New-York tribune., 1903-02-08

arrows and how still TO keep alive in representa-
tors 0f the little fellow that utter disregard of
dress for which he is noted-these are the chief
problerIs confronting the designers of Talen-
tines And on the word of one Of them there IS
not an easy thing about the work. Cupid has
been So done to death, in the language OF the
street that it requires a genius indeed TO get
him into a position in which he may at
least have the appearance Of being at ease For
instaace the little chap may look perfectly at
home sitting rhin in hand at an open window,
BIT when one finds him astride a bicycle the
syrnpathies cannot fail OF being aroused, and
especially f there be good thickness Of snow
on tie ground on St Valentines Day Again,
while even the most consistent yilifiers of be
lie 5 in aerial navigation may be willing 10 ac-
cept without criticism valentines representing
the little fellow flying along through a rose
tinted atmosphere, it requires some degree OF
moral courage TO accept pretty pictures OF hiHn
standing Immediately clean beside a black
smiths forge handing out a newly fashioned
heart And yet the designers have to put him
somewhere. The public want him, and want
him doing some new stunt And 50 the de-
sign, 5 study and work, discarding this and
that design, until at last a creation has been
evolved warranted 10 touch the heart Of the
the designers woes. There are other 'fxings,
the cards The birds, the flowers. the angels and,
above al. the lace paper designs to be worked
out.
what do you think is the highest priced val
ertiue r.aae?" asked valentine manufacturer
the other day Of a visitor at the factory
"Oh. ! don't know; two dollars, perhaps was
the reply.
Look mere" said the manufacturer, as he
took from q shelf a large box and, opening it.
displayed a beautiful creation in celluloid,
satin and hand painting 1G by "A inches.
The price Of that is SO. and we make them
as high priced as SO. No You don't see many
OF those on the market, and yet we do have a
good sale for them When fellow gets badly
smitten he is willing to go to any extreme, you
know. Then he is ready to buy one OF these
for her. Beauties, aren't they
On valentines Of this type where cellulold IS
used in the construction, there is little or no
printing, The hearts. flowers and other decora-
tive work being all hand painted For this
work young women of artistic skill are en-
ployed, and day after day they sit at their
benches during the rush season, putting into
coI0rs what soon afterward may prove TO pe
the sentiments Of some young mans heart-
In addition 20 the valentines. any number or
novelties are made in both parchment and
celIuloid. These are in all styles of banners
bannerets and drops and are trimmed with
satin. silk and ribbons until they have reached
that degree Of beauty warranted to storm the
heart Of any young woman
The comics" while not perhaps as clearly
blood related TO Cupid as are the more delicate
creations, may be said 10 be auxiliaries or aids
TO the little fellow.
For" said a dealer recently, while loving
your neighbor isn't exactly like loving your pest
girl still, if you love him well enough to SEND
him comic to correct his ways, you're surely
doing good
II that argument is valid there are any num-
Der Of ways in which one may work good
through the medium of comics" The big fac
tory Of Mclaughlin Brothers. in Brooklyn. is
the home Of the comic. There regular corps
OF comic artists and versifiers is at work the
year around getting up portraits. traders
'don'ts.' Long jokers." "fau!tfinders' mt EN-