The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-02-11

forms. from the pretty. little
cards which bear abSurdity
sentimental rhymes TO the ioveiiest of
hesrt-shapes boxes FOR candy or for
gifts. and even 10 pictures of rompinR
Cupjds or heart-shaped paintings OF
Cupids looking for mora hearts TO m
queT-
| In one of these cupid pictures tue
boy god is kneeling With his arrow
pointed directly al YOU And like The
persistent haunting eyes Of Mona lisa
the arrows polnt follows you. no mat
ter whore YOU take your stand
Valentine pillows come In heart shapes
the prettiest being the baby pillows
with which so many beds are furnished
nowadays On some OF the square tops
those printed Ia gay cOicrs-for sofa
pillows CupIds are trapping unsusDect-
ing lovers. or a pair OF lovers are talk
ing it over" by telephone while Cupid
makes the connections and .EIavs cen
trai In a most encouTag ing manner.
on thIrd cupid poses as veHdeT of
balloons-with light hearts for his bal
looms, and one or TWO poor broken ones
hanging dfsConSOfatciy down.
Elaborate Cards.
Cards which have supplauted the old
fashioned paper-iace valentines are
made in several sections. which roid
and unfold. by complicated systems of
ribbons. into flower gardens or punches
/ OF flowers made uD of one large central
Eroup and half a dozen smaller ones
that jul out OF the larger one in real
( site WAY
Among post cards. thele are mIn-
dreGs of quaint cOnceitS: Flowers or
pretty girls wing in popularity with
2 HTNzTs lC
stony hearts, OF curl up coZily in the
! center of big red heart.
I SummonSes make amusing Valen-
tines, got up as they are with every
/ detail carried out--a summons 10 the
court of Cupid, charging the person
upon whom il ia apparently served }
| with hard heart or a refusal TO meet
| Loves just demands. And kilograms
are Just as original ard quaint in their
/ way.
/ The little "stickers" used so freely
at Christina, which bore the jolly face
of Santa Claus. laughing out at you,
/ from the center OF Il holly wreath. or
! just a bit Of CHEEKY holly, by way of
decoration, have come ont in valentine
| guise. tie most popular of them. of
| course, being little red hearts They
| add such pretty touch to card. or
| gift. or letter. at such trihing cost,
that geat quantities of them are being
BIotters and heartshaped photograph
/ frames. heaTt-shaped cases for wells
( ana n3nuktfCEifISs nNdEL-SlslpFU pas
kets. for holding candy now, and fan
! cy work later-these are among the
| more permanent forms which valen-
| tines take.
Among flower valentines are exquis-
| ite things: Heart-shaped baskets are
| filled with pink roses-the flowers
! Cupid is popularity supposed to be
| fondest Of
Pretty Flower Baskets.
Long narrow baskets-boxes. really,
since they have lids. Yet they are made
| OF splints, basketwise-are exquisite
J for American Beauties, or any of the
/ flower whose beauty (and priceil lies
/ in the length of the stem. And those
| baskets are long enough to serve after
| ward for glove cases. even If you want
/ to stretch out your elbow gloves full
| length.
/ your own vaientines-you can get so
! much more individuality into them.
| ri Won can do absurd verses we'll,
| you've the making of some very funny
| valentines Within your grasp
| Those sheets of bright red cardboard
make splendid foundations for your
work sketch on them rapidly some lit
| tie SCENE or implement which suggests
| the particular hobby of the friend for
whom you're making it, or some anus
ing incident in her life. Let verse and
picture correspond and finish them with
dangling ribbons, with those little heart
| stfckers on the ends.