Show Christmas Cards Display Changes The tradition of exchanging Christmas cards is a charming part of the joyous holiday and it has a history of its own One of the most interesting parts of that history is the way that greeting cards serve to record changing social cus cus- cus customs toms manners and fashions through the ye years rs Poin points s out Miss Esther Mooney curator of the Norcross Inc greeting card collection For instance an English card of 1892 shows the formal i ity existing between parents and children during the Vie Vic Victorian torian era Here a little girl kneels solemnly at her moth ers er's knee sedately offering her hera a Christmas bouquet with the your life be a Mer ry Christmas Modern cards take a livelier more lighthearted light approach Even earlier greeting cards began to reflect an easier sort of oC filial relationship Declares a 1930 card 3 cheers 4 a Mer ry Christmas and you Dad |