The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-09-26

London, Sept. ia craze that is ---..
and To be admired owes its start f- .s'
10 the young Queen OF Holland D. Mn
be known 10 the historian OF rEra...-..
century fads as the souvenir postal ..-.
craze. Ii began with the issuarr. .r.
souvenir postal card on the front -
which was a good likeness % Queen w.
heimina. inclOsed in pretty fran. ..
which was imprinted the ROYAL ann.
Holland and various symbols aF ,H. .-.--
queens virtues This was "a prart. or.
ana had meaning 10 Justify It's rz#.-.
enCe, but since then the Graz. has ...
all such things, been carried Oh ,N.r.--..
until grOtesque and startling DESIGNS gr.
lying around the world on th.. .... .-
innocent postal cards. The postal -4-f
kitten has been voted here the best -..--
produced by the devOtees Of the Nov. 81.
The mouse-trimmed hat IS a clever -,
that stamps this design as bright ROM
city, as we'll a work OF art Aag-r.r
interesting design OF the animal SERIES
has German band Of frogs sitting -aor
lily pads, and conducting an opera Boo -H.
middle Of a pond. which IS where us.r..
people would have all German band u,r.
formances conducted. but without tho fr..
pads. Another funny animal card is
group Of monkeys. armed with paint.
pets and brushes. although the norgays
themselves. judging by the settled mt.a7.
choly of their countenances. fail ~ Der
ceive the hunor of the situation.
Reaches to- the Orient.
The fad has Just reached far-or Jap,n
and China, and quaint Oriental pictures
are TO be seen on the postal cards com
ing from HongkOug Toxic. and other
Eastern cities where British iunuen..
extends. The collectors OF the souvenir
postal cards who follow up the fad with
assiduity soon accumulate collection
that possesses both variety and original
ity. One obtained by a collector from
Genoa pays pictorial tribute TO Christie.
pier Columbus. Venice. however is the
favorite with most OF the postal card ar
lists. Venice is as lovely on postal carl
as under every other circumstance and
all her beauties are pressed into service.
nothing is too big and nothing too little,
frcm ST. Marks down tor, rather up 90
the famous winged lion, who from tie
top Of his nigh column, keeps his watch
over the Doge's Palace. while If you want
something very special 10 add to Your
collection, there Is photographer In ST.
Mark s Square who will take your photo
graph while you are feeding the famous
pigeons, and transfer you TO postcard.
which you can send To all your friends.
yourself-the ever-hunsry pigeons COB
bling cOrn-and St Marks appearing as
an unimportant little detail in the back
ground. There is not much room for any
communication. TO BE- sure. unless Won
write on top Of the pigeons. but this lack
~ D. d
OF the correspondents most OF us number
among our acqEaintances The beauty o.
this card is that II is a sort of song
without words" which tells lis own tale
without the necessity for any Troublesome
writing.
Italy on Postal Cards.
All Italy Is to be had pictured On post
cards; the beautiful bay al Maple. trr
cathedral at Pisa, the peasants dancing
the tarantella at Sorrento. the Tower az
Bologna, even the Pope himself. with
his beautiful beniguant counteuaucr. does
not disdain to look out greeting % his
distant children from a postcard
The mania Is as widely spread as the
Influenza: north as well as south m. card
microbe has penetrated. When the tray
e.er to Sweden lands al Gothenburg the
BrefkOrt meets him on the quay. and. aa-
cording 10 the card il appears % De q
city Of the MONDAY moon. or. perhaps.
on the contrary, the round. white orb ls
intended for a pale. midnight sun. What
ever 1t is. it is apparently found also in
bright, clean little Stockholm. for it ap-
pears behind the opera house. and Hunt
mating the shipping in the docks and
gardens.
Pride If All Lands.
Norway lends Itself more kindly than
might have been expected 20 postcard
treatment; glorious pine trees and pic
turesque wooden houses, waterfalls, noun
taiLs, and the joiting little carr.Oiss.
Christiania proudly shows her fine streets,
statues, and public buildings. II is in
te.estlng 20 notice how much IL is pos
sible to judge or q country by the sub
jects chosen for its picture post-carl-.
it's loves, its Erides. its amusement its
treasures, and an It's various features are
represented. Ia Germany, for instduce,
cards with military subjects are murn
seen, and specimens showing the uniforms
Of all the different regiments are 10 be
found.
The collectors here have one or two
specimens from America. dealing with
patriotic subjects. but 50 far the craze
does not seem 10 have extended TO the
States II would seeII 20 be- more ad-
mirable fancy thar some that flourish
across the water, and as / told an en-
thUsiastic collector. who vas depiOTHg
the lack Of interest taken iu the postal
card. wait until this article l. read by
my countrymen, and you will notice an
awakening among American faddists %
the pleasure to be gotten out OF the pos
tai card craze