The Washington herald., 1909-02-07

: sands OF new designs in the popular Eth
/ ogTaphed cards and Valentines may well
cloy the taste Of any love-thirsty adorer.
/ One Of the largest fancy shops in Phila-
delphia viii within 8 few days remove
the entire stock OF leather goods occupy
+ Ing an entire side. and I'll the space with
Z thousands Of Valentines including a va
+ Tiety OF the famous Underwood work, in
/ fifty different designs. X Is significant Of
D ths popular modern taste that IN this dis
I play not one comic valentine viii be car
/ ried. and only . limited display OF even
+ ths delicately humorous
Vale, the Comic Valentine.
+ The day OF the old rough, comic Valen-
7 tine IS past" declared the head Of the
/ department Even the children ask for
I the more refined styles. Here Is en- exam
/ pie OF the humorous kind" It was a bril-
/ liant red design OF hearts, sort Of vesti-
buled affair, loosely connected and rang
+ ing from the large heart at the top down
10 diminishing sizes. until one lone, tiny
/ heart dangled bleeding at the end. and
! each heart bore the couplet:
Il q ne you cease 70 think.
~ heart w0Slld sarlak. sari1k, saEink.
u
/ chased for 81. and it's cheap az that
/ But Of ali the forms OF the Valentine
that OF the hand-psinted box. heart
! shaped and laden 20 the brim with candy.
I is one OF the most acceptable. All the
smart Chestnut street shops are carrying
= heavy stock this year, in anticipation OF
/ the evergrowing demand. They range in
size from one-p0und 20 eight pounds boxs,
and in price from s 10 s2l5e EXQUISITE
/ and dainty receptaclss are these boxes.
/ padded. sRtin-lined in the same color as
\ The outside. the soft pastel tints being
( popular. or pGle pink. blue violet or gray
I the flowers OF the decoration being ex-
clusively the early spring blossoms. violet
/ danOdil. CrocUs, hyacinth. lily % the val
I ley and dOgUood. When the design IS
carried oct IN the raised ribbon enbrosd-
/ cry the effect IS charming, the delicate
I hue OF the foliage and floating ends OF the
/ ribbon In a loose love-knot. making an sx-
Quisite little picture on the delicate back
/ ground These boxes are as useful as
they are ornamental. for the candy IS
I kept from touching tbs satin first BY a
I layer OF tissue paper. then by tinfoil and
/ last by wsxed paper. and after the sweets
are gone the box may be used for hand
kerchiefs. lacss. or other toilet trifss.
Candy Boxes in Demand
We are carrying quite a stock OF the
/ ive-pound boxes said one manager.
This box picking up a beauty IN pale
lavander done n lilies Of the valley. is
SIS for the box alone: filed with the fine
candy II win be $3.50 Yes. we viii sell
quite a number. The demand grows every
year
Yes. We have funny things sometimes.
admitted smother Chestnut street dealer.
last year a man about sixty-hve. who
was courting a girl In her early tventies.
came IN here and bought a go hand
painted box filed with our finest candies
Much TO my surprise. he insisted on put
ting his card in. instead OF the usual
To My Dear Valentine No he said.
I'm afraid she might not guess who sent
it and the card went IN He wasn't
taking any chances
A profUsiOn OF small favors Tor Valen-
tines are gotten up IN various designs
and rhymes 70 allude In some way to
popular sports-golf. tennis, baseball. and
bridge Withstand the college idea Is car
risd out with sllusons 10 the University
OF Pennsylvania. Yale. Harvard. Prince
ton, and the others.
A8ETAaER.
But perhaps the most surprising thing
Of al Is that the elderly married man Is
likely 20 send a charming Valentine 10
his faithful wifei A married lover. And
long past the age OF Romeo and juliet,
tool
1t is a fact" asserted a Chestnut
street dealer We have had such a Gus
tom for years. and II Is a sentiment that
seems 10 be steadily growing. ] could
name men who without fail come IN here
every year, choose one Of the most beau
tiful and expensive boxes. have il filied
with choice candies and send II TO my
dear Valentine his wife, Sentiment
Why. bless you. loads OF IT..
So a toast to ST Valentine for 1sos
The Earth'S Visibility.
From the Youths Companion
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