Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-14

inv fEsTTAis ~ HONOR CT PAN, CALLED THE
IrrTHrAIls Tmsr IHE MAIDESs sEST THE
N,LEs inns AND IuEy THE CUSTOM
csANsT1-rHE CC,fIC vALTSrleE.
Ih@ origin % the valentine % today can be
traced to the method employed in choosing
v.ye- a. tbs tine o. ID. Lupercalia festivals in
honor q Fan. celebrated about the middle of
Tebr1lry. Slips bsari-g the names Of youns
women. weary q maiden meditation. were
Tlacsd IN a box. from which they were drawn
~ Sc unmarried uen q the community.
Ths-e bis - lar. Lmeu5 were the fOrerunners
a. tie faucil-l. embossed valentine now dis
PLAYED n shop v.udow-. With the advent of
Chris;isni.v Ire priests. beng afraid TO e1tir-
Iate rI;osefbc- a festival 20 which the people
vcra 81 accustomed. continued the festivals in
honor % 81 Valentine vhJ was beheaded on
tue nrn3vrr-ary - the IuTercalia. but the
IlAtriz.ori.I raa1kr; was abolished. The young
women. however continued To observe the
tiac hono.cG custom. bat a. there was no gem
era drawing, they sent their names to the
youths % their choice. II a recipient preferred
., remain unmarried he simp!y ignored tho
valentine In The contrary case, his trOth was
1 ishtei By -sniiug a present or giving an
entertainment 10 the maiden before mid-Lent.
Up O. this Ver.1l any preference that a man
NAV have entertained seems 20 have met with
little or TO consideration. His position was
that 80 lie giri 81 today. he could reject or
rccypt but be could not propose. Men. how
ever. soon asserted then rights az lords of
creation They showed prediction By send
- % r. uaIIrs. aud thus matters were con9li-
rHte.i irg YOUNG woman often sent n yaien-
tlae % "a man from whom she received none IN
ret.-a. tr perhaps was chosen by several
'cu-s gIeut!y. the scudiu. % name lost its
strr .aelure a.I became more "A token of affec-
tilu han proposal 90 matrImony Love
l7f'frf soon trua tE. pace OF Hamcs. and these
! {. ra verH superseded o. verses and poems,
a., "a q he a.-,suth century the lower classes
were Ia only ore~ 60 iusulge N these love mis-
sIvs- N.su o.. custom vas adopted in court
sir-. g. .C. bold lovers adorned their valen-
fi.s- u..l che family t"-es'. but signatures were
or l-..v UIEF- trr.. NLe.ICr tnls tel arturo was
,ur O.. .hr u.r,r,-v s.rro-"i % le q character
81 r..'- o. va, tue device 2 soEle lowiy
n. r.s ."alts lower Who wished 70 sing hls
Ia, r.Iar without revealing ma identity is
Ir- i-.NI. lIt certainty 10 added greatly 70 the
- .. tl- f.9.iIcat- The neat improvement
% 81. r...I PAPER upon which he verses
were written. The corners OF the page were
fr~s "Ha'.- oyuaMcutci vItI Zen pictures.
60. 2 doves seem Co have been fIvorIte Ge-
o. -. n .oIab'E because ST. Valentines Gsy l.
-. csc upon which birds are suppored 20 mate.
- expectation 60 refer q TO y thAGser,
'..s- -ri- va- ca ssyrt Valentines day
Ian every brl.i C1I-tL tlrf 90 cheese MS make"
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can imagine the aEU-a-Is swain by the light OF
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80 ~. e.''-'-'e' "a '"ieH'iAes prints ~Ifro-
pirate h9es-
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,i,sting love ver.es ticb mel ~ HING he
tLI.h-- 10 re cb.... - The Trst+, lss.e. II ia
the ut:ie to- Nh va.rbet Tor the rost,1s-
while her Older sister Il comparatively iEdif
ferent 10 his riug The Young man OF today
zoe. not WEite poetry. OF II lie does he INDUCES
tlFENl hltlgLs4N. Tor The modern Young