STYLES OF HANDWRITING.

Thames Guardian and Mining Record, Volume I, Issue 12, 20 October 1871, Page 3

STYLES OF HANDWRITING.

Tiie names on tho registers of the Saratoga hotels are qnito a study. Ry careful attention it Avill be noticed that on an average,persons bailing from various sections of tho country differ in the style of penmanship. N. Yorkers are the best penmen ; Philadelphians affect the backslope a good deal; Bostonians Avrile a Declaration of Independence in a hand not very legible; Southerners don’t sling so careless a quill generally as their Nortl?= ern brethern ;JChicagoans]apparently try to see lioav gracefully and unintelligibly they can pen their autographs ; Avliile Cincinnatians and Western men generally, Avrite a good de as they build cities, in a hurry ; Albania . and Trojans arc among the poorest writers but they excel the West Trojan, avlioso style is barely abo\ r e “his mark ;” those from the smaller toAvns take more painsjand separate their letters according to rule, and then spoil their Avork by a flourish or an insane capital, like a mile post in their name; Cubans and Spaniards Avrite a delicate hand, similar to a lady’s, but not clear ahvays to the common Yankee perception. Canadians and Europeans adhere to the old-fashioned style, and take it for granted that everybody should knowhow to make “ Brown." out of “ Smith.” •