These sprites were based on the look and feel of old B/W silent films.  Because there was no voice recordings for film at that time, descriptions were shown with unique borders around them to help progress the story-line.  These sprites attempt to recapture some of the aesthetic of those old films so that you can use them in your game.

If your game has a Noir or Silent Screen feel, then these Nine Patches were made with your game in mind.  These patches are suitable for the background of Title screens, Main menus and Dialogs.

Characters used in the above example Visual Novel screenshot can be found here.