The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-11

ribbon. The ribbon on the left has the
names of the month written on in gilt or
sepia; on the right the date, and at the
lower end of the heart has the day of the
week. 1t is to be hung by ribbons Fastened
to the back of the upper end. Write on it
in quaint, struggling letters Gather We
rosebuds while We may" letting the words
reach from base to point; and between
paint dainty rosebuds with a sweet childish
hgure picking them.
a tobacco pouch is a pretty valentine
gift for a gentleman addicted to the use of
the weed, especially If it be made from the
tops of the evening gloves of his lady. Cut
fve 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 a neat
pattern on the sides with silk of a con-
trasting color and overland them all to-
monogram with gold cord on one Of the
pieces; turn down the edge and stitch firm
ly; through this run double draw strings of
gold cord. Chamois, suede or any other
soft leather can be used. If you paint you
can embellish the remaining four pieces
with designs of pipes crossed, or if you
want to throw in just a wee bit of senti-
ment, with winged CupidS, or with hearts
and arrows or a Cupid transfiXing a heart
with his fatal arrow.
y cute trit1e is a shaving case made of a.
heart-Shaped piece of boiling cloth; paint
and love knots. or with Cupids. hearts and
arrows. Fasten fifty pieces of tissue paper
TO the back by narrow ribbons passed
tied in a bow on the outside. Sew a loop
OF ribbon in the top to hang it by.
If you want to send your picture in a deli
of pasteboard, five by seven inches, cut In
the shape of a heart. Cut an aperture in
the outer one for the face. Cover with
vellum painted with bleeding hearts and
ferns with a circle of hearts. pansies or
violets around the face; slip in the photo
graph and glue on the back.
St Valentines night, or the evening of
the day, is a favorable occasion for a pref
ty cotillion. The favors might be heart
shaped photograph frames or shaving
cases, such as described above; heart
shaped feather fans. pin cushions. bon
bonieres. pins and rings. Serve the supper
upon heart-shaped tables lighted by Cuplds
holding a torch ~(candle) whose gl4re is
softened by tissue paper shades OF softest
pink; the ices must be heart shaped, Trans
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 favors.
A very pretty party given to children on
st. Valentines eve was a decided success.
The invitations were written on small
heart-shaped pieces of vellum. The rooms
were appropriately decorated, there were
a postman'S whistle was heard, and In
walked one of the little sons Of the host
ess dressed as a postman, with his leather
valentine. Inside of the pretty envelopes
with the inevitable Cupid and his bow,
there were cards with original verses OF
poetry introducing the name of the child
who received it. After this another son
entered dressed in black velvet with white
embroidered collar like a kings page. He
carried a basket filled with most realistic
cabbages. potatoes. mullins; rolls. -ecIairs.
and cream puffs that proved upon close in
spection to be boxes filled with bonbons.
AT a valentine party given in a delightful
old manor house, where many of the guests
tarried for the night, all assembled at an
early hour in the great barn, swept and
garnished for the occasion, and we'll
warmed. \ target was placed at one end
and a game of archery INDUCED in. the
prizes being scarf and stick pins of gold in
the form of lows and arrows.