New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-29
CALENDARS FOR THE NEW YEAR
DESIGNS FANCIFUL AND FOOLISH. TASTEFUL
AND VULGAR FOR 1896.


AND VULGAR. FOR 1896
The first OF January approaches, and scores or
calendars come to the front having each day and
month OF the untred year duly catalogued and ac-
centuated They are of all sorts, from the sober
little pad Intended for office service, innocent of
pictures and gliding. to the much bedizened high
art" production and those showing the reigning
beauties Of the ballet. with short-skirted corypAee
for each month of the twelve.
..Happy Days" sunny Paths" Hours of
Beauty" "A Year of Sunshine The Flower
Months" are some OF the titles under which these
time tables masquerade and one is dubbed The
Wit and Humor" calendar. bearing close resen-
blance to a comic valentine but not so provocative
OF fun. is probable indeed that the art student
would find more real amusement in the fine art
calendar than in this other one proclaimng its
mrth-excitng mission
The Brownies threaten to drive even Trilby out
of the field. The bicycle has appeared this arti-
Gle of wall decoration, and the days and months
are represented as wheeling along in continuous
procession. 1t remains for 'yl" to produce golf
calendar demonstration of football in twelve pic
lures or a record devoted TO polo possibilities, but
the list Of novelties on hand at present can well
| afford to spare these tardy corners.
Il want a calendar for Tom says a New Years
shopper. This will be so pretty for his Office
and she purchases festive creation In the shape of
Tyre. with dangling scarlet ribbons, and gilt letter
ing Time and the hour runs through the toughest
Y,
ders how often Tom will remember change
those airy ribbons or If he has a soul for poetry
These calendar quotations sometimes have
apprecable touch of ironymuch more often, in fact,
than touch of accuracy. man who plods along a
daily path of drudgery. and whose inclinations
at with his duties, turns out OF bed at
uncomfortaby early hour to staring at him from
an background the day of the month with
this cheerful remark: How noseless falls the foot
of time that only treads on flowers" His mo-
mentary inclination Is to pitch the eXasperatng
bauble out OF the window or INTO the re-were fire
conyenient-but second thought reminds of the
feminine fingers that created this pretty mocker
BLOCK calendars are largely IN favor new de-
signs having disturbed their popularity not one
stimulus for the days endeavors. incnes to the
belief that the compiler took somewhat unfair ad-
these inexpensive gifts find place generally in the
homes OF the unpretentious middle class.
aGniey ,s greatness others have greatness thrust
ater Turned HoM be bn ana pases
look into happiness through anothcrs eyes" My
statement that marks February day. A challenge
with which to begin sutry day In August is:
do more is none" and October has for
It's demoralzing motto: Life is as tedious as a
! twice-told tale. vexing the ear OF drowsy man"
calendar Is good thing to have If a man has
the date and mo- Sdren ia sm o e nm h on
of the year, but why so many different schools and
expression is problem. The religious sects have
all set forth their views and creeds in this fashion
/
dar. The Cathedral Chimes calendar THE Holy
Thoughts" calendar" and the calendars illustrating
the collects for the day, not to mention Pearls OF
/ speech from Eminent Divines" and Hints for
Daily Meditation" Some OF these by the way. are
beautifully Illuminated and we'll worthy OF consid-
Grafton
There is IA class OF calendars devoted TO the delIn
cation Of historical scenes the loves OF romance
ana song and TO the children Of many lands and be-
sides these there the practical receipt calendars
ana those that serve double purpose in the form
OF race screens card-recevers flower holders pho,
tt99graph and letter racks and so Year by year
the iniinitc variety OF advertising calendars in
crease. got up with bright colored Illustrations ca %.
uvatlng sentences and the like They are ouirs =
az attractive as their marketable rivals, but tho
brands Of oatmeal perfumery and the iisa a.
nounce them to the prejudiced.