I find, on the other hand, that wainscoting the hall comes to
more than I had anticipated, and I have decided to leave it as it
is for the present.

            Very truly yours,
               C.R.  Town. 
    (Mrs. James Town)

=THE SOCIAL NOTE=

There should be no more difficulty in writing a social note than in writing a business letter; each has a specific message for its sole object and the principle of construction is the same: 

* Date
Address (on business letter only)

Salutation: 

The statement of whatever is the purpose of the note.

Complimentary close,
Signature.
* Or date here

The difference in form between a business and a social note is that the full name and address of the person written to is never put in the latter, better quality stationery is used, and the salutation is “My dear ——­” or “Dear ——­” instead of “Dear Sir:” 

Example: 

350 Park Avenue

Dear Mrs. Robinson: 

I am enclosing the list I promised you—­Luberge makes the most beautiful things.  Mower, the dressmaker, has for years made clothes for me, and I think Revaud the best milliner in Paris.  Leonie is a “little milliner” who often has pretty blouses as well as hats and is very reasonable.

I do hope the addresses will be of some use to you, and that you
will have a delightful trip,

Very sincerely,
Martha Kindhart.

Thursday.

=THE NOTE OF APOLOGY=

Examples: 

=I=

BROADLAWNS

Dear Mrs. Town: 

I do deeply apologize for my seeming rudeness in having to send
the message about Monday night.

When I accepted your invitation, I stupidly forgot entirely that Monday was a holiday and that all of my own guests, naturally, were not leaving until Tuesday morning, and Arthur and I could not therefore go out by ourselves and leave them!

We were too disappointed and hope that you know how sorry we were
not to be with you.

Very sincerely,
Ethel Norman. 
Tuesday morning.

=II=

Dear Mrs. Neighbor: 

My gardener has just told me that our chickens got into your
flower beds, and did a great deal of damage.

The chicken netting is being built higher at this moment and they will not be able to damage anything again.  I shall, of course, send Patrick to put in shrubs to replace those broken, although I know that ones newly planted cannot compensate for those you have lost, and I can only ask you to accept my contrite apologies.

    Always sincerely yours,
          Katherine de Puyster Eminent.

=LETTERS OF THANKS=