Exhibit 99.1


                                        FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                        David J. M. Erskine
                                        President and Chief Executive Officer
                                        (215) 569-9900

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
         February 8, 2002


                CSS INDUSTRIES, INC. REACHES AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE
               MAJOR PORTION OF C. M. OFFRAY & SON, INC. BUSINESS

         CSS Industries, Inc., (NYSE: CSS) announced today that its Berwick
Industries LLC subsidiary has signed a definitive agreement to acquire
substantially all of the business and assets of the segments of C. M. Offray &
Son, Inc. which manufacture and sell decorative ribbon products, floral
accessories and narrow fabrics for apparel, craft and packaging applications.
For over one hundred twenty five years, Offray has been a leading supplier of
narrow woven ribbons in the United States. For the year ended December 31, 2001,
Offray had net sales pertaining to the business segment to be acquired by CSS of
approximately $99 million.

         Pursuant to the agreement, the purchase price would be approximately
$45 million in cash and will be subject to certain post-closing adjustments and
indemnification obligations. Consummation of the transaction is anticipated on
or about March 15, 2002 and is subject to obtaining specified regulatory
approvals, consents of third parties and to certain other customary closing
conditions. Business consolidation is anticipated post-closing which is expected
to result in the acquisition being non-dilutive during the first year and having
a positive impact on CSS' earnings early during the second year from the date of
closing.

         Commenting on this proposed acquisition, David J. M. Erskine, President
and Chief Executive Officer of CSS, said "The Offray name has long been
synonymous with elegant fabric designs, high quality product and excellent
customer service. We look forward toward bringing this reputation and the people
and skills responsible for it into the Berwick organization. Berwick and Offray
enjoy similar reputations and their main product lines, although quite
different, are complementary and are sold through similar channels. We feel this
fit is excellent and look forward to completing this transaction and moving
ahead together."

         CSS is a consumer products company primarily engaged in the manufacture
and sale to mass market retailers of seasonal, social expression products,
including gift wrap, gift bags, boxed greeting cards, gift tags, tissue paper,
paper and vinyl decorations, classroom exchange Valentines, decorative ribbons
and bows, Halloween masks, costumes, make-ups and novelties, educational
products and Easter egg dyes and novelties.

         Berwick Industries LLC has decorative ribbon and bow manufacturing
plants and warehousing facilities in Northeastern Pennsylvania and showrooms in
New York City, Memphis, Hong Kong and Taipei. The Company, which sells its
products throughout the world, was founded in 1945 and has approximately 1,000
employees in the United States.

         All statements other than statements of historical fact included in
this press release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are
based on the beliefs of the Company's management as well as assumptions made by
and information currently available to the Company's management. These
statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results and events to differ materially.