Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-08-12
Fashionable Letter Writers.
New York Times.


Sealing wax was quite the rage with
fashionable letterwriters six months, and
even three months ago. Ultra-fashion-
able women use it no longer. The rage
for decorating the backs of envelopes
with huge blots of red, blue, black or
green wax, in which was impressed a
monogram or initial, spread among WON
en- generally So fashion has now taboo
ed it, and has returned to the habit of us
ing ready gummed envelopes. But fash
ion has now tabooed the monstrosities in
the way of note-paper which are now i'm.
ported in large quantities from Berlin.
Paris, and London. The loudest of these
still continues to be what is called the
Mahdi, but its novelty is wearing away
This is a rather coarse paper of haring
red the edges of the sheet being ragged,
like the leaf edges of the always fashion
able uncut book. This paper has been
in favor much longer than was its prede-
cesor In the letter paper craze-a paper
which looks as if its edges had been part
ly burned and the rest of it subjugated
to the combined effects of smoke and
water Queer-looking paper it was, and
for time dealers had large sale for it
and a lively demand. Afghan paper is a
comparatively new thing, the favorite
colors in this linen paper-being or
ange and flame color. Under the same
name the same quality of paper
appears in pink, blue, ecru and brown
They are now the favorites with the ultra
fashionables.
Those who prefer to send to CORES
pondents burning words of love or chill
ing reproofs on more modestly tinted
paper use what are known as linen cloth
papers, which come in tan, rose, pale
pinks and grays, and in pale cream and
chalk whites. They are heavier tn an the
ordinary linen papers and much costlier.
If the fair corresp ondent has patience
and a good pen she can possibly write a
letter on the most recent importation,
a sort of etching paper. Coarse, rough
either white or cream colored, it very
closely resembles the etching paper used
by artists, except, of course, that is much
lighter in weight. In order to give an
idea that one is financially solid" pre-
sumably, the shrewd papermaker has in
troduced paper which is called modern
bond. 1t is sort of parchment which
very much resembles the paper on which
English five pun notes are printed, and
maniacs. 1t also resembles the paper ON
which American railway bonds are print
ed. Pale pink and delicate grays are
tints sometimes used in his style of cor
espondence material.
The very latest and now most popular
paper with young ladies is delicate,
pretty paper, the foundation of which is
very delicate peach blow color. If it
were not an imported paper, the recent
furry in society about the late Mrs. Nor
gan's peach-blow vase might account for
this peculiar shade being used Traced
on this foundation are weird figures and
flowers, and such distorted landscapes as
go to make up what is called artin Japan.
Other more delicate designs remind one
of sort of combination of Kensington
art needle-wCrk and modern wallpaper
designs. These are thrown on to the
paper 81 water marks, and the contrast
then, or when contrasting tints are used,
certainly makes very handsome paper.
Ragged edges are q characteristic of
nearly all these papers, and the envelopes
used are inyariable the large square ones,
which are as popular now as when they
were first introduced.