New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-08
" Ia breach the subject gently,
VIII deiicaCy and care,
Ia speak but lufercuua. y
Though your falling sn't rare
l would not be offensive.
But emphaticalIy advise,
THIS article inexpensive
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Each morning when Won rise"
IN conversation with TRIBUNE re porter 4. J Fisher
one OF the leading manuiacurers OF valentine IN ms
c-y, Acknowledge that very ljte PAID talent was en-
OF Dr. l- DID," said 0e and mas been used for the pur
pose oi valentines IRON time lmmemor'ai. The o4der
noe ,,-ro fgl. of ma .erial OF this class
But where o. you get your comic verses e. ne Wa
Oh have men TO write that" be replied " an ex-
tousvr knowledge OF the rhYulug dictionary T. worth
more fo man Il mat business than be Drain, OF "A
+ .ru' o~ d BY on ANY DOW can "rl'c comic y'T-c-
WY when nv poet gels stuck for verse turn to and
In q general strain OF -eminis,ence about
the history ~ valentines IN ms cry, Mr.,
sead.u- [Aen'iLes vas very genera IN tll- cry De'ore
d.. .-arIfItu.rs Turner and Fisher began their manu-
"a tie at>o "a athanl $. l"Aer. Crooa- Hos mo-"
stands. I'D l~o4 Al uiit NiLr Iulh'r hEuu-.I ',uIr
valentines ing ud, and these being shown 10 Mr.
F',uer Le "a" pa..le-r 'tI'e ia lne l.5 w.
vi Ltnrs s1itao 20 nc AM flciu TASTE ad ue urn
formed and the manufacture" began. Up 20 1884.
valentines had Occu manufactured I'D tine country.
have connected with the business for fifteen years
49, avn. me ,roTs zoe. IN dlrfn., ba year uIfbn1r
4.le ,i- ~ .r-t s,.'ca.s tIur,i tai a,tt,e
-.S ,yr,[,r the lace, Iper used here in rl4,iuril
English valentines ore made of more substantial stock
Rimuel the famous London perfumcr. manufactures
euor4ou- OF valentines. with nigh scented fancy
p5uer IT, England the custom % s,udn. costly vdeu-
Valentines Day approaches the streets IN the neg5or-
hood OF II4t4s blocked with Carriages, il which
are ladies waiting their turn 70 buy Valentines al a
guinea apiece and upward
When asked about the business this NJ. Fisher
repIel 81 outside orders are about lied nave
sent out inward o. 100000 cheap comic valentines
w.Icu retail al ! and cents. The only real novelty
manufactured is WEa. is called useful articles.
There uAs been such a demand for these that have
reen compelled 20 PRINT a second edition Ny idea II
mat these beng better class ~ Valentines than the
oueaD comic. Will supcrsede them 10 some extent. Al
Least hone So for tnnE that the cheap comic arLi-
Giles hurt the general custom of sending valentines.
nave 80 done large business III the cameo ysen-
tine which the novelty last year. HE comic idrd
10, valru ines original with me, and have lad II
crnvrIgted 1t Washington There nave been improve
meiit= introduced making cameo valentines, doing
away - much possible with the use or scrapOOoK
pictures ana employing s!k-, velvcts and artificial
flowers These retail all the Way from cents 70
-, aud even run a. high az SO
The manufacture OF valentines il also carried on IN
TINS civ by Mrs Pauline Leder 20 Henry de
l4r,o No uONclUe, were reported at TINS factory, but
the business was said 10 good IN all varieties lt "a
ros fact N connection with the valentine trade that
majority OF rne retail dealer. the CRY sell those
manufactured 10y firms companies outside OF this
STATE Among these manu'ac trers are George G. WHIT
ncy and the New-Eug gland Valentine Company 0f NOr-
cestrr Mass l. Pranc, Of Boston, anu Marcus ward Oh