Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-12
CARDS FOR CHRISTMAS
Some of the New Observation-Disclosures
Souyenirs-Changc in Public Taste.
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"Christmas cards this year are uneX-
ceptionably fine and artistic" said Il deal
er to Il reporter Of the Nuu anal Express.
"The designs are new, the work of high
artistic nature, and the material used of
the finest finish. | employ an artist to
paint on satin the flowers, which are per
feet patterns of the real in nature. For
instance here is an antique bronze, Il first
class hand-painted Christmas souvenir.
1t rests on AN easel frame and is intended
to adorn parlor or the library The
words "A Merry Christmas are embossed
and stand out in bold relief, to be in thor
ough Keeping with the natural sea
shells attached to the bronze cardboard
surface. The antique bronze souvenir
card is decidedly new and bids fair To be
come popular style, especially with peo-
pie of refined and cultivated tastes. They
cannot be sent through the mails so easily,
but still they can be expressed or shipped
with care. Set il down then as the par eX-
.cellent feature in new Christmas card
novelties"
What are your other new features ,"
Novelties in decorative art See here
is souvenir with tiny boat all complete
attached, made by an expert and glued on,
while beyond it painted by II skillful hand
is the roaring ocean. Far out in the clouds
is star and from its beaming splendor.
pear, Bon voyage. \ Merry Christmas.
This is very expensive, and required an
artist several days to paint and .inish.
You see, they are not manufactured by
the wholesale, and those who purchase
generally buy them for some one very
dear. The young man who expects to
marry soon sends one to his intended, if
he is able to invest, but people do not
make Il practice of sending one even to Il
commonplace friend. Every card that can
exhibit some trace of artistic work. either
oil painting or decorative art. is sure to be
appreciated and to find purchaser. Look
at this. What could be more superb in
delicacy of finish and beauty in shading :
/ \ white satin background and Il large
bunch of the lovelieSt heliotropes that
ever grew from soil painted thereon. How
! natural the flowers look and how fresh.
The handpanted cards on IL satin back.
ground are still popular and sell rapidly
Here is the work of an artist who has de
voted some time of late to this kind of
painting. Instead of Il satin background
he paints the picture on the simple card
itself, \ light house on jagged rock,
overlooking the sea, which foams around
the base of the prOmOntOry. This is q
small painting framed off in the right
hand corner of the card, while in the rear
of it covering the greater area of the large
card surface are shining datfodils, stirred
by some invisible bree e that causes then
to sway back and forth. In the whit,
foam of the sea the words "A Merry
Christmas" appear Then here are littl,
souvenir books with Just Il few leaves bu
beautifully illustrated on their covers
The Cup of Cold II little poem, has the
card on the cover and the painting, Will,
the print ''murmurS through a neat rivu
let OF golden margin" Stray Leaves b,
John Ruskin, and \ Child's Dream of J
Star are little Christmas souvenir book
on the same order as the Cup of Gold
The old-fashiOned cards do not sell SO wei
Ms formerly. The sentimental public al
ways demands something new, and cate
to it, especially if it elevates and rehne>
us high art does without doubt"