I thought to celebrate the New Year it would be fun to share with you two postcards from my collection that feature a curious character called the
Billiken , a strange little character that art teacher, Florence Pretz of St.Louis, MO, saw in a dream. He is considered good luck if you buy his likeness or even better luck if he is given to you as a gift. I love that this artist/illustrator shared this little guy with the world in the early 1900's.
The Billiken says:
"I am the God of Luckiness,
Observe my twinkling eye-
Success is sure to follow those
Who keep me close by;
I make men fat and healthy
Who were quarrelsome and thin;
I am the God of Luckiness,
My name is Billiken."
Wishing you the Luck of the Billiken in 2011! xoxo
5 comments:
THAT'S WONDERFUL! I love him! And tho' I am DEFINITELY not 'spam', I think 'Snookums' is about the cutest lil' thing I ever saw, so MAYBE if I PRETEND to be spam, you'd send him over anyway? LOL! Thank you for sharing Billiken! We can ALL use a God of Good Luck!
I love the Billiken Kim! Love your new header too!
Never heard of Billiken..I think he's wonderful! We all need good luck!! Happy New Year Kim!
How lovely, Kim! Thanks for sharing this story with us!
Helena
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