Volume 93 — Christmas Cards.
Reading edition
Of Christmas Cards a splendid show This year! Wherever you may go You see them. When you're told, you know They're Christmas Cards. In such a game of Cards the thing Before the eyes of all to bring Is Christmas, but they're Summer, Spring, Most Christmas Cards.
Taking high rank among the Christmas Cards, The artistic reproductions, Marcus Ward's, Of two of Raphael's best-known Madonnas Must, at this season, carry off the honours. Both from one Pitti Palace—need we name them?— 'Twould be a thousand pities not to frame them.
(Air—"King of the Cannibal Islands.")
Here's an "Opal Souvenir," Lovely mem of present year, And it comes from, as we hear, Hildesheimer and Faulkner. Among the Cards the best designs Are those by Weedon, Wilson, Hines, Bothams, Dealy also shines, Kilburne, Drummond, on like lines, Williamson, Maguire too, Sigimund, artistic crew, All at work their best to do For Hildesheimer and Faulkner.
(Air—"Rare Ben.")
Raphael Tuck! Here's luck! Rejoice! no dumps! Why, all your Cards are trumps! And all applied To merry Christmas-tide! In these un-Christmas days, Punch says 'tis greatly to thy praise. So, Raphael Tuck, My buck, Here's luck!
To Mr. Punch.
"Such books, cards, and crackers," cries Poet, perplexed, "As remain on the list, I will give 'in our next.'"