the ancient wisdom of the cards.
Old Fashioned Deck (Grimaud Playing Card Deck with Mother Shipton's Advice)
Mother Shipton's Old-Fashioned Advice with Grimaud Old-Fashioned Playing Cards. Digital Playing Cards with French suits, and the advice from an old fortune telling book. Both were printed in 1890.
Grimaud & Shipton, 1890.
Is a person of no particular sex, but always the dearest friend, or nearest relation of the consulting party, ever active and intruding, equally jealous of doing harm or good as the whim of the moment strikes, passionate and hard to be reconciled, but always zealous and warm in the cause of the consulting party, though probably not according to their fancy, as they will be as industrious to prevent their schemes as to forward them, if they do not accord with his own disposition. You must pay great attention to the cards that stand next to the knave, as from them alone you can judge whether the person it represents will favor your inclination or not.
Fair child. A messenger. A birth.
Good augury; also a young man who is unfortunate in love.
Obstacles of all kinds.
Love. Happiness. Pleasure. Concord.
A fair Youth, Confidence, Probity, Discretion, Integrity
A Flatterer, Deception, Artifice.
A young bachelor devoted to enjoyment
a military lover with a grievance.
bridegroom; a fortunate wooer; the lover will at last soften the heart of his coy charmer; proposals of marriage and consent; you will receive tomorrow a letter containing money.