The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-02-11
Fashions I'm Valentines.

| mere WIS llllte "Htii tdlCtlItiICS
were simply letters written on
very fancy note-paper, with some
poetry and bunch of forget-me
nots at the head. Years ago my
dear old grandmother made me happy
by sending one of these. which ! have
still, and very pretty it is, although
| the ink is faded to yellow. The
poetry is espec ii 7 nice, but the
punctuation marks re left out, as
they didn't care about these trouble
some little things in the good old
days. | think it said:
when the sunshine is around thee
In the dark and silent night
In the cottage and the palace
May thy way be always bright!'
OF course ! couldn't imagine who
sen,-nobody who gets valentine
ever can-but | strongly suspected
Sally Lawton, and she had a bite out
of all my apples until found out my
mistake. Tommy Jones was her val
en;ine, and | gave him punching
for it, too, as he was mean, and pre-
tended all the while that he didn't
like her..
However, the old fashion has passed
away, and valentines are now very
elaborate things. employing thousands
of skiliful workmen in their maniac
ture. They serve as the covers OF all
sorts OF costly presents, and some Of
them are real works of art Clever
designers are constantly employed in
the invention of new combinations.
pleasing effects of grouping or color,
and whimsical surprises. The most
careful labors Of draughtsmen, litho-
graphers, wood engravers, painters,
color-printers, cardboard. artificial
flower and feather makers are spent
upon them, to say nothing Of the as
sistance giving by workers in silk,
silver and glass. Even the tropical
forests Of Brazil and the depths OF
the sea are ransacked for fresh mate
rials.
There is one firm in London which
has three hundred and sixty light
different kinds of valentines. The
cheapest are two cents each, and the
finest cost nearly sixty dollars. All
are pretty, some are magnificent.
One is called "Love's Photograph y
A tiny mirror is hidden beneath a
bunch of flowers. and some dear girl
finds that the reflection of her own
face is your loves photograph. There
are true lovers knots painted on the
softest satin; birds of bright plumage
under gauze; girls in silver frames:
paper flowers which bloom when the
valentine is opened and close when il
is shut; more paper flowers hidden
behind screens Of silver and in little
wicker baskets, with exotic flowers
painted by hand on the finest silk and
framed in silver lace.
No florist ever succeeded better
than the modern valentine maker
does in putting together the pretties,
colors. Blush roses and forget me,
nots; camelias, with rich dark green
leaves; lilies of the valley, water Ill.
les, ferns and pansies are combined
with wondrous degree of taste and
skill. Sometimes the valentine is he
miniature Of a transformation scene
in theater. 1t is folded and un.
folded by an ingenious arrangement
which reveals garden, with a flock
of birds flying over it, and a lake o.
mirror-glass, with swan upon its
shining surface.
Sometimes, too, the flowers art
neither painted nor made of paper ol
muslin.
Far away in Brazil, there is larg,
convent, in which the sedate NUM-
make gay artificial flowers entirel,
out of the feathers of the gorgeous
birds that haunt the forests Of Sou,l
America. cannot give you an ide;
of how rich and lustrous they are
More than this, marine flowers gath
cred from the bottom of the Mediter
ranean Sea are used in valentine.
and real birds are quite common. A
Lucy opens lHe DOA IHdh comes 10
her with whole string of postag
stamps upon 1t, it is possible that sh
will find the cunningest Of hnmmlng
birds in little nest, holding a mes
sage in its beak. Not the picture G
one, mind you, but real one, tha
has been caught and stuffed for tn
yalentine-maker.
The latest fashion in valentines
to combine them with useful articles
A lace or pearl handled fan, eostin
sixty dollars. is secreted beneath flow
ers and notices and Cupids. A fin
silk necktie, for gentleman or bo,
is wrapped in white gauze, with tn
tender sentiment: Through clou
and sunshine | am thine" Article
of dress or jewelrv often are enclosed
Sometimes SIN king-eap Or pair
!. emproidered slippers. The desert
tive catalogue of Mr.. Rimmel, ii
London perfumer, includes valel
tines containing Japanese ornament
hair-pins, cravats, pin-cushins, chat
. laine bottles, brooches, gold watcl