The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-25
ARrsrocnATIc sTAT1oNEHY.
Women of FasbfoBn BILE Prefentfonr
Use yeIInm EscIusfveIy.

Use VeIInm EscIusfveIy.
New York. Doc 2--Tae staNorer
brought out az bot for me holiday trade
some very effective novel,les. 70 the uo-
men Who're Taste 81 severely classical re
has catered with ivory white velium note
flze and invitation sheets. ana ss Nfs
Vanderbilt he's iss1 down me iaw IN favor
81 a revival Of On English lettering. thai
eiyle 81 engraving appear On all me
emaft stationery. Women's visiting cards
ere nov small square pieces If rather
heavy black Gothic chafaetera. IN the
right ana loft lower corners the day a.
home snd the address arc printed IN small
noat Roman type. Young la1les. who are
uD3er the chaperouaae II p mother or
aunt, use cards ore aize smaller than
those FOR rnatona. ana they don't have
any nay engraved On the parchment
squares.
The large card. announcing reception
tea. has been called 10. a sheet of vcilum
paper q used exactly Ike that on which
Dafentr announce OF invite - % Wedd,ng
ana the usage u the hour b. III Roman
numerals. Some yper-fash3onable no
men give the number 81 their street and
houses IN Roman hume rails On their cards
u Is nOw the universal custom On every
Invitation that 81 engraved, and afro lu
giving the house ana street number al the
TOP Of note paper. This haa an ODD 5ut
very decorative look ana the only ar2u-
snent against 1t " that The practice Wli
foon become vuignrlzed.
with laudabie desire 10 conquer that
feminine weakness for writing % note any
way but tho way the sheets naturally
turn, quiFea Of single leaf paper haye been
introduced and strange 40 say the women
Ike H. You can bus a boz 81 small sim
Rle note leaves or large single letter leaves
~ the thinncst bank note paper. since that
q particularly goOd tactic for letters. and
gou are expected 40 write only on one al4o
III he sheet. A. the Top o. every leaf,
~ the side On which sou write ~ your
address IN tiny black Roman numerals.
au1 goo1 iaste nov cxaciH thot you num-
Der your snoeis a. the top 80 you go
along.
Engagement Curdn.
Having cast out the big reception ica
cards. those women VINO arc deep ~ an
tho smart clubs ana charities have order
90 parchment engagement cards They are
longer than brosd aud are 80 engraved
fhi Dy only nlling iu datce % busy soeioty
bee can 10 pfoi"Re ~ . follow worker
~ club Of on q committee know oxpcdi-
exactly how many minute Cards Ike
these come IN block pads ana have their
own envelope.
This winter" said tho slatiOucr who ia
engrayer by special gcicciion 20 Tho rfnnrt
fet. "WeddlnRa arc announced aa much by
two small cards aH The double sheet Of
parchment or single caro- from tbc
brder parents Tho Two card arrange
mcui consists 81 one that has Mr. and
Mrs. George BllHaful Harmony al home
on il with fheir dag and house number.
Tied 20 H. by % biz ~ white lutc string
ribbon. D. tiny card bearing merely the
brides maiden name. There cards arc
used great deal for aonding around af-
cr mo couple have come homo nnd arc
ready 10 receive frcnda
Tho hopclcNTly frivolOuun women. who
perfume their note paper ana dotc on col.
ofs, are enjoying new stationery lr
cloud grey n comes iu tones Of grey
Graduated across oach page from white a.
fomcfhinR near smoked pearl. and mort OF
iAlF folds into narrow envelope thnt opor
ON The end From japan hae been Dor.
fo~ed tho custom Of writing on one aIn.
r' very long nnd quite narrow sheet
NomeUmos q ntrip o yard long b. used
Whon an opirNc ie lengthy and then th,
envelope FOR this Us "a bristol board cylinder
about which tHo sheet e wound and fnH
toned with green or rfi waK seals havlni
ribbons under Them ~ onsure easy ro
uintHl
Doe pauHan WHO surrounds fafnll,
bereavement witi ail sorts ~ p0up nnf
DHfniaiioua details. has vent ua white ua.
tfr Win iif edges 1orp.y bisokonoa an,
"fpp. though among fne arHtoer8cy
npif dfifat' fnrf0HriOu ~ gfsf ir mVof
Dt dnai NniHnfg white paper having q
~hi'o rffbfd fiFf ufo1 Dob rVenf 81 40,
in ~ fpHuH unmarried relative. or
wHf aaf nna Healf1 lfisito0 baaH
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