The Fin de Siecle Kipper is a set of German divination cards illustrated in Victorian style by veteran tarot artist, Ciro Marchetti. A Kipper deck is similar to Lenormand, but focuses more on people than events in its cards. This set has 39 cards: the 36 standard for a Kipper deck, plus three new additions.
It is a positive card that can sometimes refer to certain traits of the consultant's personality. He tells us about a person who wears a dress according to his profession. It could sometimes be a brother, a lover, etc. In any case, he is an individual who likes discipline, order and who is honest and kind.
In sentimental terms, it may be indicating the arrival of a person of the characteristics described above who may take the role of lover and thus be kept very secret. At the workplace, it suggests the arrival of a job in which we will have to wear a certain uniform or clothing. Economically, it is a card that advises us to act responsibly and not to make unnecessary and banal superfluous expenses.
Kipper decks, like their French counterpart the Lenormand deck, generally has 36 cards. However the Kipper deck, unlike the Lenormand deck, is primarily focused on people rather than objects and events. Each card has a number which simply lists it order in the deck, and a title which hints at the meaning of the illustration. Again, the Kipper deck differs from the Lenormand deck in that it doesn't have a lot of extraneous symbolism and correspondences printed alongside the central illustration.
However the Kipper cards are generally read in pairs, and otherwise adhere to most Lenormand conventions and layouts. Heavy emphasis is placed on the direction the characters in the cards are facing, or where the action is directed. Articles of mis en scene are important to a reading, and the placement of cards in relation to a significator is very important.