The morning times., 1896-06-21

then the sheet is folded square, two OF
its edges stuck do wn, aud behold an Old
style letter. without an envelope, is ready
On the broad blank side, left by folding,
the address and stamp are placed, and the
effect is very similar to old family letters
boarded in attic trunks. The faded blue, in
thinuest linen paper, is supposed to be used
for foreign correspondence only, while
very odd thick -ridged sheet. in waves and
blOtcbcs OF brown and yellow, is called 1880
paper. since II Is cievefIy staiueui ia exact
Imitation OF times ravages among epistles
sixty years Old.
The 1890 paper comes in big doubled
square sheets u,.u very smaIt lvrsons 20
not muciIage down the folded edges. but
literally spIash on plenty OF sealing wax
and stamp with a huge ring seal.
AS is frequently the case. iasbion tenn
porariiy adopts two extremes. and oBe
either writes on very large or very small
sheets. and a tiny, perfectly square en-
veiope OF the rev. nut brown or Jersey
cream cartridge paper Is such aiceep ivory
tint a to fe almost yellowi8nd the brown
is the shade of n dried Engiisli walnut shell.
The texture OF the pape lis thick aud iibrous
looking Ike the cartridge paper Cn cne's
walls. but the surfaceiis quite agreeable
. for the finest pen. Instead OF a coat of
arms or monogram stamped on the pages
va tIiS ~ 10 tuC CubtOIn III
red printed letters. to have the date July
4, 1886 clearly written out, is for ex-
ample what tops the p'ige and one buys Cf
this sort OF staticDery1a months supply.
calculating to write at least one note day.
Only rel or Diack lettering is used for this
spe cai purpose. With the tinted paper in
ordinary coicrs and showing an initial
name OF country house. or name of day
this stamping is done on the top OF the inside
rT~t.-
ten on the inside pages and then directly
il is finished. before the ink is dry single
sheet of japanese blotting paper is dropped
between the two pages OF still wet words.
This blotting paper is, of course. just the
size of the note leaves and is really piece
oftissue paper woven thick soft and priDted
with the prcttiest little shadowy colored
japanese designs. Some authors of tiny
flying notes delicately perfume their blot
ting leaves and on opening ones billet Il
whiff OF sweet odor- falls out with the
fairy blotting pad.
The very up-tcdate country house own
ers have borrowed an idea for their sta
tioncry from the proprietors of summer
hotels. AT the top Of cream laid sheet.
on which. in stately English hand, is
Inscribed tempting invitation. appears
"A harming pen and ink sketch of the home
one is asked to visit. This sits mt the top
in the center OF the page. while beneath
it is printed the name of the residence and
to either side the full address, .postoffice
and telegraph directions. This. of course,
looks very like the summer hotels letter
heads. saving that the original dra wing
for ones private country house note paper
is usually done by some able pen and ink
artist who signs his work. He either
sketches the gates leading to the park,
the lodge house, picturesque chimney
stack. open doorway or porch corner. A
bit of the house rather than the whole
is done. aud then his drawing is reduced
to steel plate and stamps all the sum-
mer notes and letters.
FANNY ENDERS.