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THE MANUAL OF PERFECT GENTILITY.
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is not correct; nothing but the Christian name should ever be used as a signature."
"But suppose the person you were writing to did not know whether you were married or not," said Candace.
"Then you can add your address below, like this;" and she wrote on the edge of her drawing-paper,—
"Yours truly,
"Catherine V. Gray.
"Mrs. Courtenay Gray,
"Newport, R. I.
That is what I should do if I were writing to a stranger."
"Then there is this about the addresses of letters," went on Candace:—
"'In addressing a married lady, use her maiden as well as her married name; for example, in writing to Miss Sarah J. Beebe, who is married to George Gordon, the proper direction would be
Mrs. Sarah B. Gordon,
Care of George Gordon,
Oshkosh,
Michigan.'
Is that right, Cousin Kate?"
