Victorian Halloween Greetings Card with Children & Black Cat

The first thing that strikes a modern viewer is the barefoot boy in blue overalls who has apparently decided that the ideal Halloween flex is clutching a tiny black cat in one arm and a jack-o'-lanterns bucket in the other, radiating the unhinged energy of a child who has absolutely no plans and zero fear. Meanwhile, the girl in the floral dress and pink bow looks on with an expression that can only be described as 'deeply reconsidering this friendship.' The black cat, for its part, appears to be handling its manhandling with the resigned dignity of someone who has simply accepted their fate. Two children who look like they're about to have a very different kind of evening—that's what constitutes 'Hallowe'en Greetings' in this particular card.