Now this set is akin to the fortune telling and language of cards sets that we seem to have featured quite a few versions of, but there is a difference, for here we have the two of clubs and that suggests it seems to use the whole pack, not just the Sevens through Kings and Aces as is more usual in the science of divination with cards, at least in Europe.
When I tried to research P. Toye Aine I found that he took over the premises, and presumably the business, of Monsieur Dorieux et Cie, at 13, Rue Sainte-Catherine, in Lyon, France, in the mid 1890s. On further investigation though this is slightly incorrect. First of all his name was P. Toye, the Aine means "Senior", as in the eldest of the family. He may have been a distiller, but he had nothing to do with the peppermint alcohol, for that we can thank his nephew, also a Toye, who had premises elsewhere in Lyon, at 5 Rue Tête d'Or, who was a perfumer for liquor and confectionery. And it appears that when, in 1896, Mr. Toye Senior retired, the nephew took over the shop, and though keeping the same name, and using the distilling works, moved the business over to more romantic concoctions, such as peppermint alcohol, and orange flower water.
It may take me a time to get this list going, for today has seen many visits, the carer, the district nurse - and also phone calls, to and from hospitals who want to take a look at parts of mum`s anatomy, but not her stomach about which I am most stressed. But I can add a few and get it started, these being :
coeurs / hearts :
- Lahire/Jack - 100.000 livres se dot!! Je veux bien - Jeune homme a marier
crevets / diamonds :
- 2 - L`arrivee a la gare - Parents
- 5 - La Reine des blanchisseuses - Grandeurs ephemeres
piques / clubs :
- 2 - Le Pneu Creve - Embarras Momentane
combinations
- Lahire/Jack hearts and nine of diamonds - L`Incorporation - Changement d`etat
- eight and nine of spades - L`acces ge goutte - Les souffrances incomprises