The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-17
HANDKERCHIEF CASES.
IarIy set forth

| None of the foregoing retail for more
than ten cents. From this the comics"
| grade upward to fifty and seventy-five
! cents, at which latter price there are some
| fine specimens of hand painted and litho-
| graphic work. They show all sorts of de-
signs, but cats in all stages and conditions
! of distress seem to form the favorite sub
! iect Of illustration. A striking specimen
portrays Romeo cat poised on the top
most brick Of a shaky looking chimney,
twanging his love song on guitar that is
suspended from his side, while from a win
dow IN Il nelghborlng house the Juliet cat
lends willing ear 10 the enchanting strain,
which runs:
On. near this feline song OF mine,
And let me be your valentine.
Somewhat out of the ordinary is a fold
ing valentine that shows a big red heart
enmeshed in a spiders web Underneath
Is the inscription, my Heart Is Caught"
Turning the cover. two winged hearts ara
shown flying in opposite directions, but
prevented from separating entirely by a
coil of ribbon. In dainty letters are the
words:
Two lonely hearts
4 sIiken tether;
-r- Can we not tie
These hearts together.
My valentineT
But it is IN the more serious and preten-
tious productions that the manufacturers
have achieved the best results. Almost
everything that sells for dollar or more
is hand painted. and though the work is
not always perfect from an artists stand
point, the effect is invariably pretty and
pleasing to the eye A round bonbonniere
that sells for S1.75 and is intended to hold
about pound OF candy. is made of pink
and white figured satin, with a hand paint
ed lid representing a huge rose. In a
similar design the lid is magnificent pan
sy, and in both the effect is exceedingly
fine, and certainly calculated to win any
ordinary valentines heart.
An exquisite candy box Of heavy cream
torchon, with parchment lid decorated
with delicate wreath of pink flowers,
which sells for 81 has a valentine fas-
tened on the inside of the cover under a
pink nbbon. Upon unfolding it there is
shown a large sheet OF parchment crowned
by medallion portrait OF "A beautiful girl
az the Colonial period. From the medal
lion there Is suspended a wreath of tea
roses. in the center OF which is the follow
ing inscription executed in Old English
script
Who Is my street, II Cupid can't surmise,
IL not disclose il.
Small need there's A iock shoat her eyes
MothInks. mat shows II:
And telIHlo smile ner lips cannot disguise,
Declares she knows X.
But by this little token may she know my love
send ner.
And that NY service teal from every foe shall
ave defend her.
May happy thoughts, best boon OF heaven, /
tsuw
Through life attend Der.
HsndkeTchisS cases glove boxes and
jewel boxes when were adapted Tor vaien
tine favorS last YEAR have this season been
worAed up INTO al sorts % pretty shapes
ranging IN price from one to ten dollars
For their oru&n1enUa5lon satin print
process Is employed which yields marvel
Gus results IN ooio-iCg and appearance,
making II dithcGlt 10 distinguish the pro
duction from the water color and oil
painting. Many % the pieces have u com
bnatlon Of this print and hand work. and
ali the more expensive types are distinct
works OF art
There Is nothing new about them. how.
ever, except the different subjects selected
tor the characterization. which Is different,