The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-03-25
EASTER RE,fEMBRiNCES.
What Can he Found In Richmond for the
Joyous Festival.


One sweet phase in the Joyous Easter season
is the sending Of remembrances 10 loved ones
friends and acquaintance.
Nearly all Catholic and Epscopaian people
haye adopted the custom. and even oihcr
denominations help 10 swell the mail bag win
mleslycs Of love and friendship.
The custom of sending these cards booklets
and other pretty pieces OF art-work Dr. more oO-
served during Easter than at Christmas tide.
AZ the latter gifts and remembrance more
substantial are sent, while now only lncmcnius
are uscd hy the generality Of tho people.
i'm The Richmond book stores thl. year the as
soriment is perhaps better than Do mas hceh loI
years. It'll
der one by their beauty.
panels. So, .,
In .he centre is satin on which is hand-paint-
ed some pretty sentiment appropriate Tor
Ihcv are about twelve inches high by four
teen TO sixteen inches long. and would make
pretty ornament for mantcl or etaE"rn.
Another novelty is what are known as art
They are made Of some composition. and are
very ike the tiles used in fireplace ana door
way .:iii-
is PAINTED some woodland scene or cross and
These goods were never in Richmond before.
La .
'gOf and very swell IN New Ork ana Boston
and are being used in large quantities by those
cities TINS year.
Maude Humphrey is to Easter cards
Every year the latter puts % pretty novelty on
the market and this year she has orc mat pald
if il succession of pretty little girls with
long baby skirts ON them and each mead mas
been cut out so that II appears IN bold relief
They are pretty AFFAIRS ana Would De lHoush'
IT, b. .s lal lou. Ia In fIlt al To-
To a Roman Catholic or High Church Eplsco-
palian one OF the prettiest designs exhibited is
the choir boy.
II is only head made OF an egg set on ond
on piece of cardboard.
The egg j. painted so as 20 represent the race
and an oxford cap with "A tasscl hanging down
the back lends a pretty appearance 90 the leu
4 little bishops collar makes the boy look as
solemn as "a chOristor AZ old lrmiN III Sow
York but q dash Of coquctry ID the eyes snow
how true Dickens WAS when hc SAID the chor
4 = vis-a-yis for this creation there is nun
made with an egg.
She ha, Zig white bonnet made OF stin linen
paper. her eyes are raised hcavenWard, and
there is am infinite sweetness on thc lace.
Il is one of the prcttiest OF the Easter oiler-
There are many new booklet, this Easter for
| booklets have long ago superseded cards "a, Tee
None are prettier than set shown Of CLASS,
| cal Authors They are bound IN lvorino and
| satin and look like miniature praycr-hooks
| In them can be found Golden Thoughts.
| "Quotation of Christ" Chip. from Dickens
| Witty Thoughts Words Of jesus AMI otheI
! like books.
There is the usual pretty display Of shaped
| goods tins year.
These goods are little booklets cut in the
shape OF roses. lilies narcissu-os and other How
! ers appropriate to Easter. "Haunis OF the io'
| cts" make pretty array of booklets.
They show painted pictures Of various sweet
scenes OF hfe with verses from American poets
appropriate In thcm can he found selections
! from longfcllow, Emerson Bryant, Hawthorne
/ and Whittier.
There are also book, that can DE embraced r
this category written by Henry Drummond
| one Of his newest and NJ the same tine mos'
! thought of is. Are they no; safe with him:'
Cards with crosses and verses appropriate %
| Easter tide abound in great abundance.
Most of them are really beautiful pieces OF
| work
In the past few years this work has improve,
wonderfully. and beautiful displays OF all th,
| above So DDS can be found az our leading hooi
! stores. all have pretty assortment. and larg'
| one. and Yesterday their stores were crowded
| with fair shoppers, and even some of the stcrncl
| sex. who bought little rcmembrances Tor sOm'
/ dear one Tar away.