The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-14
VALENT MINES FILL
THE j. S. MAILS
TODAY
There Are Some Beauties Co.
ing Through the Post
offices.
THE LATEST CREATIONS
Manufacturers Spend Thou.
sands in Securing New
Designs.

Today Is st. Valentines day. The
postoffice department has experienced
a rush of mail during the last few
days, but 1t is great deal smaller
than In former days showing that the
old custom of sending valentines is
dying out. The postal statistics Of
the last two years have shown this
to be a fact, and within few years
it is believed that there will be no
more sending of valentines.
However this may be Every
day brings forth something new
In valentine novelties, and hun
dreds of thousands of dollars are ex-
pended by the manufacturers and the
dealers in placing before the public
attractive designs. When the automo-
bile fad took possession of the people
year ago, every counter where val
entines were displayed had highly COL
ored cars with the figures of two
youthful lovers mounted on the driv-
er's seat. They were folding cars, 30
arranged that the hood could be pulle1
out and the car made to stand on a
bureau or mantel shelf or dresser.
This year this same design is found
again but the folding idea is adapted
to ships, chariots, street cars. etc.
One favorite street car design bears
the inscription, Valentine Railway"
and above the front door of the car
are the words Cupid Street." On the
front seat are perched two lovers
billing and cooling in the most ap-
proved Tor disapproved) style.
Monkey Designs.
A most attractive novelty of the
present year is the use of folded tissue
paper. One of these represents a net
with figure of Dan Cupid caught in
the meshes, while another is made to
represent monkey holding in his
hand red heart with a suitable In
scription. The body of the monkey
is made in two pieces and when the
figure is taken up the lower portion
of the body bangles at the end of d
foot or more of this folded tissue
paper and the words appear: Don't
monkey with my heart"
The custom of sending flowers when
is now in high favor, finds its coun-
terpart in the valentine world in high
ly embossed cards representing boxes
of violets and of roses, done in rich
and striking colors. The more ex-
pensive of these cards are quite free
from the glazing photographic effect
of many of the cards seen on the dis
play shelves, and make very neat art
decorations. Among similar attrac-
tons are book marks, calendars, and
tiny art folders, all of which are in
tended more for party favors than
for valentines proper. Post card val
entines will be used more this year
than ever before, and the pictures and
verses represented in this one variety
alone are almost endless. Leather
cards take their place with those in
paper, a favorite design consisting OF
a red leather heart mounted on the
back Of the card. A flap is cut ia
the heart and underneath appear such
inscriptions as "Open for Engagement
or Room for Two"
Recipe for q Kiss.
A folding card of more than ordi-
nary ingenuity bears on one side a
small clock under which is the gentle
hint, "The Clock Says 1t Is Half Past
kissing Time" In the folder is the
following recipe for kiss which fair
ly typifies the change in the nature
of modern inscription over those of
by-gone days.
ITO one piece of dark piazza add a
little moonlight. Take for granted two
small, soft hands. Sift lightly two
ounces attraction, one of romance, add
a large measure of folly, stir in
a floating ruffle one or two glances
in we'll of silence. Dust in small
quantity of hesitation, one ounce OF
resistance and two of yielding. Place
the kisses on a flushed face or two
lips. Flavor with slight scream ana
set aside to cool. This will succeed
in any climate if the directions are
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