Take first the 6th
principle, or oval, and we group the letters as follows:
[Illustration: O. D. C. E. P. Q. R.]
The excellence of an oval depends largely on its fullness and
roundness. No corners or flat sides.
Down strokes parallel.
Capital D is a Capital O with a knot on the lower corner.
[Illustration: O Olean Orleans Ohio Delia David Dahlia]
[Illustration: C Church Currency E Elucidate Economy]
[Illustration: P Prince Prayer P R Regan R Raymond R]
The letters in which the capital stem, or 7th principle, forms a
leading part, may be grouped as follows:
[Illustration: H. K. F. T. S. S. G.]
In the H and K, the capital stem is almost straight on the down
stroke, in the F and T it is little more of a wave line, and in S and
L the line is much of a compound or double curve.
[Illustration: H Hand Hunter Hinder K Kingdom Ky.]
[Illustration: F Famine Fremont T Tenement Troy]
[Illustration: S Sumpter St. S Sarimore G Grammar]
The capital I, and also the J, which is a modified I, are sometimes
classed among the capital stem letters, from the resemblance of the I
to this principle in all but the top.
[Illustration: Independence Jamestown Inkerman Judgment]
The capital loop, or 8th principle, is found as an essential element
in:
[Illustration: M. N. X. W. Q. Z. V. U. Y.]
In the capital loop, or 8th principle, another oval may be made within
the large turn at the top, but for practical purposes the letter is
perhaps better without it, and may be simplified even more, as in the
N below.
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