Late 19th - Antique French Trade Card - Little Red Riding Hood Morality - Footwear & Ready-to-Wear Advertisements - Vintage Ephemera

This is a charming Late 19th-century French trade card, vibrant example of early advertising ephemera. This card shares an enchanting illustration on the front depicting children engrossed in a framed 'Little Red Riding Hood' morality poem. One card advertises 'AU PHÉNIX' from Auxerre, specializing in footwear, while the other promotes 'AU MARCHÉ LENOIR' for a range of novelties and ready-to-wear clothing.

The illustrated side includes a section of the poem 'LE PETIT CHAPERON ROUGE - MORALITÉ - 8e Couplet - Écoute, grands, moyens, p'tits - La morale de cette histoire - Faut s'méfier des gens polis - Ils ont souvent l'âme très noire' (LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD - MORALITY - 8th Couplet - Listen, big, medium, little ones - The moral of this story - Be careful with polite people - They often have a very dark soul).

These cards offer a fascinating glimpse into late 19th-century French commerce and social values.