The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-28

Gan Old Love Letter." If she has num-
Der Of mutual friends, send to each sheet
of heavy-fair note paper, unfolded, re-
questing them by a certain date to write
on it some verse, hymn, poem, text or SEN
ttment which they consider appropriate
to the occasion; tie these sheets together
with baby ribbon passed through Sits cut
in the backs with sharp penknife, in
close it in pretty hand-painted cover and
gladden. with this unexpected remem-
brance the heart of your invalid.
You may abolish sentiment altogether
and let your gift be of the most practical
order. A tasteful calendar is made from
a heart-shaped piece of celluloid or of
Whatman's drawing board with jagged
edge. Cut Sits in pairs, three pairs alto
gether, long enough to run through them
inch-wide ribbon. The ribbon on the left
has the names of the month written on in
gilt or sepia; on the right, the date, and
that at the lower end of the heart has the
day of the week. 1t is to be hung by rib
bons fastened to the back at the upper
end Write on IN quaint, struggling, let
tiers leather Ye Rosebuds While Ye
May" letting the words reach from base
to point and between; paint dainty rose
buds, with sweet, childish figure pick
ing them.
A tobacco pouch is a pretty valentine
gift for gentleman addicted to the use
of the weed especially if it be made from
the tops of the evening gloves of his lady.
Cut five pieces of kid each measuring two
and one-half inches at the widest part
and pointed at the bottom, the length to
be five and a half inches; feather stitch
neat pattern on the sides with silk of
contrasting color and overland them all
together with gold cord. Work the
initial or monogram with gold cord on one
of the pieces; turn down the edge and
stitch firmly; through this run double
draw strings OF gold cord. Chamo1s,
suede or any soft leather can be used. If
you paint, you can embellish the remain
ing four pieces with designs of pipes
crossed, or if you want to throw in Just
a wee bit of sentiment, with winged
Cupids, or with hearts and arrows or a
Cupid transhXing heart with his fatal
arrow
A cute trife is a shaving case made of a
heart-shaped piece of boiling cloth; paint
with design of a winged fairy, butter
flies and loye-knots or with cupids, hearts
and arrows. Easten fifty pieces Of tissue
paper TO the back by narrow ribbons
passed through both boiling cloth and
papers, and tied in a bow on the outside.
Sew loop of ribbon in the top to hang it
by.
If you want to send your picture in a
delicate way, make a frame from two
pieces OF paSteooard nVe by seven inches
cut in the shape of heart. Cut an aper-
ture in the outer one for the face, cover
with vellum painted with bleeding hearts
and ferns with circle Of hearts, pansies
or violets around the face; slip in the
photograph and glue on the back.
st. Valentines night or the evening of
the day is favorable occasion for a
pretty cotillion. The favors might be
heart shaped photograph frames or shaw
ing cases such as described above; heart
shaped feather fans, pin cushions, bon
bonieres, pins and rings. Serve the sup
per upon heart-shaped tables lighted by
Cupids holding torch (candlel whose
glare is softened by tissue paper shades
of softest pink; the ices must be heart
shaped, transfixed with Cupid's arrows.
The ladies can wear floral hearts upon
the corsage or in the hair, and the leader
OF the german should be dressed as a queen
of hearts, while St. Valentine himself.
in monkish costume, can dispense the ia
vors.
A very pretty party given to children
on st. Valentines eve was decided sue
cess. The invitations were written on
small heart-shaped pieces of vellum. The
rooms were appropriately decorated,
there was music and games after which a
bell rang, a postman's whistle was heard
and in walked one of the little sons of the
hostess as postman with a leather bag
from which he distributed to each a