Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-22
Eight Babies in a Row.

CHRISTMAS
CARDS WILL BEAR THIS SEASON.
From the New York Mail and Express
Christmas cards this year will be prettier
than ever. The high-art tendency of few
years ago is less noticeable in the designs now.
There Is more of an attempt to please the
masses and the younger generation by deli
cately-tinted floral pieces and by figure designs
IN which childhood plays a prominent part.
At the headquarters of one of the largest
manufacturers in this city the new cards are
noticeable for their simple effective designs
and artistic coloring. The flower cards made
are of nearly every blossom that is known. but
all are arranged tastefully and harmoniouslv.
Among the animal designs frogs and cats are
employed to produce many humorous scenes
Three foxes astride OF a log which is sliding
down snow-clad hill illustrates an original
tobOggan. A hare sitting a stump in the
foreground of another design and blowing a
trumpet heralds the birth of the new year.
while raven in the background weeps for the
year that is gone. Frogshave bout with boy
ing gloves IN one design, and in another they
form street parade with horns and drums and
drum major marching in front. Dancing
dogs, musical cats, and mice at school appear
IN other designs.
undoubtedly prove very popular. is a group of
eight babies sitting in a row. Each child is a
study, and the group forms a very attractive
design. At the bottom of the card the follow
ing Iilles appear:
We can't talk very plain, you know
But one thing we know how to say.
We nope you VIII have jolly day.'n
Another childhood scene represents a cluster
OF babies at the foot of a Christmas tree. The
infants have just received gifts of toys and their
attitudes indicate their Joy.
Inc mounts this year differ considerably
from those OF former years. Silk and satin are
used only TO limited extent The metalline
goods OF last year have gone ont In their
place is novelty called the art tile. The tile
Is made to serve as frame for the card. Each
NE Is designed especially for the card that it
| holds. The work on them is done bv hand.
They show the flow of cOlors and rich glaze
peculiar TO richly-colored plastic tiles, and
make handsome mantel ornaments.
hand-decorated antique paper mounts in
IahGy shapes VIII be among the popular styles.
Each mount has tasty water color and bronze
work appropriate TO the card which it holds.
Many of these mounts are fastened with fancy
floss and intended to hang on the wall.
There Is an endless variety of cheap calen-
oars IN fanclful designs, and many elaborate
and expensive calendars on which the touch of
| the artist is visible. Among the new art books
Is one entitled, ''Old Stories in New Attire. 81
1t contains eight brilliant costume pictures
from Mother Goose" with the rhymes in
color. Another gives illustrations in aquarelle
OF views in and about Mount Desert by Louis
h. Harlow. The Home of Shakespeare" ia
Illustrated with water-color sketches of views
OF the old house after its restoration, Anne
Hathaways cottage, the bridge at Stratford.
the church and other scenes from paintings
made on the spot by Harlow.
Another novelty this year is what are termed
shape books" One of these is in the shape
OF the mainsail of yacht. The cover is a
satin sail. with hand-painted title and attached
by rigging of silk cord to a nickel-plated
mast. gaff and boom. The leaves contain IL
lnstrations in color and monochrome of ma
rlne views, with appropriate text. Another
shape book is Christmas pie. cut into slices
containing Illustrations and selections from
Shakespeare