MODERN WRITING TABLES.

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20126, 23 February 1937, Page 10

MODERN WRITING TABLES.

NEW IDEAS IN LONDON. New ideas in modern writing-table equipment have made their appearColour, dignified and charming, has invaded every province of feminine correspondence, states the Daily Telegraph. The latest designs in fountain pens and matching pencils are not created to harmonise with a definite colour scheme for the writing table only, but the colour of the pen can be matched up to that of the handbag, to harmonise with a frock, or even a finger-nail lacquer. Pens are made in an artistic series of emerald, silver, and copper colourings in a fine Florentine ray design that is effective and “different.” Onyx and macre are two other attractive fountain pen effects which I include turquoise, lacquer crimson, jade, emerald, and moss agate. With the new type of fountain pen, made in a semi-transparent composition, the contents of the pen can be viewed by t holding it up to the light. Many women are choosing light J and dignified colour schemes for their correspondence paper and ink. Contrasting Inks. A grey or russet brown paper may i have a coloured ink that blends or I contrasts harmoniously with the I paper. A pearl-tinted paper is an j artistic foil to one of the colour inks, I jade green, a soft orange, or warm brown. In keeping with the lighter trend in modern feminine letter writing, the coloured inks are charming in tint, gay and soft in tone, resembling water colours. A soft sea blue, a warm Spanish tile brown, jade green, and a violet that is really like the colour of the flower are among the attractive shades in which inks are made. Plastic ink containers of modern design and colour are both decorative and travel proof. One of the latest patterns is a non-spillable “tip-fill ’ bottle that can be used to the last drop for filling a fountain pen.