Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-11
CHRISTMAS CARDS.
The Fringe Cards Going Out of Style
Plain Cards and Souvenirs Taking
Their Place.

The Fringe Cards Going Out of Style
Plain Cards and Souvenirs Taking
Their Place.
aren't they beautiful?-tOO lovely for
anythingr' was the remark one young
lady was heard to make to another, as the
two stood in font OF a showcase filled
with Christmas cards in a leading sta
toner's store yesterday. sour stock is
finer this year than ever BEFORE" said the
proprietor, as the ladies left the store
and the News man stepped up to the pile
of satin. gilt and fringe and Christmas
verses. 1.-THE heavy fringe cards that were
the rage up to a year ago are rapidly going
out of style, and there are few Of them in
the market" said the merchant. every
thing is in satin and plush now, or else it
is a perfectly plain card, inscribed with
an appropriate sentiment"
''The prices?" HWell they are about the
same as last year, ranging anywhere
from l cent to $25. The average price is
somewhere between 80 cents and 81, al
though we sell hundreds of the cOstliar
styles"
A glance at some of the designs shows
the work OF art. Among the costlier
cards the easel style prevails. Some of
panels with vines and fruit trailing artis-
tically over the framework and natural
birds perched on rustic branches. The
shield design, in the form ola plush down.
edged panel, resting against gilt or silver
spear is among the most attractive.
Others in the shape of plush anchors with
the chain grappled through the panel and
dove perched on the cross bar are great
" admired. The price of these is $50.
Satin banners, supported by polished
brass and silver standards and novelty
designs, among which are the various
stringed establishments, Yiols, harps
and Tyres made in plush and velvets with
Inscriptions appropriate to the season are
perhaps the most in demand.
Prang's cards are of the same styles
as heretofore, and vary in price from one
cent up to $40. One of the handsOmest is
1.-The Poem of the Four Seasons" Prang
has no prize card this year. The other hand
some and imported cards are lllfelder's
and Raphael Tuck's Sons. The great
center for Christmas cards is London,
where the worlds market is centered.
Tuck's cards are greatly in favor and are
more novel in design than have ever been
seen IN Savannah. In fact, novelty seems
to be the first feature of Christmas cards
this year. Some of them are rustic bee
hives built in arbors of rustic work, with
vines climbing over the trellIses and
punches of fruit pendant. Then there are
beautiful novelties in baskets, bOokmarks,
card receivers, perfumery bags, hand
keTchief cases, and mantel and table or
naments in plush and velvet. White
down borders are generally used instead
of fringe as heretofore. Hand painting
and embroidery are features of many of
the richer designs. Most of what are
known to the trade as box cards, and COM
prising the novelties and designs ranging
in price from 81 to IS, are imported.
The plain cards range in price up to
80 cents, with a few fringe cards, which
are cheaper than last year, owing to the
fact that they are going out of style. The
plain cards are, many of them, frosted.
and represent winter landscape
scenes. All of the Savannah sta
TONERS and Christmas goods deal
ers have handsome stocks. Davis
Bros. have one of the finest and richest
displays ever brought to the South.
Conner, Schreiner, Wylly & Clarke and
other dealers all have the latest styles,
and the market is more varied than it has
ever been before.