a good deal these
days. Even business men are en-
ploying authorizations less and less.
The envelope should also bear the
address of the writer of the letter.
There is a growing practice, among
women especially, in their social cor
r%espOndence to have this return adj
dress printed, or written, or engraved
upon the flap of the envelope, so that
it is not seen until the envelope is
turned over. This position of the re-
turn address is chosen, perhaps, be-
cause it gives the envelope a less
.businesslike appearance than it would
have if the address were placed upon
the. front of the envelope.
The ordinary position for the adj
dress Of the writer of the letter is
the upper left-hand corner of the en-
Such an address insures the :
return Of the letter within a few days, :
should it not be possible to deliver :
1t to the one to whom it is addressed, :
and should be on all letters. :
Many people, women more often :
than men, l believe, in writing a let :
ter do not give any accurate address :
IN the body of the letter, but expect :
the recipient of the letter to get the :
address from the envelope. Few men :
who receive a large daily mail, open :
their own letters, and so do not see :
he envelopes in which they came. :
This morning, for instance, when I :
came to dictate my letters, I found :
me from Walter Dawson. Walter :
ives in Chicago, and knows that :
NOW that he does. His letter, how :
yer, did not indicate the exact loca- :
ion of his residence in that village. :
Tor, after the clerk in my office had :
overturned the waste basket, and :
-One through its contents in search of :
he envelope in which Walters letter :
lad come, did we find that he had :
-iven his street number on the en- :
elOpe. After looking up some pre- :
ious correspondence his address was :
discovered, however, and l could go :
n with the business. It would have :
cen useless to have addressed a let :
er to walter Dawson, Chicago, Z
illinois" for though Walter is a bright :
oy, he is not well enough known in Z
is home town for a letter to reach :
i'm unless it bears a street address, Z
nd a good many other people are like :
i'm. 1t is not enough for a return Z
ddress to be on the envelope only e
here should be one in the body of z
letter. z
%. 1925, Western Newspaper Union.) z
AND CLARK PROMOTED Z