The Russellville Democrat., 1893-03-30
rAsuloNAeLg STATIONERY.
Proper Things in Note Paper caras a""
 Invitations.

pro,sr Tb,pgs in Note Paper, Cards and
 Invitations.
 There are no great changes to De recorded in fashionable stationery. The most elegant note paper IS either pure white or cream white. n,, Blue bond paper is also used. The choice now lies between a medium lipht-weight, smooth in finish or a linen-fnished paper or the rough vellum. Eccentric styles in letter paper find no favor with people ot refined tastes. The thin bond paper which is SO much liked by writers IS fashionable in both blue and pure white.
 When personal mark is put upon the paper it may be a crest or the initials of the writer entwined III some odd, fanciful way, rather than cut in monogram. The address of the writer is often used embossed or stamped on the paper across the middle of the page at the top. When the address is used 1t is written out in script, the number of the house being the only figure which it is allowable to print in numerals. The initials entwined, however. are quite as often used as the address, and in such a case they may be placed in the left center of the page or little to the left at the top. Some ladies who like a character istic stationery have little etching of favorite corner or of fireplace, which all their friends wiu recognize, stamped at the top of their letter paper, though this IS costly fad of few and not in par ticularly good taste. Sometimes a favorite flower of the writer IS stamped in natural colors on special stationery-and this, too, IS rather fantastic. The flower chosen usually has some special significance. Gold and silver are quite generally used in embossing and stamping, though a dark shade of red and ultramarine are both fashionable, and pale shade of gray or violet is also con sidered elegant.
 While for cards the extremely thin "'laid board" scarcely heavier than paper, engraved with heayily-cut, rather coarse lined script, such as is used by English ladies, is affected by extremists, fashionable stationers find that the majority of their GUS toners prefer a compromise and use "medium thin'' card, we'll printed in script. Of course, no ornament or flourish is allowable in the ins scription, the letters being kept as plain as possible. Gentlemen's cards remain small and oblong in shape, while ladies' cards are large and square, as they have been for some years past. It must be ac- kaowledged that the present styles in cards are in the most refined taste. It seems almost incredible that with in the memory of the present gen eration highly glazed card with silver border was considered correct form and was used by the refined women of that day. Such styles are now relegated to the kitchen.
 Invitations-except those to a wedding-are quite generally en- graved on cards. Wedding invita- tions are always engraved on note paper. All figures, including dates, are written out in full, except the number of the house. There are no abbreviations. An invitation should never give the effect of being in hurry. A matter of social function, to be done elegantly, must be done leisurely. The letters ''R. 5. V. P" are now generally omit ted from invitations.-New York Tribune.