An embroidered silk card featuring a mistletoe wreath with white berries. A red bow with a small Union Jack flag is tied at the top of the wreath. The greeting "A happy Christmas" is embroidered in purple script below the wreath. The embroidery is set within an embossed white border. The back includes a handwritten Christmas and New Year greeting from "M. Kelsall" to "Miss O. Blackinton" in St. Louis, MO, with the sender noting "On Active Service," suggesting a World War I context. |