135 years ago today, John Dempsey, a talented engraver, and George Carroll, a savvy businessman, collaborated in the founding of a company that would not only provide its clients with luxury writing papers but also offer advice on etiquette and proper decorum in a variety of social settings. Today, we are proud to be a …

Traditional and old-fashioned as it may be to some, the cost, time, and thought involved in writing a handwritten note always add a touch of luxury to your message. From the Harvard Business Review: Personal written notes grow rarer by the day. But if you want to convey to a client, a potential customer, a …

We love this piece written by Michael Gerson- Eventually, the cosmologists assure us, our sun and all suns will consume their fuel, violently explode and then become cold and dark. Matter itself will evaporate into the void and the universe will become desolate for the rest of time. This was the general drift of my …

While living abroad, Vincent Van Gogh wrote frequent letters to his younger brother Theo. The two were very close, and the letters have provided great insight into the thoughts and beliefs of the artist. Below is one of the 600+ letters Vincent wrote, on this day in 1878. Etten, 15 Aug. 1878 My dear Theo, …

There is some sort of unspoken rite of passage that occurs between the ages of 30 and 40. No one talks about it or really acknowledges it but from my observations (yes I can admit I’m over 40), it’s a universal truth. Life starts happening to and around you in a very real way. If you’ve …

We were delighted to run across these letters! Click the photo to view the others. “Found by a wife, 25 years after her husbands death.”                      

On July 26, 1878: In California, the poet and American West outlaw “Black Bart” made his final clean getaway, stealing a safe box out of a Wells Fargo stagecoach. The empty box was later found containing only a poem, penned by Bart. Here I lay me down to sleep to wait the coming morrow, Perhaps …

The painting “Lunch, 2013” by the artist Jane Kaplowitz (shown at C24 Gallery, 514 W. 24th St.) depicts a typical New York slither captured on Dempsey & Carroll Cocktail Frog stationery. The familiarity of this seemingly mundane invitation, blown up out of it’s usual proportions (27x by 37.75x),evokes the viewers own personal memories. We have all had …

“Dear Myles, I’m sorry it took me so very long to respond to your letter. I really like your idea. If we had guns that shot chocolate, not only would our country be safer, if would be happier. People love chocolate. You are a good boy, Joe Biden.” courtesy of SheboyganPress.com.   Our favorite Chocolatiers include François …