The Jamesburg record., 1895-07-27
Literary Notes.

Begin your letter to woman friend
without any prefix of endearment at all !,
saws the Royal Letter Writer by Ap.
pointment to her Majesty, Mrs. Grundy.
For. with logical severity reasons this
not-to- o-be-contradicted authority, it is
henceforth to be considered both vulgar
and impertinent to call mere friend or
acquaintance your " dear" The letter
writer directs his pupils to begin their
notes with easy, friendly sentences, and
conclude with the words, esteem, respect,
or a new-cut-and- phrase "In
hopes of an early meeting, am yours,
etc. !" or, I" In pleasant anticipation ofssee-
ing you soon, / am yours. etc." tits dis
tressingly inelegant to write, pursues
Mrs. Grundy's master of the pen, any
letter over four pages long that is, Just
one full sheet of letter-paper. Leave a
half-inch wide margin to the left of every
page, and by writing an aristocratic hand,
of medium size, all there is necessary to
communicate by post can be said in the
fixed space The model letter writers in
the politest periods of society never re-
quired greater space in which to make
their cleverest mots or convey most inter
esting news. For this reason the new
letter paper is nearly foot square and,
oddly enough, the authority quoted rec
ommends men to study George Wash
ington's penmanship as the most elegant,
graceful. and manly model. An aristo-
cratic hand, be it impressed upon those
who follow the laws issued from Mrs.
Grundy's throne, is one which for wom
Ell shows no crossed It's or dotted is, and
is written in clear purple ink. Black
ink is meant for trade and legal docu-
ments only.-From Society Fads,o in
Demorest's Magazine for August.
Ii is very much as one looks at it vhe-
ther one is going to suffer or enjoy most
during the summer. Fretting and fid-
getting and violent tanning add much to
ones discomfort. TO go right on with
ones work, and neither think nor care
for the heat, often enables one to forget
it, and if the mind be only held superior.
the body does not so much mind being too
warm or too cold. Some foolish people
actually fuss and fume themselves into
fevers, when summer is reigning in her
bounty. ripening fruits and grains, and
giving us her splendid skies and sunsets.
To keep the house cool In July, air it
thoroughly in the morning, then close
the windows and screen doors, and dark
ken bedrooms and parlors. A dark
closed room will be comfortable at mid
day. Select cool window, or a corner
OF the veranda, and carry your books
and sewing there, or establish yourself
under tree. Eat cold dishes and ripe
truit. Fan moderately. Do not drink
quantities OF iced water. Do not let
yourself be annoyed or vexed with any
one. Bathe at least twice a day, and
think pleasant thoughts. A lawn party
is charming for a late afternoon in sum-
mer. Invite your friends to come at
from five to eight O'Clock. Spread rugs
on the grass. and bring out some small
tables and rocking chairs. For refresh
ments have lemon SHE rbet, sponge cake,
ice-cream, snow pudding. iced tea or coi-
fee, thin sandwiches. or anything else
you like. Play lawn-tennis or croquet,
or any other game you choose.-Har-
per's Round Table.
With the July number of The Art
Amateur comes charming landscape,
" The End Of the Day." by Robert J.
Wickenden, and an equally pretty study
OF Golden Rod, by Paul de Longpre
There are the usual eight largo naues of