Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-10
SEALS AND WAX.
THE REVIVAL OF AN OLD FASHION
AND WHAT IT LEADS TO.
The Kind Of Seals Most in Demand-Se-
lection of Designs by Purchaser
Some Funny Happenings-Signif-
canoe of Sealins-wax.

a lively trade in the manufacture OF
seals has recently teen deveioped,' said a
prominent >tatiJner. "A complete outfit.
such rs ha- beea made and offered for sale
for two or three months past by local deal
err, consists Of a silver tray, Cxyd ell or
polished, of unique designs, hammered or
| plain, with a match box to fit a little bun
| die of adamantine tapirs two and a half
| inches in length, half dozen sticks of the
wax in a. many hue' and colors and a
pretty box TO hold them and the little silver
| spirit lamp which Equifies the sealing mate
rial. The zeal is not included, except in GER
tain complicated bronze or silver pattern,
such a. iizlrl or ALI gator designs. Ii the
material is solid silver the outfit is worth
all the way from $50 to $50 A very fash
ionible and equally ugly plated sort can be
purchased for SIS. Lately, to meet the de-
mand which has spread to the less fashiona-
bic portions Of society, cheap outfit, cost
ing but - cents, has been made, consisting
| of n neat pastetoarl box containing the
same ar tlcleS
The seal IN Ist in use is a German text in
itial placed upon PLAIN field and enclosed
in plain concentric circles or surrounded by
a criSs-cross tinting Some laiies exceed
inglv Democratic in their mott rs use an
letter monograms CrestS are very fashion
able Notices surmCunted by the armorial
crest If the family are correct in taste and
mora extensively ordered now than six
months ago. After the circle the shield Is
the outline most frequently called for. The
dealers are often ASKED t. select designs for
purchaser. A lady who boasts of a great
pedigree recently asked a Chestnut street
clerk u assist her. Picking up Burke's
'Herallry' he turned to the given name and
show'd his customer a clat-of-armS which
he thou hit fitted her ancestry. Looking q
il an instant she said:
Al like that real well, | believe I'll order
one. Eut cant You put an alligator or easel
or something that's all the rage now into
that vacant space in the corner of the
shield 1t would help t. ill up, you knowl'
-Thi,.T continued the stationer, is n sam
pie Of tie mushroom element idea of armo-
rial sealing. 4 lady said recently, i'll order
ing "A co lily seal:
. L don't care much what il Is So that it
is Good-szei AMI more stylish than Mrs
BIS
The design was which given her was fear
fully AMI wonderfully made American
flag, hald-headei eagles and all the wild
animals e. lie found in the Zoo were chucked
in promiscuousiy and conspicuously The
effect Wa, sho1dy and satisfactory, but if
looked like circus poster. There are about
twenty different perfumes ami colors in wax,
and as many rs dozen shades Of red, from
the deepest Indian red TO bright scarlet
is there any significance in the color en-
ployed 20 cal the letter.
There l.. FlIrtations in sealing wax ars
the latest racket. The ordinary red wax
signifies business AMI is supposed 10 be used
only for business letters. Black is. of course
used for mourning and coincidence. Blue
means love and as We make four or five tints
Of this color each stage of the tender pas ion
can he accurately portrayed. When pink
Is used congratulation Is intended An in
vitation 10 a wedding or other festiyity is
sealed with white wax. Naric-ated colors
are supposed TO show conflicting emotions
Do you know that thimbles are being util
lied to bear sealsl Fact The designs of
that sort ara mild just now, but are devel-
opinS Wen work the idea up and think it
viii become fashionable.
The oiurs used in the wax are rIvi ,hin,
in their delicacy-that Is the expensive sort
Tie cheaper era ies are As bad As the poma
tum Of scent barber shop The periun;-
err, is the clement of cost in TIE wax \
Paris firm makes the fines: imported article.
The per .ums Ct the burning wax fills an or
binary sizsi apartment AMI fingers about
the envelope for hours"