West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-02-14
NEW CENTURY VALENTINES.
F"ds and Fancies In Tokens and
Mementos For tho Annual Festival
of Cspid's Patron saint.


Despite the efforts OF hls critics. st
Valentine retains his followers. and
even In this prosaic age we continue
to have one day devoted 10 sentiment
In fact. the fashion OF sending gifts on
this day has been ON the increase of
ihte years. IL IN now so arranged that
the man who wants to observe the
occasion by sending a remembrance to
his ladylove can expend just as little
or just as much as bis fancy dictates
and bis purse permits. The old fash.
Toned lace trimmed valentine comes as
familiar friend. unchanged I'm form
or garb and with exactly the same
couplets II has always borne. IL may
be bought for from 3 cents to So. but
very few OF the latter are sold. This il
because II is only the children who
buy this Kind nowadays or occasion
a!iy foreigner who wants to send
'inento TO the girl he left behind.
quite the prettiest valentines OH the
card order are the large artlstlcally
arranged ones, bearing quotations on
love from Shakespeare. Tennyson or
some other well known poet. with
VI Ait bttut WHICH
the lines are taken. Some OF these
ore very beautiful. Others on the same
order and not so expensive are more
after the design OF Christmas cards.
with pretty though not necessarily
sentimental sentiment. Many of thege
can be bought for a penny. and there
Is q large trade I'm them.
FOR time there were IndIca.
tions TINT the day would cease to be n
time for love tokens and would be.
come. like the LIST OF April. time for
jokes. Fortunately we escaped that.
and there are NOW fewer comic. yalen-
tines sold than formerly aud more of
the sentimental kind. No real lover
forgets his beloved on this occasion,
but bis offering takes the form OF flow.
ers. fruits. bonbons or. where they are
engaged. piece OF jcwelry. In flowers
pot or basket Of growing vIolets Is
the favorite. Bonbons come put up In
the loveliest heart shaped boxes. flow.
or decked, for this especial season.
Upon opening them the first thing thnt
meets tile eye Is n candy Cupid. bow
and arrow In hand. nestled among the
bonbons Big heart shaped baskets
also come for fruits. In the way Of
jewelry a diamond heart shaped locket
containing the picture OF the sender ls
the most appropriate. These diamond
hearts range In size from very small.
dainty ones to those that are as large
as n saucer or course these nre only
sent where nm engagement exists. 9th
er little trinkets that are especially
suitable for the day are heart shaped
Jewel cases. bonbOnnieres, mirrors,
cushions and fancy baskets OF all
kinds Another desirable gift Is love
poem copiOusly illustrated, "The Gar.
zen Song" from Maud" being one Of
the prcttlest Dealers say that many
copies Of Kipllng's Vampire" are now
sold TO be sent as valentines by disap-
pointed lovers
a new fancy which might be called
feltisb-but then we know that love IL
supposed to be selfish, and therefore
forgiyc-is q rosary OF love thoughts.
10 ls Of pastebOard. like the unfolding
calendar. each bead representing
day. and upon each Is n love thought.
Those paper beads slip easily upon n
narrow ribbon. and each day you are
supposed to give a thought to the glver
as you move that day to make way for
the morrow IN you forget one day,
rou are 20 leave tiat oead az n Dreak
In the chain. Between husband and
wife there Is no prettier present than
the one In vogue IN Pepys' time OF Civ
Ing a ring, the ring being symbolic OF
another year In the uDbroken circle %
love.
Many odd fancies are found in CARDS
done in water cOlors. One OF these
shows maiden fencing with Cupid,
and on her foil Is a row OF hearts.
Below are only two words. "Mo too"