Evening journal., 1907-02-13
LOVE TOKENS
CROWD THE MAILS
LOveIOrn Maids Await Tender
MiSsiVeS Of St. VaIen-
tines Day
POPULARITY IS INCREASING

Ito morrow is Saint Valentines Day,
All in the morning betime,
And I a maid at your window,
To be your Valentine"
Where. oh, where are the valentines
OF the lace effect and the little cupids
and the hearts and darts scattered
about on them? Where. Oh, where
are these delicate little affairs sent by
the bashful swain to his little sweet
heart upon the day dedicated to the
st. Valentine?
An earnest search through the shops
ha sfound these dainty cards missing
and In their places lot Of clever, oh,
very clever. devices.
For ST. Valentine. following the tan
dency OF the age, waxeth epigram-
matte and smart, and he IS a saucy
saint rather than romantic one. He
is given TO queer plays on words, puns
OF an unsaintlike nature. and he does
not sigh and die about the loves of
man or a maid.
The old romantic phase Of his char
acter was interesting, very interesting,
to two people at least-the man who
sent the valentine and the maid who
received IT, But the present phase
Is interesting to the many, and. truly
all the world loves a lover, as long as
he expresses his love cleverly. and this
the modern ST. Valentine aids him In
doing.
Then there are valentines which may
be sent by the dainty maiden herself
and sent IN the same spirit which Pris-
ella asked the steady John Alden why
ne did not speak for himself After
81. Valentines Day II there are ans
swains too bashful % speak their
minds. 70 Is the girls fault, for there
/ are many devices that may be taken
as gentle but unmistakable hints For
Instance there is the red-heart card
with a little firecraclSer fastened TO it
ana the information. Ready for
match" followed by the verse;
"rm ready for a match; why dAn't
you FIRE away?
There are times when we must think
Of other things than play"
Then there IS the little man with a
head made OF a grain Of popcorn be-
side which Is the note. You hold
warm place IN my heart-why don't
you pop2" Nothing could be more en-
couraging or more tactfuL
A little letter-box with the word
"Maip' printed unon it is followed by
the one other word. "Wanted' ana
then there are the two little spoons
with the head Of a man and maid
Fastened 10 their respective bowls,
which supply the one word In the ex-
planatory line: II feel so spoony."
/ FOR THE UNKIND LADY.
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unkind thore Is ample material. She
can send to the spurned one the little
box with the lobster ON the outside
that after challenging the receiver 70
"nnd the other one" responds 70 o
certain pressure with a lookng-glass.
Various little articles are used In tht
great number Of valentines with good
eject. The man who mas reason to
think thtt the girl Is getting impatient
might send the card with the little
bell attached and the lines:
Don't say a thing for here's the
ring"
burnt-ieather valentine has a
heart and the lettering "There is moth
ing in my heart but o." tho y occupy
ing large space in the heart There
is a tiny miniature faucet and the de-
6ance. "Turn ON the faucet you can't
cool my love" a smartly polished
fire oxtinguisher carries with IL the
same note Of fidelity, for it says. MY
love cannot be extinguished." and a
fan watts the information Keep cool
you're my valentine
Two saucy little boots step In With
the Information, you bet your boots
! I love YOU" more emphatic than
elegant. and another that Is just as
pleasing has a furry coated imitation
Of a peach and verses OF more or less
merit to "My Peach "rhe whole
truth I'm nutshell" after the shell is
opened. is a neat but satisfying n
love YOU"
A HORRID Mans Revenge.
Evidently a horrid man who had
been turned down for some one better
instigated the valentine which reads.
'If my love, you wish to win
A maiden sweet and fair
Open up this little door --
Youu find the secret there
These and many other tender mis-
sives are now crowding the postofhce
for delivery Tomorrow.