Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-24

..s weekly and monthly papers and maya
zines. The recognised organ Of French col
iectors. LIE Cartophile. 8, rue du Croissant,
Tarls acting as the central bureau of the
French Cartophile Club, publishes each
month new lists of adhesions from ali parts
OF the world. with names and addresses,
and particulars as to EXCHANGING
Thus mo. 296, NJ. Bastaire Michel. Poste
Restante Clermont-Ferrand Puy-de-
Dome), France, exchanges only with mem
Ders In foreign countries. excepting always
Beigium; while mo. S0I, Mile. warmolt
Muller, Grypskerk, near Groningen, Hol-
land, exchanges only on her own demandr'
mo use to send first TO her; wait until she
asks YOU'D On the other hand, mo. $40. N
Zachi j. Mizrahf Postal Box 222 Cairo
Egypt. exchanges freely with any one and
speaks English and mo 40. Mile. Amelie
BAUD address LIE Cartophile), though she
exchanges only fancy Ms. cards, accepts
nevertheless all card views from foreign
countries!' Amelie accepts.
Congress Of Collectors.
Ihis summers international exposition of
pictorial post cards. organized by LIE Car
tophiie, brought together a large number OF
european collectors In Paris and for the
nrst time steps were taken toward classify
ing and cataloguing the chaos from so
many countries
While great deal remains to be done
the French Cartophie Club. as a result
now recognizes some fifty different classes
INTO one or other of which every possIhle
pictorial post card must necessarily fan.
apart from these-though including them
are recognized the genres or Kinds
sucn as cards of national scenery (under
which come, for example the subcla sses of
local costumes with scenic backgrounds
locai monuments with scenic Backgrounds
anu actuai Photographs of scenery, colored
Vi uncoiored). Other genres deal with the
armies or countries, customs of countries
soVereisns and rulers and their families
portraits Of celebrities in arts and sciences
Of old
paintings, great events ancient and mod
ern; genre-pieces and photographs of chill
dren, beautiful women and types of beautv
More ana more the cards are coming to be
issued in such series.
The Craze in Paris.
In Paris, where the craze has come late
and is only now attaining its height. a hum
dred little shops retail the constantly in
creasng output. Imagine the resources Of
the monuments OF Paris ancient and mod
ern, the contents of her galleries and mu-
seums, her street and park scenes, the life
OF sport IN all its subdivisions. from horse
racing and pigeon shooting to lawn tennis
and automobiling, the arts and trades (from
studios OF painters to the workshops of arti-
lSlai mower makers and from the great
shops 10 the little trades of Paris the
opera, theater, ballet and music hall the
newspapers of Paris, the life of the PARISH
definitely. VA Al
Imagine these resources treated. first as
actuanties' and then ideally. add the
comic and the gallant elements, the by
products of local politics and passing events
n t,a1I you Will begin to have an idea of the
l mn s scope of the pictorial postcard in
one OF the great capitals of Europe
lou can learn French history from these
p PEI caros. There are series dealing
Win each of the dynasties and periods
IRON many points of view. There are series
oea as with French literature, noted char
acters OF hcuon, scenes from ont tha
t th;s and a series of French poets and
.reil Herolnes. There are series dealing
win inventions and discoveries in ey-ar9
age age from the invention of gunpowder and
rre INTRODUCTION of the potato to the trl-
ulnpns OF Montgolfier and Santos Dumont
A,iu as II is In France, SO it is in the other
t;o,,S Hpean countries. The Germans in par
tlcuIar' encourage children to collect nic-
oollai postcards of this character and
Every character, for the enthusiasts of the
new craze pretend that none can he coIlect
Gu witnout a stirring up of interest in the
1 49, anu present of ones country and the
progress OF the world. Naturally the sultar
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