Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-05-26
LETTER-WRITING.
The Materials Used by Ultra-Fash-
ionable Correspondents.

Sealing wax was once the rage with
fashionable letter writers six months
and even three months ago. Ultra
fashionable women use it no longer
The rage for decorating the backs of
envelopes with large blots of red, blue,
black or green wax, in which was i'm
pressed a monogram or initial, spread
among women generally. So fashion
has now tabooed it and returned to the
habit of using ready-gummed envelopes.
But fashion has not tabooed the mOn-
stroSisies in the way of pote paper which
are imported 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 i flaring red, the edeS of the
sheet being ragged like the leaf edges of
the always fashionable uncut book.
This paper has been in favor much
longer than was its immediate predeces-
sor III the letter paper cTaZe-a paper
which looked as If its edges had been
partly burned and the rest of it subject
ed to the combined effects of smoke and
water. Queer-looking paper it was, and
for a time dealers had large sale for it
and lively demand. Afghan paper is
comparatively new thing, the favorite
colorS in thiS-a linen paper-being
orange and fame color. Under the
same name the same quality of paper
appears in dark blue, pink, ecrue and
brown. These are now the favorite with
the ultra fashionables.
Those who prefer to send to CORES
pondentS burning words of love or chill
ing TeproofS on more modeStly tinted
paper use what are known as linen cloth
papers, which come in tan, rose, pale
pink and grays, and in pearl, cream and
chalk whites. They are heavier than
the ordinary linen papers and much
cOStlier. If the fair correspondent has
patience and a good pen she can possibly
write letter on the most recent inn
portatiOn, sort of etching paper.
Course, rough, either white or cream
colOred, it very closely resembles the
etching paper used by artists, except, of
course, that it is much lighter in weight.
In order to give an idea that one is
fl ancially "sOlid," presumably, the
shrewd paper-maker has introduced
paper which is called modern bond. 1t
is sort of parchment which very much
resembles the paper Oh which English
five pun" notes are printed, and is
therefore in great favor among Anglo
maniacs. 1t also resembles the paper
ON which American railway bonds are
printed. Pale pink and delicate grays
are tints sometimes used in this style of
correspondence material.
The very latest and now most popular
paper with young ladies is delicate,
pretty paper, the foundation of which is
a very delicate peachblow color. II it
were not an imported paper the recent
furry in society about the late Mrs.
Morgan's peach-blow vase might ac-
count for this peculiar shade being used.
Traced on this foundation are weird fig
ures and flowers and such distorted
as go to make up what is
called art in Japan. Other more deli
cate designs remind one of a sort of
on of Kensington art needle
work and modern wallpaper designs.
These are thrown on TO the paper by
water marks, and the contrast then, or
when contrasting tintS are used, GER
tainly makes a very handsome paper.
Ragged edges are 4 characteristic OF
nearly all these papers, and the enyel-
opes used are invariably the large square
ones, which are as popular now as when
they were first introduced.