The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-13
ST. VALENTINES DAY.


"Sv %','oo.
uooa morrow .tis OF, xalsnVineS Day
And nd ~ a yrS nsih ih1,ns at uaSr Uvv' svimHn,r
no bs your Vaicntine,W Hamlet
r,o amrao,uort - rathar ,ha cvsto,r
Of sn.S;ms v,iss;1.s, aa,,,u,o,,I, Sann,nin.
eted 1Wslantines,, fn rha onnosite sey
@ntho sonrtanm doy ~ Eahrmary al
Sn Ta'.,,.n;. ,no nan 10y S;rao ;ts a,,,o;r in,
,,h;oh datos hocE, 70 q vsry ran,ote sar'
;od ,ndaroono ono"r~ nthar th;nes spn,e
aItarations and ayan ah,laes with the
~,ear = ~ T;,,a
n,n;,,. .ho fo,r.oor.h oar+vry xua fud
q ~ hs hayss ,no heon iaruein nniehrstss amane
tho w ,,n~ar nr ci.sses n Enrland Scotland
and and % Nance. esneciallv in Paris and Isor.
raina The snnI,,s rno,os5y of the nrac.
tina that t;n'a H,va"' pvawsr ,yideiv d;Yar
ed from that Of tbe nresent time. II ia
oSnia;nod ne So,InwS.
eHstIoa 1n tna asa as ,oo nf 81 yo,.r,;ra,s d.v a
,,,sher of ,n,,nr Iii .,no;as = "a ,so cha
inrun sonia nsssnmh,a ir - VOC q nnrt-
.,. .oas w WV ;.sIo "SSo W. ] al, rp oar
no,,. ,rnsont "ne -, ,.an h;IIn,s rhasap II
eons Sun. plosens "a elaa.t .',,,, o.. 49, -
.uln were pu. IN solno voh s,aun. ioovp to;npo
.aSie " u,am & aHmMoao, aro & esr,,r ~0s thss
.an ."he " ,n@, nno e"Tn "f tba nnWnsite sax The
n"no .a " " vno tho arsnn ~. n thps drown wnnid
thare,,, uan,o VI 'ho %, thamToIent;naD of tha
rne, nartv eugra Rra vino and remain niedped TO
b;n, PnV ~ VI har iHr ona uaar This as does
thn ,,rasant custom often lad IN anoa GO.
rme 'ne,,ts of a SnhStantiai character and
,ra q fraouantJv foiiowed NV marriaye. en-
,n.oh sd that. iearnad critic WHO Am r.
,hon inhon IN IN ,hnSe tines ohsarveT that 80
,nan ofar stmc,. faster In har IN whom
i,n h,1 ,oi,on than ~ Inc Vaiert;na tho
ho, ho n"e 'al,an 49,. 20 him % y 'N"'
A1T Tha ,a nr,;n w Of th. oue,on, ao nroctioad
| In the tonrtaenth cantyrv has hear syn.
nosed hv some tn hava arisen AMONG the
pori porir 1omans Sevara, wears hafors the
co,n;pa ot Thirst and The hirth NJ the
ChristIau rel;nion The fnnt seams abIv
| onnnortad NV Inc foIInwino from an his-
tnripn of mai time.
tDurinc the Innarcaiia Feativsl Tho
Romans Ware wonL amonv other things
~ ,mt ,ho nomas Of rounn wonen ut a
hor irom which tbev ware to draw as
cbn,na diractad
The nnmn bowavar saams to bava mn
immediate connection With St. Valen.
tine the natron saint of tnat day' Judy.
inr ir"m tba fact that No mention wnai.
awor 10 nude of II in the honH NJ tho
etel IS t la"to W ~ a, ano Oym ~ h orni Io
ioeuS n11'i'ots W. snn,a II 20 w nai,e,na1
49, thn a.riv cbr;st;ons bavina fonnd
that tha nrani;oe had hacome On 4nch in
.ha1 .he piao'tIIo w naa u1oonno oo lnLon 4"
tosue a'nons VIC poopio, sa;o =: Va. pu.
.Ionage VI tnis pai.nouiai san! ii;. iu oiuel ''
w give ~, W soine eA'en'' ieiis.Vus as- as
pc poov 4 atu W pave 'ne v" ne"'n
en Thn Susooln. o,n,,so,, nan, hououor ho,,oo+
~ "ni mo" u0"S'1i, s naI lJIe
NUN ~ his tuas Siuoodol "nu 'ym'oiiiv ya ii',
anealins MMion i ~ naI u. oiu, anu
some, especially tne ola "Govies,r IL Is
inaih.alnGu W nayy oeooinu t inVso t'; nuGl
nuoio h d;o ~ ui' ~ thn ;5,'
nomesei, th tnu . uinoi "a so'' WIN VIC J'"s-
inIit'e G,i,n oi 'no - 70 l. o,,,,,
f, ny appioaHn .I vi sne uat NJ" 10 Usual! usual!
iiei m aiuuu W nv @ t,. " dnn
IN eiihiiai aitioies ~ oeins pioiuoeiy ueoo-
aa,Gu Wt;n r, nn'eu ~ GO tS iiifs
umu pu.., .mo @ ot 'He ,;i.I,
"n.1 anu Nro 10 .n n s =,
lluicui1us poni,iomi ;oh mo,e ,.,i.i may oe
Soen p' ptmiiv ,apished pE nortraving the the face
~ 80 ryoom,;fnI ,ooifion az thse nn,s;do
JaoorntoJ " oo1 ,uith fnworo ond IA ;,,Snr;had
itt vauSa go ofa b;oh,v nhor
antar tha wboia oTan;n~ and d,Snlos,nr
w via', .no Inv;no cpor,le ba;no ;n;nnd ai
Umnr,S oitar
III IL noStar rdav ond to-dav tho dao,ora
In thesa articles of annual sgonV have
haom huow sunn,v;r" thn damand The
school cirIs are out en- masse, and are be.
seioinr the .svaIentjne shons, The win.
doWs are surrounded by beyies of the
enthusiasts. and exclamations of "Oh
mvr; SHOW heautituIp ssExouisite u"I
wonder how much il is 30 etc greet the
ear of the nasser. Then there irre mys.
terious consnltations and one is asking
how that wollld do for Charley. and an,
otber quietly whisners to herself that
ttis would he inst the thing for lbhonso.
Directly they make a rush for the inside
and the eycitement rises 70 higher
mitch The most handsome and expen.
sjye are eagerly prjced. and as the cost
is annonnced shade OF disappointmentI
crosses the face and the ardor visIbly de.
creases. Then some of a less expansive
nature are brought ont and praised with
the usual TACT Of the trade and the oirIs
nprforce, decide that thew are I,reaI Nv
unite elegantly .salmost as good as the
tirst y that in fact they tsnrefer them.V
A hundred or two are carefully exam.
innd and in tnrn laid aside for further
insnection and comnarison. Finally af.
tar Tho antira stock ia exnausted aid an
hour NJ moro snent in the examination
and Sovarol consuitations q second and
third comn,rison beeins, and the whole
Marty alter another eonsultation. decide
p@. fo s.iook somewhere else" and accord.