The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-17
EASTER CARDS.
THE eMBLeMS AND TOKENS or THE
GREAT CHRISTIAN FESTIVAL.
Severe Criticisms on the Character Of Some
OF the Designs What Distin-
guished Art Critic Says
Card Designers.
New York Herald


New York Heraldl
@Owls! and a flock of owls, too, perched
npon clothes linel In the name of all
that's good, what association can there he
between owls and the holy season of Easterf"
soliloquiz,d a middle-aged gentleman, yes
terday. in front of a gorgeous window dis
play of Easter cards and novelties on Broad
way. A beautiful young lady who stood at
his side turned her eyes to the feathered en-
benis of wisdom, peanut size, attached to
card en- which was engrossed easter Greet
ings," as she said:
"5ut they are very pretty, papar
Certainly they are very pretty, but not
mathematical of Easter. Easter is the cele-
hration of the season CT the resurrection OF
our SAVIOR explained the gentleman,
solemniy, land it is positively blasphemous
TO commemorate it with cards and grim
cracks such as you see there, which are sig
nilicant of earthly and not heavenly sub
jects. Look at that card the one with the
hand holding the glass of baer; 500 it is en-
circled with strings of sai sages and pretzels
linked together, with the words: 'Wir
werdsn uns Amusiren' The custom Of
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