Christmas card, of portrait proportions, in a single card format. The front
has a gilt border and shows three little girls in aprons doing the laundry
out of doors: one, in a yellow dress and hat washing at a large tub;
another, in a blue dress, hanging an item up to dry; and a third, in a pink
dress, sitting on the grass. Beneath the illustration are the words
"A Joyful Christmas"
The reverse of the card is printed with a verse in brown, beneath an
illustration of a cherub's head:
"I love the little boys and girls,
They back my mem'ry take
To happy days of bibs and curls
Of candy and of cake.
I sang my Christmas carols then
As only children may,
And this is why I'll kiss them, when
The children sing to-day.
And wish them all the simple joy
That filled my bosom when a boy!"
F. Ernest Power