This vintage postcard cutie is serious about the news. This newspaper hat was folded using Le Matin (The Morning). The first issue was hot off of the press in 1884. Newspapers were much shorter in that era. They were typically 4-6 pagers.
This morning daily would have cost a whopping 5 cents. Le Matin was known for its catchy tone and brave reporting. The French language was beginning to be anglicized in print more and more. Le Matin was the first newpaper in France to print the words jazz orchestra and jazband in 1918. (jaz with one z!) They were quite the trend-setters.
Here is a Matisse from his Jazz series!
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3 cool cats commented:
If they cut out all the advertising, newspapers would be a lot smaller even now, but of course, advertising is how they survive.
Marie, all across America newspapers have been downsizing. Not the number of pages, but the page size. In order to save on the cost of paper they have been reducing the size of the pages in their newspapers.
Love the image of the little girl in the paper hat. I used a vintage French postcard to produce last year's Christmas card. It was a big hit with my friends and family. David
Oh, she is a postcard cutie serious about the news. Great postcard!
I do appreciate how the French protect their language! Such a beautiful language!
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