The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-12

of sendiug tube roses to bride, or orange
blossoms to be laid on a coffln-lid so
there are flowers that one would rather
not offer as a love token, and today at
least, let sentiment rather than cost gov
ern your selection.
Do not send narcissus or lilies; save
those for Easter. And do not buy orchids
or other rare flowers, but choose the old
familiar favorites. A great sheaf of dewy
long stemmed roses, or d basket of lilies
of the valley edged with mignoneUte and
tied with pale greenish ribbons, or huge
knot of violets bordered with their own
heart-shaped leaves; or, best OF all, box
of forget-me- nots laid in bed of finest
ferns.
SETS OF PHOTOGRAPHS.
A box of delicate bonbons, on which is
tied cluster of handsome carnations, is
also a pretty gift, but one much more ar
tistic and refined is that of a set OF photo
graphs of cupIds and cherubs, which can
easily be bought from any of the dealers
in reproductions of foreign works of art.
Make portfolio of the roughest What
man paper, folded like the ordinary pho
tograph holders, and fasten the end by
lacing narrow lavender ribbons through
neatly punched holes and tying pretty
bows at the four corners. On the case so
formed paint scattering groups of violets
and write irregularly in gold letters,
with Many Loves, - and after it is filled
with the pictures no more charming and
unique gift can be imagined.
A collection of lovely female heads from
famous masters would do almost as well
If arranged in the same way, and the idea
is good one to remember against an
other Christmas-tide, when dozen or so
OF famous Madonnas would make any
artistic soul glad.
YOUR OWN PORTRAIT.
If there is a very especial tie between
yourself and the recipient of your valen-
tine, and you wear on your finger the
proud sign of plighted troth, make a
dainty frame of cardboard covered with
white kid, silk canvas or fine linen, in the
form OF a heart, with an opening in the
center for your own pictured face. Paint
or embroider cluster of forget OTIS,
trailing around the face, and, if you are
shy, hide among them the Latin motto,
s'Cor Cordium," or, if you are brave,
their English equivalent, .'Heart of
Hearts. For lady friend less dear,
the heart-shaped frame may hold Cupid,
Psyche or Venus.
/ am old-fashioned enough myself to
think that valentine is hardly worthy of
its name unless accompanied by what is
still best described by its sweet old Eng
lish title-a posy. Our literature is full
OF appropriate lines, ana rnym1ng is so
easy an art that the veriest tyro who
wants something original can dress up
an old idea into some form of verse as do
these:
With cluster OF sweet peas;
My thoughts are winged. like this flower.
And ny TO thee each passing hour;
And as these clasping tendrils Irvine
So cling my fond heart unto thine
With basket OF pansies:
For thoughts" the poet said 30 blossoms fair
For truth, and constancy, that jewel rarel
How can my thoughts but constant be
When every thought is thought OF theer'
And with handful of daisies:
"Shyiy you pluck the petals apart
He loves me,-not--" as the white leaves fall,
Let me whisper the secret sweet of my heart
II love thee all-in- all -
Surely 'sHe can do little who can t do
this SARAH II. SHAFER.