The morning call., 1890-08-24
TOLD BY THE ENVELOPE.
Character Disclosed in the Way You
Write Your Friends Address.

Character Disclosed in the Way You
Write Your Friends Address.
Some persons claim that character dis
closes itself to the observing from the out
side of an envelope, ana although the asser-
ton seems decidedly far fetched, there is
more than a grain of truth in it after all.
1t all depends, however, on that little
clause, ito the observing" If one stops an
instant to think, blurred or hlotted adj
dress suggests that the writer must have
good deal of don't care" in his make. Ii
the contrary were the case and an acct
dental blntting of his envelope had occurred,
it would have been destroyed and q clean
one taken its place. Ii letters come habitu-
ally from one person and are nabltually
blurred and sl0venly in their address, 1t
argues a certain slovenliness 10 character.
Ii the penmanship is quick, careless,
dasby hand it suggests that the writer is OF
a quick, nervous temperament, while II the
writing itself is hurried to slovenllness 1t
discloses lack of system, an individual al
ways in hurry. A running hand, small
and concise, bespeaks the collegiate, accus-
toned to taking notes at lectures; round.
full hand public-school education with
Spencerian teaching in writing; very an
gular up-and-down hand hints at the writ
er's great initiative powers, Tor that is
never natural; a very bold, dashing style
argues individuality, and a peculiar hand
originality. with strength of character, es-
pecally il the peculiarly ID the chlrogra-
ply is not pleasing.
If it is a labored hand, it means one of
two things, either lack of practce-per-
haps in early education-Or very careful.
paInstaking individual. If it is, however,
full hand, it argues vanity, for the writer
has evidently been praised for his penman-
ship, and likes praise. If it is neat,
pleasing address, believe in the persons
good opinion of you, for he does his best
in writing you. If il only pleases you be,
cause it is conventional, neat and good
form, believe in his general good breeding
and education. for his writing Is like the
smile on the face of society woman.
Again, if the chrography be almost illeg-
ible, never ask the writer to do You favor;
he would not bother himself to be nice to
any one.
AS for the envelope itself, if plain, or
binary affair it means not, as might be sup
posed, poverty of purse, but either poverty
of cultivation or the filling of SO chance a
need, and the letter itself will reveal tlat
it is a borrowed article and its use a case of
it or none at all. If the envelope be pie
tured or tinted you may doubt the owners
good taste, while If 1t have a monogram or
crest you can be sure it indicates pride or
self-esteem. If it be something unique and
novel in design, as very long and slender or
very broad and square, look out for the
1.-THE summer girl"
OF course the summer girl is extremely
particular about her stationery and takes
with her the very latest fads or nothing at
all; she is prone TO fancy something a
trife newer than the conventional cream,
white, heavy or linen paper. Perhaps the
very latest thing she can get is the paper in
deep heliotrope and blue tones stamped
with clOver-leaf in one corner, with fir
ish that givas to the clover the glisten of
satin. Accompanying this she must have a
sweet-graSs box to hold the paper and a
dear little pen-wiper In the shape of a
clOver-leaf and made of flannel; the whols
thing somehow made to suggest new-mown
hay sort of innocence.
If one is simply signing for tinted paper,
the shades of pale gray and yellow with
the address stamped in silver are the most
desirable things to be used, but good SEN
sible sticking to good sensible conyen-
tionality of paper is highly satisfactory
The address is the only thing that is now
stamped upon ones paper by those who
study good form in everything, the enyel-
Ope accompanying it being plain.
A woman who looks after her letter-pappr
and watches that her supply does not ex-
haust itself and her needs require her to
take up with anything pro TEN, adds one
admirable quality to the list Of dainti-
nesses which should make up her ipdiyidu-
atty. Precise, dainty ways are ncouired
charms which should not be sneered at
Chicago Herald.