A YOUNG man corresponding with his fiancée is never, of
course, as formal as in his letters to other people. This does not mean,
however, that his correspondence should be full of silly meaningless
"nothings." On the contrary, he should aim to instruct and benefit his
future spouse as well as convey to her his tokens of affection. The
following letter well illustrates the manner in which a young man may
write his fiancée a letter which, while it is replete with proper
expressions of amatory good will, yet manages to embody a fund of
sensible and useful information: