Vintage Easter Greeting Card with Girl and Golden Chicks

Why would anyone dress a toddler in a pristine white dress and oversized bonnet with a jaunty blue bow for holiday festivities? Perhaps because nothing says 'holiday joy' like formal wear for children who can barely walk — and this particular child grips a blue ribbon leash attached to two fluffy yellow chicks, asserting dominion over poultry before she's old enough to tie her own shoes. The chicks, rendered in that particular Victorian yellow that sits somewhere between 'baby duckling' and 'medical jaundice,' waddle forward with the resigned energy of livestock who've accepted their fate. The dark, moody background — all brooding teal and scratchy textures — gives the whole scene the vibe of a Gothic novel that accidentally wandered into the Easter aisle. Printed right on the child's sash: 'A Joyous Easter,' because nothing telegraphs springtime resurrection like a tiny girl parading baby animals through what appears to be a void.