The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-03-26
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The designs in comic valentines fol
the present season are as varied 4 al
ever. Every phase Of life is represent.
| ca mi ts most exaggerated and ridic,
ulous aspect, and no event that offers
suggestion of ridicule or satire oc.
ours that is not seized upon by the
artist whose caricatures at this time
OF the year bring vexation and wrath
TO the old maids and bach lors who
receive them. The more nearly they
hold to the truth on the oyerdrawn
side, the greater is the yexation they
create in those who receive them and
the greater the enjoyment of those who
send them. The lines which accom-
pany the pictures also add to the BIT
terness in which they are received &C
cording as they approrch truth and
are appropriate. 60 81
a visit was paid by a reporter Of
NE Mail and Egpress yesterday to q
large manufacturing house Of these
goods on Duane street. The tables
and floors were piled high with pic
tures OF nlonstrous ugliness painted
in glaring colors. 81 ne. !$bI 4
I "Are there many new designsp' Pr the
salesman was asked. X & 81. zz|55T
ell, every condition Of life al
most has been caricutured over and
over, but oftentimes there are other
circumstances to be added, and this
prevents them from being stale. These
are the latest yarieties,' \, said the sales
man, showing s. the picture Of q man
lying on his back on the polished floor
Of a skating rink. His lower limbs
with 4 pair ofrol Hers strapped to- the
extremities, are elevated IN the air at
an angle Of :45 degrees, while his
broad hands vainly endeayor to hide q
rent just madesin his pantal oons.
The young lady who inserts person
ais. has the following lines composed
in her honor: $iS 5'7's;:3
You think yourself lovely maid, 81;
K, Got up in style and full Of grace;
The brass you carry In your face:
To catch a-man, and one with cash,
You make this fancy-goods display,
The thought forever fills your mind, Y
It's what you're after night and day. MI
A more refined assortment Of tho
comic description are made on thick
cardboard attached to the easels. An
old lady looking very glum and mourn
full through a pair Of blue glasses is
one. A little attachment is pulled, a
cup and teapot appears on the table
before her, the frown disappears, and
in its place a sef-satisfied and COM
placent smile that extends over nearly
half the picture. & E,3jiS NJ
/ Another is an old man whose chill
ing look would freeze the hot springs
of the Yellowstone park until little
piece Of card is drawn out. Immedi-
ately a bottle and glass are on atable
in front Of him, pair of spectacles
lit off his nose and disappear behind
his head, and a most glorious and ;ex-
pansive smile takes the place of the
Icy frown. .s5; 55.s
a beneyolent-looking face with
bloated nose and patches of sticking
plaster, develops on pressure, into q
jolly Fritz with bean barrel for the
main portion of his body These are
known as useful hints to refined COM
les. and Others are designated sharp
darts, fault-fnders, hit-em.hards, long
jokes, comical dudes, etc. Nev Y6rk
MaI and cypress. + K: asa!