Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-06-25
SEALS AND WAX.
THE REVIVAL OF AN OLD FASHION
AND WHAT IT LEADS TO.
Thc Kind of Seals Most I'm Demand-Se-
lection IF Designs by Purchasers
Some Funny ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
90 >ealing-Wax.
philadelphia Times. J

a lively trade in the manufacture Of
seals has recently been developed" said a
prominent statiOner. a complete outfit
such as has been made and offered for sale
fnr two or three months past by local deal
ers, consists OF a silver tray, oxydizei or
polished, OF unique designs, hammered or
plain, with "A match box To fit, a little bun
de of adamantine tapirs two and half
inches in length, half dozen sticks OF the
wax in a. many hues and colors and
pretty box 10 hold them and the little >ilver
spirit lamp which liquifies the sealing mate
rial. The zeal j. not included. except in GER
tain complicated bronze or silver pattern,
such "a lizard or alligator designs. IL the
material IS solid silver the outfit is worth
ali the way from SO 10 $50 A very fash
ionable and equally ugly plated sort can be
purchased for SIS. Lately, to meet the de-
mand which has spread TO the les fashiona.
ble portions Of society, cheap oItfis. cost
ing hut IS cents, has been made, consisting
of neat pasteboard box containing the
same ar rticles
The seal most in use i German text in
itial placed upon a PLAIN field and enclosed
IN plain concentric circles or surrounded By
criss-cross tinting. Some ladies' exceed.
ingly Democratic in their notions use an
English initial Others have two or three
letter monograms. Crests are very fashion
able. Notices surmOunted by the armorial
crest Of the family are correct in taste and
more extensively ordered now than six
months ago After the circle the shield is
the outline most frequently called for The
dealers are often asked TO select designs for
purchaser. A lady who boasts of a great
pedigree recently asked Chestnut street
clerk u assist her Picking up Burke's
'Heraldry' he turned 70 the given name and
showed his customer a c0at-of-arms which
he thought fitted her ancestry. Looking at
II an instant she said:
i like that real well, | believe I'll order
one. But can't you put sn alligator or easel
or something that's all tie rage now into
that vacant space in the corner Of the
shield IL would help to fill up, you know!'
This, continued the stationer. lis a sam
pie Of the mushroom element idea of armo-
rial sealing. lady said recently, in order
ing a costly seal:
i don't care much what il is, so that il
is good-sized and more stylish than Mrs.
B's'
The design was which given her was fear
fully and wonderfully made American
flags, bald-headed eagles and all the wild
diAiiA4aA1 - NC III the LtO were
IN promiscuously and conspicuously The
effect was shoddy and satisfactory, but il
looked like circus potter. There are about
twenty different perfumes and coiors in wax.
and as many a, a dozsn shals, OF red. from
the deepest Indian red 10 a bright ,carlet."
Is there any significance in the color EN-
plOyedsto eal the letter.
There j.. FlIrtations in sealing wax are
the latest racket The ordinary red wax
signifies business and is supposed to 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 passion
can be accurately portrayed When pink
is used cOngratulation is intended. An in.
vitation to wedding or other festivity is
sealed with white wax. Variegated colors
are supposed TO show conflicting emotions
Do you know that thimbles ara being util-
lied To bear seals! Fact The designs Of
that sort are mild just now, but are devel-
oping. Wen work the idea up and think il
will become fashionable.
The odOrs used in the wax are ravishing
in their delicacy--that is the expensive sort
The cheaper grai les are as bad as the poma.
tum of a j-cent barber shop The perfum.
cry i the element Of cost in tie wax. A
Paris firm makes the finest imported article
The perfume of the burning wax fills an o
dinary sized apartment ami fingers aboul
th5 envelope for hours