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ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF ETIQUETTE WHAT TO WRITE WHAT TO DO WHAT TO WEAR WHAT TO SAY: 348 total pages.

Ample excuses may readily and truthfully be given for refusing to accede to the request for a letter of introduction and without offending the person re-questing it. When introducing a friend to another friend through the agency of a letter, it is always best to write in advance of its presentation, giving the per-son to whom it is addressed some notice of its com­ing. By doing this, it is possible to give a more in­timate idea of the character of its bearer than can possibly be given in the introductory letter. This is especially wise when, for instance, the bearer is in 1 6 Encyclopedia of Etiquette mourning or is in need of some assistance or sym­pathy. Letters of introduction are usually in the form of brief notes or consist of a word or two written on a visiting card. There is a greater courtesy im­plied in a few carefully worded sentences on a note sheet than on a visiting card alone. A note of intro­duction should not cover more than a page and a half of medium-sized note paper, and should be confined to the office of naming

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