Black cardboard may also be used, or other solid color. By thinning the regular showcard colors somewhat with water, beautiful work can be done. Black cardboard with white lettering is decidedly appropriate in jewelers’ windows but the cards must not be too large.
At Christmas time this is a very desirable alphabet because it has many traits of the Old English.
With a little practice the fundamentals will soon become fixed in the mind, and the student will have one more alphabet added to his “vocabulary.”
Practice the layouts as shown, using black cardboard and white ink for the second, and light blue ink on white to form the dotted center panel of the third card.
FOR BRUSH OR PEN
Plates used by permission of Ely & Walker Dry Goods Co., St. Louis.