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Show I THE RIGHT THING I ; at the RIGHT TIME j ! By MARY MARSHALL DUFFEE ' TELKUKAM ETIQUIJT Lot no act b don at baphatard. Marcui Aurellus. A TL'LKUUAPHED message Is ul-ways ul-ways more formal uud more courteous than a telephoned one. For Ii. stance, on the occasion of any Joyous occasion u birth In a friend's family, the announcement of an engagement, a wedding, or a birthday anniversary It Is always courteous to telegraph your congratulations, whereas you would telephone your message only where you were extremely well acquainted. The telegram Is regarded as a eifect- j ly proper meui.s of conveying con- dolence following the ileal h In the family of a friend or acquaintance. And. of course, six h a message of sympathy sym-pathy should never be conveyed by a telephone message. When geii'llni such telegrams it is best to Indicate that you wish to have them delivered by messenger rather than by tele-phone. tele-phone. Mo usual Is It for u j In sending busl-ness busl-ness telegiams to bear in mind Unit we have a ten-word limit for tlie minimum min-imum fee tl at we are prone lo attempt to force social telegrams Into this ien word limit, or else we pad ih.mi out so t lint we will make use of nil the words to which we are entitled. Often your meSMige Is best expressed In only two or three winds. Sometimes (hp single word "Cong:situtathns" N i; that Is required. Then It would lie de- Idedly In bad Judgment fo use more. Needless to say. we dispense hUi formal Introductions nnd conclusions even In the social telegram. Thus we do not begin with "My dear." or "Dear," nor tin we use such expres. shins as "sincere ly" or "truly yoiirV even when sei ding a formal message. Always remember that there Is nothing private about a telegram and that no message should be sent over the wire thai you are not willing fo Imve re-celved re-celved by others limn the one tor whom It Is Intruded.- I'snu'Iy n tele, tram Is urgent In Its nature and mem-hers mem-hers of a family would open one 'vlnvi addressed to nn absent member. Sim-fin Sim-fin rly a teleirrrm sent lo a person's business address nnd received during his absence would he opened by tho one who rece'ved It. 192'. ty XlrClur V,v-p-.rr Svnr1rt |