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Show The Passing of Italics. After an existence of much utility of about 400 years it is noticed that italio is declining measurably in the favor of printers, particularly on newspaper work. It is occasionally 6een, however, in important editorials. This lack of favor fa-vor has, it would seem, become mora marked since typesetting machines have come so largely into use on the daily newspapers. The increased output from tlw machines ma-chines has a strong tendency to do away with the use of italic, every effort being directed to the simplification of then-product then-product Thus it has been considered good enough to put the names of newspapers news-papers and other titles in roman on j newspapers, the composition for which plaint has been uttered, and if there has been any comment it has been too weak to make itself heard. The public doe not care anything about the matter. All that is wanted is a readable paper. Wheu machines are turning out thousands of cms per hour in the usual rush to get a paper to press, there is no time tc be frittered away in going to an italic case situated perhaps at the other end of the composing room. The face stands as much chance of being used as ther is of reverting to the custom of correcting in the form. Bookmaker. |