New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-12
CARDS IND EGGS IN ABUNDANCE.

MANY AND INTENSIVE DESIGNS IN SOUVENIRS
LARGE SUPPLY or TGGs ~ THE MARKET.
The Easter cards which have for the last week
shone in the windows and the counters OF the shops
are As varied anu beautiful as they last year though
there is ack OF simplicity and evident reachisg
after high art" in the more expensive ones. Angels
and flowers are the most popular Ornamental
tons. though birds and butterflies are occa-
sonaIly introduced A popular and inexpensive
card is dove with highly coorei plumage
alone In SKY ~ blue and gold. Another card is mother
Of pearl cross On ground o. pare white These cards
are imported mad IN the form " little books
with fnged cards for covers. Oae OF these books
tains Father Fabers hymn. HarE, bark! my soul,
angelic songs are swelling" Livery page has
one or two Illustrations &c. one beautiful
illustration is that which accompanies the lines Yer
earth- green fields and oceans wsveoeat shore IL has
little view OF sea and shore night, aud is n black and
white, but the artist nAs put the spirit OF the
HYMN into II. George Uer1ert's Christmas hymn in
medieval Illuminated text. done by hand, imitation
velum forms another pretty Easter card, ana has the
advantage that the receiver % IL can Use t for Christ
mas card next winter A large German card. which l.
much admired, represents dove soaring above church
pelfry INTO morning sky. heavy border Of brown and
gold t. around it. large wooden spoon con
tanning an ecc. both highly decorated IN hand
painting and tied with ribbons ia one OF the novelties
in the way Of Easter rememorances There mas been a
large demand th- year for hens eggs and birds eggs
hand-pautcd and suspended from ribbons. Comic Easter
cards hud favor u The eyes Of people. They
rule III black red ami gold and represent bears and
rJosters engaged ia various mpossiD, and improbable
performances.
some large cards. with cords and tasses for suspenduc
are made OF pueG white silk with designs printed in col
ors on SATIN and appropriate fastened them.
Several large and expensive cards sold which ar fat
ceg--naped affairs with borders Of pudci white silk or
chenille. The designs them are painted IN co!ors
saun. one n-AIs ,IosS % s'eI CDErlSu "I.H Nuili
narCssu- and ddhodils ms cross ~ s)ld ana aFer DC
ours on cards OF shapes and Some
rich silk plush mounts WIN easel backs Others arc
coors Waller sattcree out this year with Easter
limb. two With musical Instruments ana one WIN a
scroll o. music The background OF sky Il peach color
handsome in design, if not in color as the
front On the back OF the card bearing thu three angels
sky in which the sun Is rising; Another or MT
satterlees designs 10 an "ugei ,, Suing Oy ~
tomb tomb in shadow. A card called Resurgarn"
10y W Hamilton Gibson represents multitude Of butter
and gold are freely used in the coiornG Of this
card, aud 1t has rather sombre appearance. It
one card consists Of white cress with
round photograph OF some weAknow1 picture at the
srnamenteI by a spIiG Of hand painted flowers card
sent from Boston nr group Of sweeI
Of ps.S green satin It has boz.
little book, containing tert for Holy week and
Easter Tide II has cover OF alligator SKIN paper
bOsse IN gold cards decorated with sprgs OF
pressed ferns sewed On tO background OF muslin, and
others nave decorations Of tropical parks, Sewed
fanctfu designs.
late Easter tends to enlarge the supply Of eggs and
at the New York market has seldom been so largely
stocked as IL Is prices VIII permit liberal feast az
eggs tomorrow. NeighbOrng Owss aTe also well supplied
In Newark and Orange the sight OF pedaed in
wagons can be noted. Since Monday nearly
10000 barrels containing seYenty 10 seventy
seven dozen each have arrived ID this city, and
the previous storing heavy.
bought FOR % cents the wholesale price beng only
Prime ohio and Indiana hens eggs marked
for retail sales YESTERDAY fifteen and for IS
goose eggs three and four FOR % cents duck eggs in
Guiding prime Maryland, eight for IS.