The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-10-03
Novelties in
Ladies' Stationery

STYLES in writing paper follow the
mode IN dress. as the trail Of the dos
follows the way his nose points. Thus
we have the latest creation from the
paper loom if paper is made I'm looms.
I'm the Ottoman papers. These. togeth-
er with the fine. delicately tinted jap
anese papers arc the "dernier cri.' Tho
sheets. by the way. are much more gen
erous in size. ditto the envelopes. And
the sheets are nearly square. The Otto
man is simulated. rather than actual,
as the ridges would naturally interfere
with tho free movement OF the pen
The stylish high handwriting so much
affected by society women for some time
past is quite out OF 81 and has been
superseded by an attempt at a revival
or the oId-fashiOned angular handwrit-
Ing of the grande danes OF the second
empire. Il IS becoming, also, on the
large square sheets of delicately tinted
Ottoman. And on the fine japanese
patterns it is yet more Characteristic.
The plain English papers an the solid
bfues and In cream will always be used
BY conservative ladies Of the old school
These. however. come ina lighter weights
than formerly. And there are some ne'y
tints ike cobalt. veldt. which is a dun
burnt grass shade. and some delicate
yellous and plnks known as the Sa-
hara.
The newest fashion in monogram is
rather hard TO describe. But it Is
formed Of a looping OF the letters into
the shape of an immense hinge, and
il bracketed on the side OF the sheet.
bang up against the edge until IL looks
as IL part Of it. had deDassed in stamp
inE. These brackets are put on in the
Byzantine colors and are rich. Another
new form Of monogram is the perfectly
square medallion, the letters distorted
70 make the square which is set on
the bias. or, rather. the letters are set
on the bias IN the square. Many Of
these are done in a simple color, old
rose or night blue They are fetch
ing. The tiny monogram medallions
are no longer the thing and the stamp
ing Is done on much larger holder lines.
Some OF the bracket hinge designs are
fully two inches In length.
There IS a tendency 20 put the street
and number on the visiting card more
freely than for some time. Most Of
the American ladies living in Paris had
formerly followed the French custom Of
not putting their addresses on their
cards. But this has been found too In
convenient for people who are likely 70
move from apartment 20 hotel and back
again ever so often. And the fad cost,
too. many dlsappointmcuts 10 friends
who were often unable to find where
20 write or TO call OF make visit
Besides. the same reason which makes
a Frenchwoman leave her address or
her visiting cards does not exist with
foreigners. French people rarely move
FOR make new acquaintance. Every
body knews where to md the ones they
Nlsh % see.
although America is the country par eX-
oellcnce for good paper Of all kinds. yet
most OF the wealthy American ladies
whose names are well known I'm the
world o. society order their Stationery
visiting cards. etc. in Paris There h
an establishment in Rue ST. Houore kept
by two maiden ladies' thc Miles ST.
Yves. who hll most an these orders
And curious person passing by their
window most any day may see such
names IS Mrs. Potter Palmer Mrs
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Chaunccy NJ De-
Dow. and. in fact, the whole gamut.
CURIOUS. ism [ IlE
There is a new thing IN an invention
~ wax for the sealing Of letters which
deserves "A medal For. iU spite of the
double euvciops which arc now uui-
vcrsallY required, the demand for tho
ever. This proves that the fear of bat.-
ing Letter opened 10y some indiecroof
person bad nothing 90 do with the fad
FOR sealing wax.