Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-12-17
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Mrs. Emily Proper
When 1t Is Applied
Professionally
By Emily Post

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Dear Mrs. Post: This letter Is
prompted by recent column OF
yours discussing the proper address
for a married woman. As an ex-
ample OF how many people make
the mistake of writing Mrs. Mary
instead OF the correct Mrs. John,
you cited your own experience of
receiving letters every day ad-
dressed to Mrs. Emily Post. As
one who reads your daily writings
in the newspapers regularly. I have
TO speak in defense of those who
address you as Mrs. Emily. I have
been looking at the information
given at the end of your column.
All this ever says is write Emily
Post. care of etc" or else 1t simply
mentions you as Mrs. Post. I have
therefore simply addressed this to
Mrs. Post which probably is enough,
but in other cases just Mrs. Brown
or Mrs. Smith would not be.
thought it only fair to call this to
your attention.
Answer-The postmark on your
letter is effaced and I don't know
therefore in which paper you read
my column. No envelope should
ever be addressed to any lady
without a title. Just Mary Smith"
or Emily Post" is equally impo-
lite. To address me as Mrs. Post,
in care of the paper. is quite right.
Il, Ha
is not likely that another Mrs. Post
is receiving mail at this same ad-
dress.
On the other hand, since it is
impossible for any professional
woman to avoid the combination
Of Mrs. with her given name. it
cannot therefore be looked upon
as an error. My private-hfe name
| MRS. Price PosD is not the one
by which my readers know me and
to address me in this way would
make me seem a stranger to those
who know Emily Post very well
Therefore, Mrs. Emily" Is pro-
fessionally quite proper.
Dear Mrs. Post: Shall a lone mar
coming to dinner with his mother bt
asked to do the carving? There vii
be just mother and me. and ordi.
narily mother does the carving. BuI
1 believe 1t might be embarrassing
to man to sit there while one o.
the ladies does the carving and serv.
ing of the plates.
Answer-If he is not accustomed
! to carving I hardly think he vii
mind watching your mother. If vol
are in doubt about this. you might
ask, would you prefer to carve?"
Dear Mrs. Post: have a rubbel
stamp with my name and address
and would like to use this to STAMP
envelopes which I occasionally in.
close with letters when I wish t.
have q reply. But first, please tel
me If this would be in questionable
taste.
Answer-No, it would be quite al
right.
Dear Mrs. Post: Is 1t or Is 1t not
proper for someone to enter house
without knocking simply because the
door is Unattached?
Answer-Certainly not, unless one
is member of the family or ar
especially intimate friend who i:
definitely given the privilege Of en-
tering the house st any time.
Mrs. Post is sorry she can no
longer answer personal letters.
She Is glad, however, to have
many printed slips on a variety
of subjects to offer her readers.
Today's slip Is Names and Sig
natures" Be sure to send s.
cent stamped, self-addressed en-
velope with your request to Mrs.
Post, in care of this paper. Leaf
lets cannot be mailed unless
self addressed envelope bears
correct amount of postage.