Victorian Christmas Greeting Card Children Umbrellas Holly Baskets

Two suspiciously well-dressed Victorian children are having what appears to be a deeply awkward first date in a blizzard, each clutching a basket of holly like it's their emotional support plant. The boy in the jaunty red hat and brown coat beams with the unhinged cheerfulness of someone who absolutely will grow up to sell snake oil, while the girl in the white coat stares back at him with the thousand-yard gaze of someone already reconsidering her life choices. Illustrator Ellen H. Clapsaddle — yes, that's a real name on a real card — has gifted us the detail that both children are using full-sized umbrellas in a snowstorm, which is either a bold fashion statement or proof that Victorian children simply had no one looking out for them.