Penman's Art Journal and Teachers' Guide . ife?in,.i mine is closed schedule 1 H] .I,.i i;n U went straight to the mark. The thingswhich seems to puzzle its reader* most ithow we can offer such liberal inducements,Still, thl fact remains that we do make theOffers, and their surprise does- not prevent Lheil taWn* advantage of them. There is flwbl I it, the new premiums are abig hit. Splurgers and Penmen. There is nothing more fascinating to theyoung penman than skating around upoupaper with tbe pen. The beautiful formsproduced, wilh graceful lines, are so charm-ing that nearly all tbe practice
Penman's Art Journal and Teachers' Guide . ife?in,.i mine is closed schedule 1 H] .I,.i i;n U went straight to the mark. The thingswhich seems to puzzle its reader* most ithow we can offer such liberal inducements,Still, thl fact remains that we do make theOffers, and their surprise does- not prevent Lheil taWn* advantage of them. There is flwbl I it, the new premiums are abig hit. Splurgers and Penmen. There is nothing more fascinating to theyoung penman than skating around upoupaper with tbe pen. The beautiful formsproduced, wilh graceful lines, are so charm-ing that nearly all tbe practice of the youugpenman is of this nature. When be is ableto produce as beautiful lines and flourishes purposes and general use than the new-borncard-writer, whose habit is to splurgearound on paper. Ninety-nine hundredths of all writing isdone between lines. A person who cannotwrite with ease and beauty, so as to makea pleasiug page, with all tbe letters betweenthe lines ruled, is no penman, no matterbow experienced a card-writer he may L. WILLIAMS. as the expert penman can do, be flatiershimself that be has nearly mastered tbe artof penmanship, while in reality he hasacquired nothing but lightness of having stood to form and held him-self closely lo standard letters, he is apt toconclude that form is simply a matter oftaste, and Unit bis letters are entitled to asmuch reaped as those of others. The chief practice of tbe majority ofsuch persons is upon signature- and of letters, and tbe space whichletters occupy is usually from a half aninch to two inches in width and height,When this practice is brought downso that combinations can be placed oncards, then, in the amateurs estimation,the world is blessed witb a new profes-sional But when his ability inpractical writing is considered, be is asfar from it as the average school boy. Infact the school-boys practice is betweenlines, and his writing is better for business While there la a great
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