THE ENVELOPE
1. The arrangement of the address upon the envelope is largely a matter of taste. It usually occupies three or four lines, written en échelon,[23] but some writers prefer the blocked[24] formation.
2. In business letters the word street and the name of the state may be abbreviated, but in formal and informal letters it is better form to spell out in full.
3. Legibility is even more essential in the address than in the letter itself.
4. It is good form to write the street and number or the postoffice box in the lower left-hand corner.
5. The abbreviations No. and # before the figures in the street address should be omitted.
6. In care of should be written out in full.
7. The stamp should always be placed in the upper right-hand corner, as a convenience to the postoffice officials. Care should be taken to affix the stamp neatly, as carelessness in this respect reflects upon the sender.
8. Punctuation may be omitted at the ends of the lines; otherwise use a comma, except at the end of the last line. {124}
9. The title Esq. is more complimentary than Mr., and the former should always be used when addressing men holding a college degree or of social standing. In formal social addresses Mr. (or Dr., etc.) is always used.
10. In addressing envelopes to persons in high positions the following forms should be used: To the President of the United States, The President, Executive Mansion, Washington, D. C.; to King George, His Majesty, the King, London (omit England, as this is considered a provincialism); to the Pope, His Holiness, Pope Pius X., Rome (omit Italy); to a member of the Cabinet, To the Honorable the Secretary of State; to a duke, His Grace, the Duke of ——; to a baron, The Right Honorable, the Lord ——; to a cardinal, To His Eminence, William Cardinal O’Connell; to an archbishop in England, The Most Reverend —— His Grace the Lord Archbishop of ——; to a bishop in England, The Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of ——, in the United States, The Right Reverend (Christian and surname), adding honorary titles; to a dean in England, The Very Reverend the Dean of ——; to an archdeacon in England, The Venerable the Archdeacon (surname); to a senator, congressman, mayor, or judge, Honorable (Christian and surname); to a governor, His Excellency, the Governor of ——; to an ambassador, His Excellency the British Ambassador. {125}