\def\opening#1{\ifx\@empty\fromaddress
  \thispagestyle{firstpage} 
    {\raggedleft\@date\par}
  \else  % home address
    \thispagestyle{empty} 
    {\raggedleft\begin{tabular}{l}\ignorespaces\fromaddress \\*[2\parskip]
      \@date \end{tabular}\par}
  \fi
  \vspace{2\parskip}
%  {\raggedright \toname \\ \toaddress \par}\vspace{2\parskip}
  #1\par\nobreak}

