The Southern herald., 1890-10-24
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Your Hfishd's Aldfess,
Some persons claim that character
discloses itself 20 me observing from
the outside ofsan enY1ldpe, and az
though the assertion seems decidedly
far fetched tl,eEe Is more than 3 grain
Of truth in It after all Il all depends,
however. on that little clause ito the
Observing If one stops an Instant to
think. ablurred OF blotted address sug-
gests that the writer must have a good
deal Of don't caro-. IN his make; II the
CONTRARY were the case. and an acci-
dental bl0tting Of thd envelope had oc-
curred, 1t would have bean destroyed
and ! clean one taken It's place. II let
tiers come habitualiy from one person
and are habitnally blurred and slovenly
IA their address, Il argues certain
lsloyenliness in character.
II the penmanship is q quick, caro-
less dashy hand, 1t suggests that the
writer Is Of q quick, nervous tempera-
menk Whila Il the writing itself is hur-
ried to sloYenliness it discloses lack Of
system, an individual always ina hur-
~. A running hand. small and con-
else, bespeaks the collegiate, accus-
toned to taking notes at lectures;
round. full hand, public school educa-
tion with Spencerian teaching in writ
ing; very angular up-and.down hand
hints at the writer's great initiative
power for that IS never natural; very
bold, dashing style argues individual
ity, and peculiar hand originality
with strength of character, especially
II the popularity in the chirography is
not pleasing.
1fitis alabored hand It means one
Of two things, either lack Of practice
perhaps in early education-or a very
careful. painstaking individual. If it
is, however, a particular careful, round,
even, beautiful hand, 1t argues vanity,
for the writer has evidently been
praised for his penmanship and likes
praise. II 1t is a neat, pleasing ad-
dress, believe in the persons good opin.
ion Of youvfer he does his best in writ.
ing you. II 1t only pleases you because
1t is conventional, neat and good form,
believe in his general good breeding
and education, for his writing is like
the smilo on the face Of society wom-
an. Again, II the chirography be al
most nlegible never ask the writer to
do you a favor; he would not bother
himself to be nice to any one.
As for the envelope itself, If plain,
ordinary affair, it means, not as might
be supposed, poverty Of purse, but
either poverty of cultivation or the fill
ing Of so chance need, and the letter
itself will reveal that 1t is borrowed
article and its use case Of it or none
at all. If the envelope be pictured or
tinted you may doubt the owners good
taste, while if it have a monogram or
crest you can be sure it indicates pride
or self-esteem. II 1t be something
unique and novel in design, as very
long and slender, or very broad and
square, look out for the gushing maid.
OF course the summer girl is ex-
tremely particular about her stationery
and takes with her the very latest fads
or nothing at all: she ia prone to fancy
something a'trifie newer than the con-
sYentional cream. white heavy or linen
paper Perhaps the very latest thing
she can get is the paper in deep hello
trope and blue tones stamped with a
clover leafsin one corner, with a finish
that gives to the clover tho glisten of
satin. Accompanying this she must
have sweet grass box to hold the
paper, and ; dear little pen-wiper in
the shape Of a clover leaf and made of |
fianneli the.whole thing smade to sug-
gest new-mown hay sort OF innocence.
II one Is simply signing for tinted |
paper the shades Of pale gray and yell
low with the address stamped in silver
are tho most desirable things to be
used, but o good sensible sticking to a |
good sensible conventionality of paper
is highly satisfactory. The address is
the only thing that is now stamped up
on ones paper by those who study good |
form In every thing, the envelope ac-
companying 1t being plain.
Awoman who looks after her letter
paper and watches that her supply does
not exhaust itself and her needs re-
quire her to take up with any thing pro
tenn. adds one admirable quality to the
list Of daintinesses which should make
up her individuality. Precise, dainty
ways are acquired charms which should
not be sneered AT. -Chfcaoo lUarold