New-York tribune., 1885-03-31
vEw DESIGNS FOR EASTER CARDS.
DRIVING VALENTINES TO THE wALL-A sihoN"
DEMAND REPORTED.

np,vrSs VALENTINES TO THE wALL-A STRONG
DEMAND REPORTED. -
AS Lent draws to close anu INC WIZ"
eo,nea forth from the gloom and seclusioh Oh t"0 f
tent,al season into the light OF an Easter
nils, bethink themselves OF their friends ana the Easier
card with Its message OF rejoicing Is sno i n- .
testimonial OF continued remembrance ana regaru' o
ras,er card Is thus more defensible from the point Oh
good taste than its brethren OF Christmas ahu o"
tines day It. more than either OF these ustnes i'S
existuce Tie Christmas card is to certain e1'o"' az
tnteroper; people apt TO regard IL as ah eeono
substitute for the more substantial toKenS WIN
santa Claus should have favored them The vsiehte
oorsraIIv perfunctory In tone 1t is either sent as
mattsr CT habit telling tale known beiore' or 10
a presumptuous trine, meaning nothlng Ano H"9V
card on the other hand. Is neither suoVriuso hui
backneyed sham; 1t Is a courtesy pure anu sinipo,
breathing the spirit OF springtine rejoicing toAe
fr,endshIp renewed It is not to be wondered tnen
cha, although only four years before the public mas
driven the valentine to wall, that with dealers m
the large cities and importers who handle the nnor
grades of goods the Easter trade exceeas tha' VI V
yaleatlne season. the rural districts however o
Easter card not yet taken root so thAt Win
nra,turers doing National business, the valentine.
, stin exeesds that of Easter cards in the ratio OF
r ~ Of the trade will reveal many beautiful designs,
,s LII oSsinS M To the practice OF prang designs. or
iooSs over manufacturers stock TO buy goods worth
d 60 au nrh,ch Are worth hundred times that amount
the best and latest novelties nave not az {ut 20 a.
navel The basis and general characterlsucs VI to
faster cards arc those OF the Naenlv,
In them the lightly attired Cupid gives place 70 Mtc
rohed naldeus and still more ethereaze1 ions VI
ancels The Inscriptions more religious IN 5,
Ooeasouay there trace OF the earthiy passon oHe
A. is more sparing emphasis, less luxurlanL ~
hvnerbole and altogether moro chasteneo anu ~
fne tban In the worldly valentine. In one caI te Iue
of The Resurrection prety interviewer WIN S , "
the newborn flower, but IN the 1nf9ory lpo 1,
landscape predominates, althouIh Obviously OUT % U M
Eeening with the season, while through them al show
birds iihes snowdrops, doves. etc. are Piennig Pn1gnirg
snrinkled One novelty consists OF stunned shoWpru
ierehed on a bunch of dried grasses tho phckgrouho
felng furnished bv plaque upon which the iallIhn
BARNARD scene in winter Is painted Among others on
thc list are fringed with an angeIs race IA t.e
eentre and a diamOnd-shaped plaque with hano-
paInted picture Trinity or Grace Chureh' accoe W
fhe nreierences OF the buyer. in It's centre. -,
The largest firm Of American manufacturers mas issueu
It's unatum that fringed cards are played outoNeI
done" and offers its patrons embossed satih manos ~
Containing plaques. It is also becoming eohuot
nractioe for people with artistic ability, Young ladles
who pant-or think they doto buy those Things pam
and decorate according TO their own IDEAS mus mus
rendering the vehicle Of their Easter greetings aouoy
precious in the eyes Of the recipient The Eastef egSS
4 not as generally employed as would De expeoSd au
when it does appear always at an ss
Of exisence with chicken peepin9 out Deasss
report strong demand for such an early TINE dn 't t
season and feel much encouraged IN tnelr eAeiuon'
produce something new under the SUM-