Yule Calling Card Has Comeback

CAPE MAY - The calling card was a Victorian custom - ladies and gentlement would carry small cards printed with their names to leave at the homes of friends when they

came to call.

Today in this Victorian city, the calling card is still in use at Christmastime. VISITORS WHO are staying at one of the partici(!ating Victorian inns and guest houses or motels are given a Christmas Calling Card so that they may be identified by the proprietors of Cape May’s shops and receive welcoming discounts on Christmas

shopping.

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merchants throughout

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WTO Street, is welcoming shop- Street on weekends in with THE Christmas pers this Christmas season December, distributing

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Visitors will be charmed by gas lights wreathed in holiday greenery, garlands swagged from pillar to porch, and Christmas-trees decorated especially by the

shopkeepers.

run operations, not part of large, impersonal chains. Several feature handcrafted wares from candles to art, while others have combed the markets of the world for unusual gifts. Some proprietors offer antiques in the Victorian and country styles, while others have all the most modem in kitchen wares for gift-giving or for yourself. Several shops offer beautiful specimen seashells that make fascinating collector's items, while others have rt textiles and quilting ibrics, not to mention

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hard-to-find Victorian Christmas decorations that will enliven any home. Often the shopkeeper will provide wrapping and mailing services, and in most cases, the owner of the shop will be there to receive your Christmas Calling Card and to help you select something for that hard-to-piease family member or friend. The 27 stores, four motels and four cozy guest houses will offer a charming, relaxing and different shopping experience with the Christmas Calling Card.

Calling Card, visitors will be greeted like returning friends, and the 20thcentury hustle and bustle will seem far behind. Many visitors use the Christmas Calling Card as an opportunity for a relaxing getaway, paid for by the discounts received on their

Christmas shopping. Cape May’s hospitality

blooms all around at Christmastime. The city is gaily decorated with garlands on the Victorian porches, wreathes on the gaslights and carollers strolling the streets to

serenade the shoppers. THE SHOPS OF the city

are original and unique as well. All are small, family-

The Candlelight Walk, that popular annual event, will be held 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 16. This is the traditional way for the merchants to thank residents and guests for shopping in Cape May.Store fronts are lit with lanterns and candles and the proprietors offer refreshments of the season to shoppers — wine and cheese, coffee and cakes,

early gifts to children while listening intently to gift requests for the Big Day. Meanwhile, grownups can enjoy the personal shopping assistance of the private and family-owned businesses of« Cape May. Local craftsmen and artisans will create their wares in many of the uni-

que shops.

For shopping convenience, many of the shops will extend their hours until 9 p.m. Dec. 9 through Christmas Eve to make gift shopping easier. Strolling carollers and performing bands will add a finishing touch to the festive

atmosphere.

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CLEARANCE!

SHOP DEC 9-16th 10-8 PM (WE CLOSE FOR THE SEASON ON DEC. 16th)

•ALL MERCHANDISE! • STILL A GREAT SELECTION OF... •GLASS ORNAMENTS • LIGHTS • CANDLES •DECORATIONS • HANDCRAFTED & IMPORTED •PRALTZGRAFF CHRISTMAS CHINA •GORHAM & GOEBEL COLLECTIBLES & MORE HURRY! SA VE OI+HdUDA Y DECORATING NEEDS!

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Gingerbread Workshop Thur^

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Gingerbread House Workshop will be held tomorrow, Dec. 9, at 7:30 p.m. here in the County

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Local artist Lois Me-. Clure will offer instruction in the baking, construction and decorating of gingerbread houses. Recipes and patterns will be provided so

that gingerbread houses can be made at home For more infomration, contact Kathleen Duffy at 465-7111 ext. 289.

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CANDLELIGHT WALK ThunHay. Drr I6lh. This U uhrn the merchants tay thank you. ” Shops with candles in irindnu offer ttiVir & rheete. coffee cnkei or cider &

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EVENING HOURS Many Shops Open til 9 PM CAROLERS STROLLING THROUGHOUV-THE WEEKENDS SANTA IS ON THE MALL WEEKENDS WITH EARLY GIFTS FOR EAGER CHILDREN PLENTY OK FREE PARKING GIFTS ARE

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