Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-31
CUPfD'S REIGN ON POST CARDS


Dame Cupid might Just as well stand
on the curb and scream his love max.
Ing across the street this season as
to follow the way laid down for him
by the valentine route For post card
valentines are, according to the deal.
erS. destined almost wholly 10 super.
sede the old fashioned styles, where
evidences OF affection wore concealed
from the rude gaze OF the curious BY
mysterious frames of lace paper and
embossed pictnres--because money
Is scarce and credit Is fleetiug" II Is,
IA one post card rhyme nsSerts-the
cheaper and less delicate love mssiye
Is the popular one this season. So
instead OF cooling doves clasped hands
and bleeding hearts We SEQ those very
modern and up-to-date valentines that
bear Jingle or Jest with little Cupid
himself as the butt OF ridIcule.
One OF the biggest manufacturers
OF valentines IN the country Is HIM
self responsible for the statement
That lovemaking of the year will be
done upon post cards.
"Lovemaklng is more of Joke this
year" remarked the man. Cupid,
Us n matter of fact. emit af1od to
be too serious just ut this period In
the financial situation. II he did he'd
be in the Court OF Chancery, sent
there by his creditors. but seriously
speaking, the times really have affect.
ed the valentine trade as they have
everything else.
For instance. whore one year ago
we were ceiling thousands of dollars
worth OF fancy stock. this year every.
thing Is nonsense rhymes on post
cards. This line of goods is selling
Ike hot cakes. Tho gaudy lace pa.
per affairs with embossed cuplds.
mating doves and the like still have
n vogue In the West. where love Is
| carried on III the old fashioned way
and where " proposal doesn't neces.
sarily mean brownstone mansion in
the bargain"
or these post card valentines there
are number that have n special
bearing upon matters OF interest to
the public at large. Ono of these Is
dedicated to MY Affinity" for OF
course 1t would be manifestly impos,
siblo to allow the day to go by and
miss such an admirable opportunity
to take n fling at this parsonage, The
rhyme which e. printed on one part
OF n duplex post card runs like this
| IL of ME you sometimes think.
Send me back the bow of pink,
| II to me your heart Is true.
| Send me back the bow of blue,
IL your heart to me is dead,
Send me back the bow of red,
| II you have another fellow,
! Send me back the bow OF yellow.
To I'll out the end OF each line and
make II rhyme there are instead OF
the words pink, blue, red and yellow
! tiny bows of ribbon OF the desired
shade attached to the card. this lead
Ing festive appearance to the Nalen
tine In keeping with the occasion.
Appropos of the money panic there
I Ia "Hapi Times Greeting" which
Mt least has originality IN It's favor and
promises to be one OF tine mosts popu
lar cards OF the season. Here It Is:
would not send to you this greet
ing
But for the fact that time are
! bad,
Moneys scarce and credits feet
Ing.
So I've sent the very best had
II you'll stick to me.
Then I'll stick to you.
For as an emblem OF friendship
There's nothing like glue.
To Indicate the word stick" there
! Is attached to the card n thin wafer
OF wood with plenty OF good carpen.
tiers glue in the bargain. Another
In this same series. which might be
sent as joke to President Roosevelt,
is Straight Tip" which runs with
this sort OF Jingle.
Stick TO yonr own.
And stick to her tight.
Or the big stick on you
VIII be used.
Sees that right.
In this case as In the previous one.
the stick" is n kindergarten slat.
Still another valentine which carries
Joke is the one which promises the
recipient check, which proves to be
n small sample OF checked glngham
pasted In the lower left hand corner.
The rhyme reads like this:
My brain is puzzled what TO buy,
1t really Is a wreck.
And so to cut the matter short.
] send a little check.
With best wishes.
For the swain who needs q gentle
reminder there is provided cord to
which Is attached in the centre q
small gold ring with the words. ANY.
thing doing ~ nri nted nCr1ss The wed.