Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-06-29

invitations to large weddings q
church, with receptions at home
are engraved On note sheets wit
monograms, combining the initial
of bride and groom, or with arm
and crest or crest alone. A care
upon which is engraved the recep
ton days of the bride and groom
the following month is also en-
closed, together with cards of tn,
bride and groom tied together witt
a white satin knot.
Ordinary visiting cards are still
unglazed; some are delicately tinted
and rather larger than last year
The shapes are nearly square. The
English script is still the most re.
chorche text. Dropped capitals are
considered the most stylish.
Visiting cards lettered Upon the
back, viz, with "Visite," ''Condo-
lence," "Felicitation," "Conge,"
etc, are still much used. English
words, however, have almost uni
versally superseded the French or
Spanish upon the reverse corners of
the card in American favor.
Visiting cards with ''Happy New
Year printed upon the face or op-
posite side are growing yearly in
10 greater favor in leu of pereonal
visit upon that immortal calling
day. Common sense demands this
style-albeit style scarcely so So
cial as the old-of thus paying the
New Years calls by proxy. The
fact is that the already immense
size of present Gotham-not to
mention the circumstance that of
late years so many of ones friends
reside in the suburbs upon the sur
face-demonstrates the futility of
the idea of a friendly call in pro-
PTia persona upon each and all of
ones acquaintance. In sets of wed
ding cards the name of the mother
of the groom is now, per courtesy,
also inserted.
The rage for monograms is on
the increase rather than decrease,
although it this season shares a
fashionable preference for the crest
and coats of arms. Very high,
brilliant colors are extensively pat
ronized. a great deal of gold is
used, and in the monograms the
letters are seemingly inextricably
involved. Without the key they
can rarely be deciphered at a
glance, but they are very beau :
full usually, and serve more as an
artistic ornamentation upon the
page or envelope than the purposes
of monogram proper.
Some very beautiful designs are
shown this seas IN for the menu.
Among them the nautical one is
the most brilliant and attractive.
Monograms are used upon every
thing, even in polished steel upon
the door plates Of aristocratic resi-
dences Names of private country
places are now printed upon note
paper in rustic letters, tastefully
embossed, with the capitals in
scarlet, leading the other letters in
French blue. The reptile mania is
partially I5vived in various comic
and grOtesque monogram FORMS
Pet-namo mOnograms, especially
among young people, are eX en-.
sively patroniz l. The various
novelties in stationary STYLES, note
paper, envelops, etc, can scarcely
be enumerated. All are more or less
stylish and in present vogue. The
Queen note is paper adapted to one
fold only, to fit the London square
envelope. These, ofcourse, are most
crested; oftentimes, if married, with
two crestS Just above the seal. Flo
rated paper is in general favor. 1t
is understood that tle old style Of
giltedgcd notepaper is about to be
revived. Purple, mauve and scarlet
inks, also the new gold ink, are
beautiful novelties. The new COM
bination envelope is sheet of pa
per SO def,ly cut as to form note
sheet and envelope in one. Of late
years wonderful improvements
have been noticed in business cards.
The fashion is on the increase, and
the most beautiful are now en-
graved in the bank note style on
steel; this latter to secure perfect
accuracy in a large number of i'm
pressiOns.-NeoC York Herald.