Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-03


You tool1 me TO the theatre.
You begged of me my glove.
Declared that you'd die for me,
That no one else you'd love.
Your thoughts were carried back
To the pretty soubrette in the
play. :.
Are all men thus-alack?"
For a Bachelor Friend,
Few persons who have seen viii
forget their first introduction TO
THE Bachelors Almanac" This
work of realism has been trans.
ported into valentine aud n good
one it makes, with the addition
OF n gold seal, OH which is STAMPED
Twentieth entury Valentine for My
Bachelor Friend" The design IS
large piece of cardboard, attached
thereto being burned cigar. Gig.
arctic and match, a small-sized hand
OF cards, three poker chips one
cent. n small mug of makebei eve
beer and bar of music from tina,
popular 'rag-time melody, I'D Leave
My Happy Home for YOU
OF late years there has bcen n
tendency in the best circles to
return to the old practice of sending
as Valetine gifts such useful artl.
cles as gloves. for instance. The
genius of idea has supplied a val.
entine tag, which can be addressed
and attached to the gift. In one
corner of the tag appears: From.
Cupd's Love Store, Bow and Arrow
building, Hymen Avenue New
York"
The valentine postal card is ancth
er original product or American
thought. A space is reserved in
the upper right hand corner for a
stamp, while est Valentines Post,
Authorized by Hymeneal Court" an.
pears on the face of some. In small
type lis also marked: This side
is exclusively for the dear ones
address, and on the back Is shown
Cupid in the act OF dropping On
arrow from his culver through big
red heart.
I'm the Way Of Hearts.
In the line of hearts, and there is
profusion OF them OH the val.
entine counter, probably the best
device Is a small card with two
Sits at right angles across its face
In the centre being the features
Of pretty maiden. Two strings
hang below, being attached to an
invisible heart, and on pulling one
the heart, in two sections, slides
through the Sits. The working in
gold on the heart Is "For ven TO
mend, herewith send my broken
heart"
Some of the Novelties.
Another popular valentine. which
sells as readily as hot cakes on a
debated excursion train. is that o;
great simplicity. being picture OF
small maid wearing big s,nDop.
net. Alongside the maid is the
figure of young man, whose head
Is hid within the sunbonnet. The
title of the card is Just little
from off the top" the young man
taking a kiss.
"FoudrG de Amour" is q novelty
and quick seller. 1t is card bui.t
ON the outline of powder bowl,
with slit across the TOP. iron,
which is drawn an embosse1 bucn
OF violets in the shape Of a puff.
Fans in many varied shapes, he.
decksd With r'osettes and tlowery
passages, bellows, pairs, peaches
and every kind of fruit which
have been reduced to slang express
ion such as you are peach
make up an ensemble OF novelties
that are worth seeing for their
uniqueness, If for nothing else.
Lace combination valentines, de.
signed and manufactured IN Ger.
many, particularly Bavaria, are
mostly sought by the descendants
OF former emigrants from that
country, to whom valentine means
nothing unless designed on the plan
of pair OF stairs. But the novel
ties of this year are Of American
mold, and lin all probability they
will provoke an increased demand
for the gift tokens which stand Tor
Cupid, st. Valentine and the 18th
of February.