Penman's Art Journal (Volume 2) - Iampeth

C W. R., Maryaville. Ohio. We can give
yon DO iofomiatioD concerDing Frederick C.
J. H. B.. Cohimbia, 111. Wove paper,
other things being ecjnal, is regarded as snperior
to laid, for writing pnrpoBCs,
F. C, Lowell, MasB, We Bhall in Rome of
our future nuniherB give some specimena
and advice in card writing You write a very
easy and graceful hand. Your weak point
is in the spacing and disproportion of some
of the letters.
O. C. F., Millwood, Ohio. We can send
back numbers of the JonasiL from No. G
inclusive, which would include all the practical
lessons in writing. Japan ink is not
good for executing work for plate engraving,
the hair lines are not strong enough ; good
India ink should be used.
Mr. H. K., lahpming. Mich.—Considering
yourageandftdversecircumetances you deserve
much credit for what you have accomplished,
your writing would be greatly improved, and
its 8peed increased by making it a little
smaller. It is legible and easy, which are the
) greatest essentials to good busines
J. A. Painter, Notrona. Pa.—You have the>
basis for a good liand-writing, you hr
good movement nnd tolcrnhly
careful practice before trying to teach. Your
writing lacks symmetry, equality in size,
spacing, and slope. You do not observe sufficiently
the proper use of the right, left, and
compound curves as connecting lines. For
our opinion regarding pens, see list of penman's
supplies in another column.
G. W. S., Inglewood, Va. " A young lady
who is teaching in this vicinity tells her pupils
that business men will not employ clerks
unless they write with the muscu'
ment. Do they prefer the musculi
bined movement? and can any one write
faster by using the muscular movement? I
have always taught the combined movement,
and preferred it becnufie I could write better
filb that niovt'inent." You are undoubtedly
r,„bt.
alike for ease, rapidity, and
escelleiice in writing.
C. L. V,.Philmont,N. Y. "Ist. In striking
Italian capitals is the movement reversed
and the pen held in the ordinary way, or is it
held as iu uff-band flourishing, and the paper
turned to accommodate the strokes? 2Qd.
Id off-hand flourishing is the pen held by
penmen in general as per instructions in
Congdon's works ? This position seems unhandy
to me. 3rd. With which numbf
my subscription expire V" Ans. No. 1. The
pen is reversed aud held sane as in off-hand
flourishing. Ans. No. 2. The position of
hand as given in Congdon's book is advocated
and practiced by many pen;
substantially the same as was practiced by
John D- WilUams. Yet we do not think it is
the best position ; we should bring the third
aud fourth fingers iuside of the pen rather
than throw tbem outside as represented
the cut you a "
to illustrate c
I the June iss of the JoDBNAL. Ans.i^o. 3
with the pres
T. P. Frost, of Springfield, Mass., sends a
well-flourished bird and a large assortment
of skillfully flourished cards.
Copies of two elegantly designed and engraved
flourished eagles 'have been received
from the Buffalo Business College.
A. W. Smith, priuoipal of the B. and S.
Business College, Madville. Pa., sends an
elegant epecimeu of off-hand flourishing.
A, C. Cooper, principal of the commercial
Department of Cooptr Instititute. Lunderdftte
Co., Miss , incloses a skillfully flourished
H. W. Flickinger, of Philadelphia, favors
with a letter which, for genuine ease aud perfection
of style, w« have gsldom seen
equalled.
THE PENMAN'S ART JOURNAL
R. A. Lambert, penman at the Lacrosse
(Wis.) Business College, incloses in a wellwritten
letter several very gracefully written
copy-slips.
C. Hills, at the Spenoerian Business College,
incloses several gracefally written specimens
of writing ; also several fine card
specimens.
Thos. A. Kice, presidtnt Mound City Commercial
. College St. Louis, Mo., sends a letter
in which he displays remarkable facility
of movement and grace iu the writing.
J. C. Murray, North Berwick, Me, sends a
very creditable specimen of Nourishing and
writing, considering he is but seventeen
years of age and has not received the aid of
a teacher.
Jos. Foeller, jr., Ashland, sends several
fine specimens of off-hand flourishing aud
card-writing. Mr. Foeller's specir
much more than ordinary originality i
sign and skill in t
de-
J. R. Goodier, Penman at the Indianapolis
Business College, writes an elegant letter, in
which he incloses several fine specimens of
off-hand flourishing aud writing; also, several
good specimens of cards.
Miss Susie Marsh, Brandon, Wis., incloses
some very well written copy slips. She fa-
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^^ doubts
of her being eligible
none. Attend by all
B. L,
;
mber. We have
penman at the Burlingtc
(Iowa) Business College forwards one of°the
most graceful and masterly specimens of offhand
flourishihg we have ever examined
also, an elegant specimen of practical
writing.
B. Mus-ser, teacher of writing at Smitbville
(Ohio) High School incloses some beautifully
written specimens. Although sixtythree
years of age Prof. Musser wields an exceedingly
nimble pen, and speaks well of
and works for the Journal,
J. G. Cross, A. M., Principal of North
Western Business College. Naperviile, HI.,
sends a series of finely engraved aud praoti-
H C. Spencer, Washington, D. C, has recently
favored us with two elegant specimens
of his epistolary writing ; also three beautiful
little gems of writing which we give in
another page; much of the finish and
beauty of the original writing is lost in the
engraving and printing.
W. C. Sandy, penman at the Troy (N. Y )
Business College, write.-i a very graceful letter,
in which he incloses several remarkably
good specimsus of writing from pupilsin the
college; they speak well for both teacherand
pupds. Mr. Sandy is also highly commended
by his employer as a skillful, hard-workine
and successful teacher.
S. C. MUler, penman at the Keystone Business
College, Lancaster, Pa., forwards a
great variety of specimens of off-hand flourishing
which evince remarkable skill both in
design and execution, one of which appears
on this page of the Jodbkal. He also
incloses in an elegantly-written letter a
superb coUection of written cards. All these
specimens of writing are of a high order of
ment, and fully sustain Mr. MiUer's reputation
as an accompbshed penman.
J. M. Mehan is teaching classes at Oilman,
W. W. Williamson, who for several
months past has been under Prof. De
Wyoming Business College, Kingston.
Pa., is now connected with the Colorado
Business College, at Denver.
W. H. Lamson, forraerlyteacher of writing
in the public schools of New York; and
author of " Lamson's System of Writing,"
published by Harper Bros., has gone into the
poultry business at Rahway, N, J,
Fielding Scotield, penman at the B. andS.
Business College, at Newark, N. J., has recently
completed a very fine specimen of
engrossing. The Newark /?»% Journal
says it is one of the finest specimens that has
ever been seen in that city.
W. G. Emerson is teaching writing in the
public schools, at Creston, Iowa. He is a
good wtiter ; says he never received but
seven weeks' instruction. He is delighted
with the JouBNAL and Compendium, which
proves his good taste and judgment.
Ames's Compendium of Practical and
Ornamental Penmanship.
We have compiled below a few of the
multitude of flatteriug notices aud commendations
bestowed by the press and professioDtil
penmen upon this work. Few
works have been equally fortunate either
in winning favor or finding patrons. Near-
ly one-half of a large editioD is already
sold, and but little more than ninety days
have lapsed since its publication. In no
instance has it, to our knowledge, received
an adverse criticism. We feel fully warranted
in saying that DO other work upon
penmanship ever published so fully meets
the desire of the professional and art-
ist penman. It not only furnishes liim a
greater number of and variety of alphabets
and practical esumples for flourishing, but
many complicated designs for engrossingaud
other purposes of displayed penmanship :
ustly e £^°!.\ umanablp publications ; one
ot only tbe author's talent
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