The age-herald., 1900-10-18
MIR. AND MRS. B. C. BULCER.

address stamped across the upper corners of the sheet and to the left hand side. The dating must be given at the conclusion of the missive, and monograms and crests are rarely or never seen on anything but en- graved invitations.
 These last, by the way. are engraved ex- clusively in old English lettering, and it is considered very smart indeed to have the hostess crest embossed in white at the top of her wedding, ball. dinner and reception cards. While nearly all the pastel note sheets are stamped with house names or numbers, the more original looking dark red, smoke gray, dull green and bronze brown cartridge paper, with the rough fin- ish, comes done up in special boxes of two or four quires and every sheet is decorated in small water color design.
 So cleverly are some of these sets of note paper .ornamented that they fetch as high a price as $10 and $15 box. Every box Is filled with sheets of a variety of colors, and the flap of the envelope is gaTnished with an irregular design of trailing green vines along it's edge. This necessitates, of course, an irregular shaping for the flap itself, which usually folds down and faStens at the bottom edge of the envelope.
 It is necessary in order to make ones sentences clear when written on so rough and deeply colored a background to use
 
 and bold chirography. Altogether, when properly prepared, note on decorated cartridge paper Is a very fashionable and impressive-looking document, and the use of this new papetrie has put damper on the enthusiasm of those who have been col lecting monograms or it has inspired the collectors to resign all interest in mono grams for the jealous pursuit of water color noteheads These last are far prettier than the crests and initials, and some of them possess read value, since they are the signed handiwork of reputable artists.
 The stationers have brought out recently boxes of undecorated cartridge paper that the purchaser can ornament herself or give to a competent aquarellist for treatment, and eventually convert the dozen or more note sheets into truly enviable Christmas gift.
 Besides the novelties in note paper the stationers are selling the most invaluable travelling writing cabinets that are the greatest improvement on the portfolios and knee desks of ancient invention. One of the best of these cabinets closed into the form of a square leather-covered case, but when set on table one of its broadest sides folds down like the leaf of a desk On open ing this side the whole contents of the cab inet are brought into view and show the completest possible equipment for corre- spondence slowed into the smallest possible space.
 Somewhat heavier and larger than he above described Is writing cabinet that can be converted into a small table. This is a box with legs that fold up like those of a camp stool. The legs fit into sockets at the side of the cabinet, the top of which folds back to reveal an ample plotting pad, pockets filled with paper, straps holding pens and pencils and perfectly secure ink well. box of this kind Is so arranged that if there Is not space to set 1t upon its legs it can be detached from the legs entirely IN faCf kA fha all h f1A AApl sides turns down on hinges like the flap of desk.