81 St. Caroline’s Court, July 1, 189—.

This, in common with all congratulatory letters, should be replied to

at once, and, wherever any missive is written in the third person, the

reply must follow the same fashion. An appropriate answer for the above

form would be:

Mr. and Mrs. Fielding unite in sending thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Stuart

for kindly praise awarded their son Harold on the late important event

in his life, and also for the exquisite flowers they sent to grace the

occasion.