The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-26
SMART STATIONERY.
Some Extreme Novelties In Writing
Paper and Cards.


Paper and Cards.
Regimental gray is, with pigskin yell
low, the modish color for delicate sta
tionery this winter, in spite Of the
claims of dove gray, and the interest
shown in other paper of divers tints, all
with narrow white borders. Regiment
al gray and pigskin yellow sheets and
envelopes do not display the white Dor
der, neither do their envelopes lean TO
the eccentric in shape. What the deal
ers call a miniature commercial envel-
ope is the choice thing, and this little
casing is just a mite longer than 1t IS
broad, sheets to fit it fold once, and
there is nothing unusual in size or form
about the gummed flap.
Indeed, it is high time the envelopes
not more than two fingers wide, open
ing at the top and showing crests, mon
ograms. etc, on their flaps, should be
laid aside On the deplorably frivolous
and ignorant note scribblers use these
or cast an eye of approval on the effort
to revive the use of that abom,natlon
known as the ragged-edge paper one
little diversity from the fast crystalllz-
ing rule in favor of great simplicity IS
now allowed That is the complete sets
of wedding stationery, done in white
MORE paper This is an almost perfect
reproduction in paper of richly Watered
silk. It comes in stately sheets, told
ing into q large square envelope, ana
is used for returning thanks for we'd
ding gifts and notes of congratulatlon
in fact, for all social correspondence
in the weeks just preceding and follow
ing the trip to the altar. 1t is inscribed
at the sheet tops with nothing but a
white embossed true lovers knot, and,
if wax is used, white is appropriate, OF
course. IN gsf
Instead of the very small sheets and
envelopes, it is only fair to say that
the stationers are selling boxes of
sheets that are ususually large, In
white and tints of gray and yellow
mentioned. These sheets have no &C
companying envelopes, for they have
one corner gummed and, when the cor
respondent has completed her message,
she takes up her ruler and, by following
her diagram, folds the sheet into a per-
feet cooked hat shape and, moistening
the corner, seals it. These little, Old
fashioned three cornered note sheets
are not meant to be sent by post, but
by messenger, since on the triangle OF
paper there is no appropriate spot for
fixing the stamp. In place of the mon
ogram, stamped in a circle. or an oval
of gilt or silver, the most deliberately
pretty shields, in various forms and
colors, are now coming into use On the
shields, coats of arms or monograms
appear in metallic blues or greens, the
| ground work of the shield being gray
or gold or silvery lavender. A shield in
fanciful 1uarterings is picked out in
! black and white, or black and silver,
the silver now implying second or half
mourning. When addresses are stamped
on paper they are no longer done in col
ored lettering, but the delicate en-
graved script suitable for visiting cards
and stationers now sell, set in silver
holders, the neatest of rubber stamps
for making at the end of a note or let
| ter, not only the date, but even the
hour on which the communication was
| written.
1t is considered an affectation not to
use wax in sealing a letter, but those
women who are refurnishing their es-
critoires against the demands of the
winter correspondence, choose their pa
per, pen wipers, blotting paper, note
/ books and bank books all in one color