The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-14
ST. VALENTINES DAY.
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LOVE In HIGH LIFE AND BELOW STAIRS

The Verses for Scullery Maids and Aristo.
cratic Flunkies.
Happy she who nothing. and she shall not DO
disappointed. Old Properb
Twelve months have run their course OF gladness
and sorrow, OF bitter tears ana joyous mirth, and
again we hail the morn OF St. Valentines Day. To
every expectant female neart tins day WILL no
doubt. bring printed GIFT, telling of the love
burning at the vitals OF the favored swain, who
ad9res her eyes and who Is made happy oy the
CO. F. f1TTns OF mn FxisY FEET. s.sa
The Fourteenth OF February Is day memorable
In authentic history. The practice of sending val
entines Is comparatively modern one although
somewhat similar one was observed among The
Romans who reverenced the goddess Juno and
the divinity Pam These heightened old Romans haa
q custom, among variety OF other ceremonies, OF
placing the names Of young girls IN box hung up
at the doors Of the temples from winch the names
were drawn, chance directed, by the young lovers
In waiting. The Christian priests and bishops,
however, dia not fancy the idea that this custom
should survive the sAts
DESTRUCTION or PAdANIsM:
and as they knew very well that courtshp and mar
rage natural sequences OF poor, frail humanity,
the names OF saints were substituted IN the boxes,
and q kind of sacred lottery was held, very much
after the style of the present Royal Havana Lottery
A day about the middle OF February was selected for
the festival, ON which the drawing was made, and
st. Valentine was made the patron OF lovers and
maidens. 1t Is impossible to see what connection
81. Valentine had with this CUSTOM as he Is known
In the Roman martyrology as bishop and martyr,
having been dubbed 10 death by the Romans, who
controlled
THE PAGAN RING AT THAT DAY.
After being dubbed in this shameful manner his
head was chopped on and his remains buried near
enc OF the gates the imperial city, now known as
the Porto del Populo These facts we gather from
'The Lives OF the SAINTS written by the Rev. Al
ban Butler. The Roman mob had strange ilea
running In their classical heads that birds selected
their mates ABOUT the middle Of February. Another
idea was prevalent at this time thai the
FIRST UNMARRIED PERSON
OF the opposite sex whom one met on ST. Valcn-
tines Day, while nduiging In morning walk. was
Q destined wife or q destined husband. In the sew
enIeenth century lunatic lovers In the habit Of
going around carolling the following lay
Hail, Bishop Valentine whose day this is
Al the air IL thy diocese,
And al the chrping chorsters
And other birds are shv parsnioners;
Thou MarrJsst every year ear. ,,,.,.r,,,,ov.
s s s.t a sss S s for
Ss the srd %n ns sp 1ss @
A doth the goldUnch or the hacyon--
This day more cheerfuJy than ever shlne,
This day, which might indame thvseif old valentnei
or late years 1t was supposed that the practice OF
sending valentines had fallen into disusc, but this
belief, 1t seems. Is an erroneous one The trade in
valentines has increased very much during the last
i've years. Fisher Il Dcnison, the valentine manu-
lecturers, OF Nassau street, stated to q HERALD re-
porter that this year they already sold to the
Wholesale dealers 100000 comic valentines. 0l the
KIND which are seen in the windows or
CANDY STORES AND TOY SHOPS.
For forty years this nrm have been IN tue business,
aud they state that the trade IN the trashy valen
tines has multiplied skiold. Valentines OF the
better class. ranging from five cents TO fifty dollars
MI. Fisher informed the reporter. are generally
bought by parents to send to their children Occa-
sionalIv frantic youth in good circumstances, who
b desirous OF hurrying
THE OBJECT OF HIS AFFECTIONS
into marriage, may purchase a valentine valued
st ten, fifteen OF twenty dollars; but these occa
sions rare and only occur when the nuptias are
imminent. The love OF the nineteenth century Is Of
more sOrdid nature than that which possessed the
heart OF tile Duke OF York when he sent to Frances
stuart valentine the shape Of jewel valued al
E8UO, WINE my Lord Vaudeville who had also MADE
ATTEMpT ON MISS sTUARr's AFFECTIONS,
made her q present Of a ring valued AT ESOO 1t Is
only fair to state that the Duke Of Richmond mad
the inside track OF botn Of these nooIemen with
MISS Stuart anu afterwards married ner. MOral.-A
clear loss Of IT, 100 TO my Lord Mandevlie anu the
Duke OF York. Moderate lovers should Jake warn
ing ny tnls and use their gifts with discretion.
pretty girl writing to q newspaper In l7ol thus
relates ner experience and thoughts In relation To
DAY, and the night before got i've bay leaves and
pinned IOur OF them to the l0ur
CORNERS OF MY PILLOW
and the fifth TO the middle, and then dreamt OF
my sweetheart. Betty said we should he married
the was cut su LOOK % oa
flied 1t with salt; and when went to bed eat II,
shel ana all without speaking OF drn6mg ase ae
and rolled them up in clay and put them into water.
and the first winch rose up was " be our valentine
MR.. BLOSSOM WAS MY MAN.
Hay abed and shut my eyes all the morning IN
ne came to house; for wound not nave seen
another before him for all the word"
THIS Is a most valuable recipe for young ladies'.
and Can be safely relied upon.
Among the celebrated persons born upon ST.
valenune's Day may pe mentioned Captain James
COOK, the dscoverer whose widow, apropos or the
ST, Valentines Day business, survived her husband
dfty-sIx years. Also the mother OF
LADY SARAH LENNOx,
famous figure IN English history, whose husband,
Lord March, was brought from college and the lady
from the nursery for the nuplial ceremony. THIS
marriage was performed TO cancel gambling DEBT
between the parents. The bridegroom when ne
d0wdy W Married he was, however, and his tutor
Immediately returned with MIN to college.
THE FRUIT OF THIS UNION
was Lady Sarah Lennox the most beautiful woman
Of ner time. IL is said that george ILL.,, who had
just COlue w buc thOuc, III ~ 10 DcCdmS ~
enam0red Of Lady Saran that he was the Cause Of
breaking or match between her and Lord New.
bottle. Sne made some enemies at Court, however,
and they instiIled jealousy into the Kings mind.
While Lady Sarah went TO the country
the King forgot Re fs0t ts5 ~ H. Vas Away.
good boy unu he grew up, and never failed 10 obey
MS mother. Inc mother ordered MIN to marry the
Princess Charlotte OF Mecklenburg Stpeiz. IL Will
thus be seen that Lady sarah Lennox, by an act OF
folly and through the accident Of the breaking Of
her leg lost both lovers, the King and Newb0ftle.
Let all American young ladies remember these cad
historical facts on this ST. Valentines Day. The
historian truthfuy relates that Lady Sarah Lennox
held
t| UP TIE TRAIN OF KING GEORGES QUEEN
at the coronation and afterwards took to drink,