Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-04-11
Styles in Stationery.

Styles in Stationery.
Letter-paper, envelopes, visiting, &C.
ceptlon. wedding, and gift cards 60 out
Of style with just as much rapidity
as dresses, bonnets, shoes and collars.
AS etiquette prescribes the design and
form OF each, it behooyes every member
of society who values his reputation to
keep himself posted on these matters.
Everythinginthe way of writing material
is RAJ ged-raggged as the reputation Of
q Tilted dude-and to use letterlpaper,
folded wedding cards, or invitations OF
other than a raw edge is to ignore the
first law of Dame Fashion. fheletter-
paper varies in size, but in no instance
is it more than double the size of the
envelope-that is to say, society folds
her letters but once. Every conceivable
style of ornamentations finds favor, so
desperate is the effort to show inaividu-
atty. Where the stock is not varied
enough favored customers are permit
ted to put their fancies in writing g, and
these pen pictures are sent to manu-
facturers for execution. But the aver
age buyer is not SO hard to please, and
if any objection is raised it is very apt
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In the decorations of the highest
priced paper the work is done in hand
painting, and flowers, fish, birds, bugs,
come from the brush of genuine artists.
In the scenic painting done in water
all the popular resorts in Europe end
America a be had if the purse is dep
enough. In less ambitious but more
ultra styles, the paper and Wrap
per are stamped with the family crest.
Where this claim to blue blood OF long
descent is wanting, the initials are
stamped in gray-black ink. The latest
crinkle is a die for stamping, with a
circular design, copied from the one in
use at the P~ost-ol6ce. 1t has about
the same dimensions, and includes the
name, city, with the day of the week
and space for the date. Thisi is stamped
on both sheet ard wrapper, or on the
latter only. When monogram, crest,
initial or cipher stamp is used the CEN
ter of the top is considered the proper
place.
OF course it is understood that only
the vulgar use ruled paper, and the
woman who ..never could write
straight" has either to take lessons OF
hire an amanuensis. When the young
ladies get communicative, as is not an
uncommon occurrence, they are wont
to write every page in a different di-
rection. This craze has had its da:,
and Miss Loquacity will coniine her
pen to a course parallel with the top
and bottom lines.
In colors the newest tint, called pal
geographic, is as time stained as aparch-
,ment belonging to the Elizabethan
age. and because it reNvcs the an
ltiuue, popularity for a lime at least.
will not be wanting. Dead white still
holds favor, and cream and rose tints
meet in contrast for supremacy. Ladies
OF linguistic aspirations buy largely OF
a cream-colored octave paper called
salutstion note, in which the popu-
lar salutations in all the modern
languages are distributed through 8
.quire box. Blue stockings are in luck
this season, and the boxes of quotation
paper r valuable to any collector
of choice and familiar selections.
Many of the quotations are pat, and
each sheet in the little plush trunk
contains a different sentiment
There is little to be said ABOUT cards,
which to be en- regle must be "a luster.
less white, made Of thin boardi cut al
most square, with straight, raw edge,
and inscribed in plain script. The
name fills the right corner, and the
left is reserved for the reception day
Unless young ladies have made theil
debut they must call for their pammas
in which case the name ''MiB .Adelia
Smith is written below ..Mrs.NG. Y.
Smith"
Gentlemen carry smaller csrds thar
their fair sisters, and in imitation of h
English style the title "Mr." b placed
.on the paste-board, and the nsme writ.
ten very plainly on the right side
Bowel and gilt edge are no Longer
used. Invitations for Germans, dn.
ners, small parties and all receptions
are concisely written on cards, anc
all responses thereto are sent on tho
same paper. The formality Of the en-
itertainment is specified in the size
the larger the card the more swell the
dinner.
Billet doux and short notes are dis
patched on cards. and when deep tint.
are chosen white silver or gold co,oree
ink is sanctioned.
When black paper is sanctioned fol
mourning, white ink is used. Other
wise a ragged paper is bordered with
crape-like band, and the stamping be
ing done in silver, and jet the dict:ol
appears in black. There is Il leaning
toward a back hand when the Englisl
style Of penmanship is not easy.
Little folks are cared for quite a!
infinitely as their elders, and infantil'
bellies and beaux have their crests
monograms, regret cards, and daint,
little 1etter-heads, decorated with pro
verbs or extracts from 'Kate Green
away and ''Mother Goose" Nor i
this enough, but the belle embryonic
has her choice of five kinds Of sealing
wax with which to close and wafer he
doll party or KEITH e-drum Invitations
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