New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-27
NEW YEARS CARDS.
| now Tury ORIGIN ,Trp AND HOW THEY SELL
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now THEY ORIGINATED AND noN NM
SOME OF THIS SEASONS VARIETIES
New Years cards this season are novel and pretty.
While many of the finest OF the Christmas carHs arc
imported from England and France, the New lears
cards are thoroughly American b9th III manulacto
and nse and owe their origin indeed 10 TINS Guy.
Although the New-YOrk custom OF mahne
calls on January l runs FAR BACK lni!o
the Knlckerbocker times, when al tne pe1p,o
of Manhattan island acquaintance tine custom
of leaving cards is of comparatively recent uato,
ana specal cards for the day with printed no'luay
greetings were only introduced eleven year, ago
Since their introduction here, however, New rear
cards have rapidly become popular thtougnouV ,hJ
United States, and tins year trey nave even v
the border-line into Canada. The hIst NEW rear
cards as SUCH were published bv j: g. l. CorhWdH
{" Ii was in the winter Of 1o6S-0J that tDe luGa
came to me 70 Pint some r NT% ss wholly an exper
ment but it did not involve much expense 50
thought | would try it, | prepared TWO uesigu I
which were printed from wood-cuts, III oiack mn
The new cards took Immensely from the start
and | had orders for all l conld supply. lnat
first year, had the business mostly III my own
hands but the New Years cards mad become an IN
stItution and the next year great many publish
ers came out with different designs, most OF theln oI
tue comic order That year had four designs IN the
market printed from stone, TWO OF whlch were
drawn for me by Thomas Mast. Inc car na,l Il
very great run that year, aud their popularity mas
been increasing since 1he sales are larger III
proportion this year than ever before and what De-
gan as mere ext crnent has become really large
and important business. just now the nlgheT-pfceu
cards are selling best. me comic cards are losing
ground and there are comparatively lew new
varieties i'm that line Many Of the cards, ike
tine CHRISTMAS cards are bits of real art That VIII he
preserved their b,auty long after the New ledFs
jay has passed out OF mind" =,
Large mum oers of the different varieties of New
Years cards may be seen at various stores, MING
show windows aud covering counters. inc pf'cf7
range rom ~ to 500 hundred and special single
cards. hand painted, cost lron - 20 10 caci, 4
few specimens gong up as hlgh a. TJo lue idl'tr
However. arc nothing more or less thln waler-cOOf
uaIutiuys VITA a date or " sentiment " ADDED lhcH
subiects are mostly of the hOwrYy order. or repre-
a., u q
series of med Hons Illustrating the Tour seasons
about 10 b; usIerei IN bT ,he new year, these
cards, however scarcely come under the head OF
ealing cards. hut are more after tire nature Oh
the Christmas card.
now fashion in this years calling cards.
TO accommodate pardoS OF gentlemen VINO
make calls together, ~ shown III large
card containing tue usual dec2rltlFc III
srr,ption. a Happy New Year. together
having very small envelopes attached, one Iof tae
sep1rate card ot each gent eman These envelopes
are usually N delicate TINS GiIerhG rom JaCn
other AID from lie cards 70 winch they are attached
thus making very pretty cOmbiuauou'. ne same
idea carried ont less claOOlateiy ~ various otcr
ways. Upon the laigr card bearing the motto any
number OF small cal - may he iasieued for the
different gentlemen. Another arrangement Is
with sllkcn cord and tasse il tine torn of tablets,
the outer caid being decorated win the Ne" rear :
greetings. &C.,
various coloJs upon which the compliment, OF tie
season alc printed in gold lctici9 stretched "crCSS
their faces: other, are heavily emb ssscd. ana some
are orned with p.ofasi0n Of satin bows, cords
and tassrls. Among be finest OF the calling cilIs
j. one OF heavy cIeam-tlnted Bristol Win Wide,
gilt bcvellrd edges upon one END OF when - rep
re4cntaiion o mIula ure japanese ian, so eNquI>-
itcly done that II almost appeared TO pc re4i niue
ian dropped down upOn the card. Across the ian
runs DIAGONAL lard OF crimson, upon Whch
Happv Nrw Year" ~ printed IN embossed golden
letters. Above the baud "a golden SUI. upon whose
face ale She White figures ISL" sJust Islng, ahd
throwing out golden beams INTO eiouud"Olb rep
tt,..r ], att o. al S Il
ground in " iIca are golden ANA o.tNc-uIOWu reeds
AID "A very bUg1r butteiHr. lhr handle ana ribs oi
The ian are Of raised gpid In,s. iurse carHs
cot $50 q hundred, and Win small plEH ana
buff envelopes attached tncy cost 10 more.
From the left hand side OF another cara, DH2ht
little page ~ crimson Cloak emnIoc.iee WIN
r,,d s.,v. oit. bearing saiytl upon winch Is pc
lur.u "a pretty NeN Years card ms Whiie dnd gold.
TIA. saline ilel d. illustrated III another card. upon
which an embossed white stork STANDS hoidlng
golden card an iis b'aA y hahuo'H 'lcel-i2i ''eu
card shows q demuge- 90 <nG old owl pcrched upon
the concavo SIDE Of crescent, Vphca tue new
and growing year. Oic OF TIE u'at'ot caIds IS a
ulau White with the upper left hand corner turned
over This reserved corner is ol Dr gut gOldlu Wh'u
is risIug sun with WnIfc rays Wo caro- tIlahges
are lied across each other with sin cords IN tIuo-
love knots. 50 ~ 20 form sX-p0nted STAR IN me
centre of winch Is gold monogram III biut medal
lion. Above MS IS scarlet arcn bearing an IHstrp
tlou and below place Tor n'mc heaa cards cost
SO "A hundred. square white card, with a heavy
gold brval'ed edge. has Ni"Iei s.TlpGi WIN
UapnV New learp across the corner and below II
small bow of blue ribbon, Ia which are tied a few
wIs9s OF yer. delicate grass aId gram or "O 81
wheat IN the hull; price ZIG hundred cara
cut Ia the shape OF hand holds the STUMP OF an Oh
cigar almost burnt out, on winch lS III irheu looV
his IS q good card tor Sew Tears Eve.
One firm, winch stands higI III the stationery
trade and nitro 4ucrs many costly novelties, Ia lot
laid in any stock o. decorated New Years calling
cards representative OF ihe rm told the reporter
that tine ngle,t Style, acc riding To- t2elr rlea, was
added however. ,hat he had sol "a painted New
Years card, tnat same mornlng, Tor 900.