The Arizona champion., 1891-02-07
STYLES IN STATIONERY.
The Proper Thing in Note Pa
 per and Cards.
ETCHING PAPER"THE LATEST THING OU'
Varieties of Gentlemen's Visiting
 Cards,

Styles in stationery have not material Iy changed from last season, though some of the distinctions are little more marked. New varieties of note paper with florid decorations, eccentric dimen- sions, and conspicuous tintings are pro- duced, but fail to become standard. The most elegant as well as genteel paper sold is heavy cream white sheet fold ing once into a square envelope. This sheet may have rough finish and the curiously mottled appearance of coarse wrapping paper, by the irregular ar engagement of water lines, when 1t is known as Grecian antique. It may be smoothly finished, with no gloss and very heavy and silky in texture, when it is called ''kid finished"
 It may have a rough cloth finish or a peculiar rough effect known as ''parch- ment vellum." Quite the latest paper used is a so called etching paper" !" which has rough surface with various irregular Impressions, and rougher still, almost like Bristol board, is the so called hand made parchment. A new variety of paper has broad water lines stamped across the paper horizontally, and diag- onal1y applied to the envelope.
 The same styles, too, are carried out in the thin lined papers for those who like thin paper for the purpose of letter writing. In all notes of invitation or regret and formal correspondence the heavier varieties are employed. The one new tint produced this year is a very delicate violet shade, which is sometimes used by Rsthetic people. Another shade known as azure, which is in reality dull, soft blue, is also somewhat popu- lar. Dull stone color and chocolate are also sometimes seen, but the conserva- tive woman of good taste selects always plain cream tinted paper.
 At the top of the page, and in the cen ter instead of the corner, is her address stamped in colored letters, surmounted by her monogram, or coat of arms if she has one. The monograms are much more used this season than they have been previously, and the fancy is to stamp them in embossed letters colored with metallic colors. The three initials in script are sometimes used instead of the monogram. For ordinary use the letters and accompanying monogrsms are of a clear scarlet or blue, printed smoothly upon the paper.
 Gentlemen's visiting cards arc trihe longer and quite as narrow as those of last year, and have the address in the lower left hand corner. The lady's wis iting card is large, square and imposing, and engraved in large script, especially if the name is short one,
 Wedding invitations are in every re- spect the same, engraved on . sheet, note size, which folds once, to be inclosed in the envelope. This envelope contains sometimes three cards besides the invita- ton proper-the card to be presented at the church door, another for the reoep- tion at the house, and a third which may give the future at home day of the bride. A card is sometimes used for church weddings indicating the hour and place at which the bridal party take the train, and which is practically an invita- ton to see them of on the wedding jour ney.-New York Sun.