Merry Christmas in a Chinoisery Style from 1906

And, once again, a merry Christmas to each and all of you – this was the 1906 Christmas greeting from the lovely actress Gabrielle Ray, described as the most beautiful woman in the UK at the time and one of the most photographed of the Edwardian era. In 1906 she was starring in the musical See See …..Could anything lovelier come down your chimney? See See was a wonderful confection of Chinoiserie on the stage and so Gabrielle issued her Christmas Card in the same style with a snow covered Chinese hat and slippers atop a chimney pot…