, 1869-12-25

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The use OF the ct.at, Goth 1n Euglard and in
Auertcn, has Increased inucn during the last ave
SeArr, aGd It Is the fashion 10 pace It upon evtry
ciesra hss done much toward Ills; but re1y feS
cuit cit is of cIcsts ami monoXrnEs know auS-
th11 Of the terms OF heTaldrg OF the 1aws that
trace IN which The aTme are enblazored- The
centre Il this shield 10 cai cd the fets rolt sbuse
rnta Ii the homer point, be!oS Is the uomhrt
l.tcr the top OF the right AID let tides the icx-
ter Ind sinister CHIEF; the centre Of the bottnm OF
tte th!ela is esEed The hsse; The respective sides,
There are dve co1ors In heraldJ, and gold and
silver, ana a19es-u:uTt, blue: .aits red; rers,
Grccn; t'n17'uTs, puspc ara *0ot, Or black; kaTny
and &angtfnc being usel but rasett. Tac figures
Oh a shield are called charges, ard are divided
into coEnlon aid proper charsca Common
charges arc vell.known objects called By thcE
oxn names: rroocs charges nre shapes peculiar
to hesadT. and are called The band, the Chief tho
crost, tho chel1ou, the Tess, and the SATIRE Then
there arc MARKS Of .onsnip, or devices borne By
Greats Vc1e originally worn on the helmet: they
0re still placed Abtye The arma an1 serve often
TOT ccGnizances without the shltld-
CRISIS aEe now used a. o5naGcnts, not only
upon diner and breakfast service, rpoR plate,
walking sticks, umbrellas, harneke, caErages, md
npon % tea %catid.es, aud on wo1e tables. Cres are
worn as wrist LINKS, al breaches, a. hair olna-
MeBts, al studs, as hreastptns: but for all these
viii ihe Monogram These monoSrams 10 an
Invention Of modern date, and some OF them are
quaint enough. 4 very elegant one has been de-
s,gued for Queen Victoria Il u In black and all
vi. The crown ia above the letter r, acrass
which Is 4 bard OF black, xith the word /" Vlcto-
rta'f executed in silver The whole eject Is tln1-
pie and tasteful The Prince Of Walea has more
elaborate monogram, executed in gold, silver, and
co1GTy, the rev rusttc letter1 being arranged In
tie c1oHn and featherf. The Princess has 1ve
eccentric nonogrsms, eome comic, others studiea
10 animal and itsect life, but all we'll executed
AID well drawn.
Coats Of ARMS arc stamped in their proper her.
nltltc co:ors, and in gold or e;lyer. A fayortte
ceylce among the English Rristocracy "a tho coto.
net eI cIcled BY the monogram In rustic letter..
These ietssEa aIe yeIy deeply Stamped, 80 as to
appe ar In high 1e1iel on the paper. These are
wLrl cd in al colofF, The deep violet and daIk
brown # aces preveiltng. The Princess Of Tcck
nse chosen this color for her very pretty MONO
gram. That Of Vikconnt Macdun Is In purple and
polt, rentEdtIg one OF tho novel Of taat name.
te1y elegant ATE the nonograms OF blue and all
yer, violet and silver, etc. Lady Churchill has
her initials In rustic letters placed beneath her
corolet Tei3 t9stefulI5. .--..--.-.
TIC next class are the "pame uonogra,ns,"
4htse ale vaE1ously designed letters, across
which bal cuttslp!rE the L8YDc IL thrown;
thus, "N. B J."is made By rustic letter., grace
fully dfapcd with Ivy, u bee, and the aforesaid
band con:s,ut pretty nsuc which l will not
eject .o III. style. and arc ysty sn,eaole, Ml1.
lures Of gold, silver. and co]ota, asc also very
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