New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-22
TOKENS FOR CHRISTMAS
NO END OF HOLIDAY THINGS SEEN IN
THE STORES.
PHOTOGRAPHS. CARDS. CALENDARS AND PEN
wrPERs-oUAINT SENTIMENTS AND MANY

INGENIOUS DEVICES.
Photographs of historical places, famous people
and celebrated paintings. mounted or unmounted
are being used largely this year in place Of Christ
mas cards Sets Of Madonnas, religious pictures
and pictures Of musicians. artists, writers and pro-
fesslonals are being bought by students especially
for gifts among their young friends Cathedrals
modern paintings and animal pictures are also pop
ular.
Among the new prints shown are two which
have found especial favor. They are platinum
prints OF two Indian babies placed erect In tner
pappoose cases against grapevine trellis. In one
Of these the little faces wear contented eA-
nresson Of peaceful enjoyment. In the ctner the
self-same youngsters are utterng walls OF despair
with wide open mouths and tear believed cheehs
A set OF photographs TO illustrate favorite DOCK
is always acceptable gift
Among the unique Christmas cards shown IN
the shops IS a birds eye maple board, with
bankko dish fastened by rice straw al one emo ana
a sentiment pencilled on the board. assuring the
rc,nient that the bankko dish is all too small to
contain the Christmas wishes Of the giver'
In one collection were several cards ,or
Bostonians One Of these represented sha'-
,srad wheel that might have come from the "One
10 sbav" II had a picture Of Bunker Hill
Monument on one side. and printed beneath 1t the
famous words from Holmes: Boston Is the huo
~ the universe. You couldn't pry that out or a
BOSTON man IL you had the tire OF all cIeauoii
straightened out for a crowbar another caro-
r.rrssented bean pot piled high with the favorite
Boston vegetable and picture Oh inc o'N ~
House on the front OF the pot.
card hanging above these represented an oid
ond matched umbrella protecting young man ana
,an The umbrella made Of sandpaper'
and beneath II was printed
An old umbrella though in Patch Patches 4S,,c,s.
lie an excellent thing for strlklns matCnes'
card with a picture Of a sun dial and a border
from an ancient dial:
Make time save time while time lasts;
All time is no time when time is past
., another was this wish: May you live as
,ong as YOU want. and never want as long as you
live" , .or,-.
I,non stu another the old thought: Time
obapges in many ways and with time, but not
IN vavs OF friendship" ,s hi.
III csrd with beautiful bunch OF pink and white
clover bore this:
Merely a card token,
But in thy heart. mine.
Twill waken happy memories
OF aud lang syne
" stvIes Of calendars there is no end. Ferris
wheel with twelve small movable calenoars tnaue
in the shape Of will rotate the months OF the
coming year. I,, o.. ,ho base % eor-
eeoyy,s sunhower. calendars Of the months are re-
ve9leo uiD yoses panses bells cherubs and babies
cover small calendars and hang from groups OF
the larger flowers or OF Sbcb Take the place Of
" ~ ,Sera is a multitude OF ingenious devices A
81, stained wishbone IN wide spreading fclt
Lsirts hears the following inscriptions
once / was 2 wishbone.
And grew upon men,
Now I am a little slave
And made wipe your pen
Two pieces Of yellow pgskn: cut and burned 20
ranTesept a pig cover a strip OF channels BRANDED
IeP,e ,ha side OF the animal Is Just from the pen.
upon ;ckorv nut which IS fashioned into doll ana
dressed in naring felt skirts and white cap mas
.be following printed across II;
was a tough old hickory nut
on nv ancestral tree.
I've lost my ancient freedom. but
I'm I'm society.