THE SOUVENIR INVITATION CARDS.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 11012, 9 July 1901, Page 5

THE SOUVENIR INVITATION CARDS.

(special to "the press.") WELLINGTON, July 8. The Government guests at the various functions in connection with the Royal visit will shortly be receiving the cards issued by the Government as souvenirs of the various receptions. To-day I had an opportunity of seeing theee cards. There are no fewer than five of them, and they will form an interesting memento of the visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York. The first card deals with the general receptions of their Royal Highnesses in, the different centres. Portraits of the Duke and Duchess appear at the top t>f the card, under an Imperial crown. Coloured drawings of Ruapehu, Egmont, Mt. Cook, aad "Mi*re Peak appear in the margins, and at the foot of the card thery will bs a picture of the city -w-here the reception was held. The New Zealand seal, in which is a representation of a missionary and a Maoxi «de by side and the Boyal coat u>l arms also £nd 9 a place in the design/which is by Mr W, H. Young, of Auckland. These cards are being printed at the office of th« Auckland "Star." Tie second card is foi the Maori welcome, and is noticeable be- ; cause of a pretty view of Lake Botoroa, in which the island oi ilokoia and a grace-

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ful tree-fern have been effectively introduced. It is quite the prettiest card of the sft. though unfortunately the portrait* of the Duke> and Duchess on it are not good. It is from a design, by Benoni Widte, and has been printed by Mr Willis, M.H.K.. of Wanganui. The card for the. military reviews has on it portraits of the King and Queen and the Duke and Duchess. On the left is a soldier in khaki holding a rifle, and on the right there is a representation of a Maori warrior holding in bis hand a greenstone mere. At the foot of the card there are four vignettes of New Zealand scenery. This card was designed by Mr Hawcridge, and is printed by Wilkie and Co., Dunedin. The invitation card for the ceieaionr of laying the foundation stone of the new railway offices in Wellington has on it views of the four principal ports of the colony. It is desired by Mr W. Schmidt, and has been printed by the "Star" office, Auckland. Lastly, "there is the card for the Ministerial reception in Wellington. In this there are portraits of the King and Queen, with rat a. clematis, and a tui introduced. Below, on either side, there are views of Mitre P«ak-and Melford Sound, and portraits of the Duke and Duchess, and at the foot a view of Wellington. The card is Assigned by Mr Sears, and printed by Messrs Tufnbull, Hickson, and Palmer, Wellington. .