Edwardian New Year Greeting Card with Child in Green Military Coat

With rosy cheeks and the determined expression of someone who has accepted their absurdly overstuffed burden, this child in a double-breasted green coat with fur trim has absolutely weaponized the concept of 'errand-running,' hauling a red-berried sprig in one hand, an envelope in the other, a sled tucked under one arm, and what appears to be a horseshoe slung across their back via a red strap — because apparently one holiday accessory is for quitters. The knee-high white stockings and oversized green beret with red ribbon trim suggest a costume designer who was paid by the accessory. The poem promises the New Year will 'make all things happy, all things well,' which feels deeply optimistic coming from a child who is clearly already exhausted from carrying so much symbolic baggage through the snow.