LITMIR.BIZ

      No. 11.—B.

      LOGICAL.—Even, small, well-formed letters, capitals well balanced.

      LUXURY.—Black writing, slanting strokes, large capitals.

      MADNESS.—Irregular, badly-formed, unfinished words, lines very irregular, and variable directions.

      MEAN.—Cramped and compressed letters and lines.

      METHODICAL.—Well-formed letters, even lines, good punctuation.

      NARROW.—Well-formed but close letters, careful capitals.

      NATURE, LOVE OF.—Simple capital letters. (See B.5.)

      NEUROTIC.—Irregular dwindling letters, various sizes, words unevenly placed.

      OBSTINACY.—Small writing, heavy crossing to "t's" and angular letters.

      ORDER.—Letters even, well formed and placed.

      ORIGINALITY.—Eccentric forms of letters.

      PENETRATIVE.—Acute letters, well-finished long upstrokes to "t's."

      PERSEVERANCE.—The bars crossing the "t's" increasing in size.

      POETRY, FEELING FOR.—Capital letters made like small ones in shape and neat well-formed words.

      PRETENTIOUSNESS.—Many curves and involved capitals.

      RETICENCE.—Closed "o's," "a's," and "e's."

      SIGHT.—In affections of the eyes the terminals are unfinished.

      SLY.—Dwindling ill-formed letters.

      STINGY.—Cramped writing, close lines.

      SUBTLETY.—Small letters and dwindling lines. (See 6.B.)

      SELFISH.—The final coming round to the left, and making a complete loop on itself.

      TEMPER, HASTY.—Angular stops.

      IRRITABLE.—The cross-bars of the "t's" slightly hooked.

      OBSTINATE.—The cross-bar ending in a decided harpoon or hook; a low thick bar. High and thick and tending sharply downward.

      OBSTINACY AGAINST OWN INTERESTS.—A short straight down stroke.

      CONTROL OF.—Dashes used instead of stops.

      TRUE.—Clear, well-formed rounded letters.

      VANITY.—Large flourished capitals, wide margins. (See B.7.)

      WIT.—Small, rounded letters, generally undulating handwriting.