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Show 1 r; ti i 81 SOCIAL AMENITIES FOR M I !; , H THE SCHOOL GIRL m in. i 1. , I F, as the old saw has it, a girl (or pcr- ,t ' I son) ifi judged by the company ahc keeps, she is equally placed by her note paper, Ji specially in the opinion of strangers. I rrnnbifclmenH in atntionorv is CVCD WOrSe ifl orm, socially, than in marncrs, because lote paper may go to Individuals who icver meet the girl, or not until their Iludgmont of her has uecn made. If Bie bas elortod to use writing paper pro-3 pro-3 lounced in form or oxngcoratcf. ' ' not anreaponable that nhe shor be regarded Ik fnddy and, in extreme cases, not alto-jelher alto-jelher well bred. A certain girl of nlnetocn years, whose tngagement was announced a few weeks )go to a most eligible bachelor of eon-icrvalivc eon-icrvalivc family, has a most severe preju-flicc preju-flicc lo overcome among his relatives be-:ause be-:ause of the note, paper ou which Rhe acknowledged ac-knowledged their felicitations. It happened hap-pened to be cxpciipjve. and perhaps that Made it seem correct to the girl. In any front it wn a mn.i delicate shade of lavendV, with a narrow border of the lame color in dooper hu Thc.envelopeB ' wrc backed with a lining of grr-en. In the left corner of the paper her monogram mono-gram in cipher was done in green. There was no street addre- stamped, in spite of the fact that the girl has lived nil her life in the house in town. Not even the fact that her notes were j well worded have overcome the feclingB of aunln and coufiinn who received the coipmiinications. They "don't doubt' ,.. thut l'lie girl i nice and pretly and well j W; connected, but she cua't ifo the bet form & herself or she could not i.se such ex.- r i traordlnary not'; pup.or!" i' n The criticism may- seem severe, a.nd in-i Jfi' fi deed perhaps i'ltj so, ljut'Ahe1s''uwiKe Jp t girl who errs on the -side pf eonsferva-TKiL eonsferva-TKiL isui rather thHn of ecccntricit'!' Note' I paper is not unlike a voice in effect. A i girl having a sweet voice is more at-j at-j tracjve and apt to be thought better bred than another whose toues arc stri-Ident. stri-Ident. As a matter of fact, both note Da nor and voices mav be controlled, and under any conditions of life it is worth while thjt first impressions should be favorable. Tn the matter of stationery a girl should be as, rigorously particular in following social laws governing it as she is about her grammar. There are certain delicate deli-cate shades of white which are entirely correct; indeed, more so than pure white, which is apt to be restricted now to the use of business or mourning, black borders being employed in the hitter cae. Ofays of almost any shade are nice, and paper having square cut edges should be chosen without exception. Rough edges arc faddy and best ignored. Envelopes may be aquaro or obloug, but note paper should fold only once. If the envelopes ore square il.s Hap should be pointed: obloug onvelopcs take an oblong flap. Dark Russian or cadet blue are al-1 al-1 ways cood form. Ifa girl finds it more pleapant to write on a smooth rather than a rough surface there Is no objection to her having the former, but it is true that a slightly rough finish is smarter than smooth. Vyithout exception the street or town (address should be stamped at the top of the paper. . Where a street is as well knowu a Fifth avenue the town is superfluous, su-perfluous, nnd for what might be called I ''winter'' uotc paper the city's name is rarely used. j But a summer address should be given it full, always from a die. If only the i town and SWitef'nariie are required they , may;be put at I he rigVt'upperpornei'the Slate beginning a' fitfl'o'mdre"' toward ftl1u 1 edge. Jf -the summer home has" Itsown name that should go in tho centre of the sheet, at the top, the remainder of the address being at the sirlc. If preferred the estate address may also bo at the side. If the monogram i6 used it must be at the left upper corner. |
