Not Good.—Mr. A. B. Crayton of Belleville was a guest at the Horton house to-day.
Right.—A. B. Crayton of Belleville was a guest at the Horton house to-day.
2. After a person's name has been mentioned once in a story, his initials or Christian names are omitted thereafter, and a Mr. or his professional title is put before the name.
Right.—Prof. O. C. Bowen of Atawa was a speaker at the local Y. M. C. A. to-day. Prof. Bowen chose as his subject, "The Four Pillars of State."
3. If a person has more than one professional title, the one of highest rank should be used. If he has two titles of apparently equal rank, choose the one last received or the one by which he is best known among his friends.
4. Mrs. always precedes the name of a married woman, Miss that of an unmarried woman, no matter whether the initials or Christian names are used or not.
5. In giving lists of unmarried women, precede the names with Misses, taking care always to give the full Christian name of each woman.
6. In giving lists of married women, Mesdames may introduce the names, though present usage prefers Mrs. before each name.
7. When mentioning a man and his wife, put it Mr. and Mrs. William Black, not William Black and wife.
8. Do not use Master before the name of a boy.