quis should be addressed as "Lady Florence B." and
"Lady Sarah B." by the upper classes, and as "My Lady" or "Your
Ladyship" by all other classes.
The eldest son of an earl should be addressed as "Lord C." by the upper
classes, and as "My Lord" or "Your Lordship" by all other classes.
The wife of the eldest son of an earl should be addressed as "Lady C."
by the upper classes, and as "My Lady" or "Your Ladyship" by all other
classes.
The daughters of an earl should be addressed as "Lady Blanche" and "Lady
Evelyn" by the upper classes, and as "My Lady" or "Your Ladyship" by all
other classes.
The younger sons of earls, and both eldest and younger sons of viscounts
and barons, only bear the courtesy title of honourable. The daughters of
viscounts and barons also bear the courtesy title of honourable. This
title should never be used colloquially, "The Hon. Cecil Blank," "The
Hon. Mrs. Cecil Blank," and "The Hon. Mary Blank," should be styled
"Mr., Mrs., and Miss Mary Blank."
Baronets should be addressed by their full title and surname, as Sir
John Blank, by the upper classes, and by their titles and christian
names only by all other classes.
Baronets' wives should be addressed as "Lady B." or "Lady C.," according
to the surnames of their husbands: thus, "Sir John Blank's" wife should
be addressed as "Lady Blank" by the upper classes, not as "Lady John
Blank"--to do so would be to give her the rank of the wife of the
younger son of a duke or marquis instead of that of a baronet's wife
only--and as "My Lady" or "Your Ladyship" by all other classes.
The wives of knights should be addressed as "Lady B." or "Lady C.,"
according to the surnames of their husbands: thus, "Sir John Blank's"
wife should be addressed as "Lady Blank" by the upper classes, and as
"My Lady" or "Your Ladyship" by all other classes.
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=In addressing Foreigners of Rank colloquially=, the received rule is to
address them by their individual titles and surnames.
A prince or princess should be addressed by their full title: thus,
"Prince Munich," or "Princess Munich," by the upper classes. Persons
intimate with them usually address them as "Prince" or "Princess," as
the case may be.
In the case of a prince being a younger son, and not the reigning head
of the house, his christian name is generally used after his title when
addressing him: thus, "Prince Louis," in lieu of "Prince" only. The same
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