New-York tribune., 1910-01-30
CUPID'S FESTIVAL
Some Pretty Ideas for Valen-
time Functions.

The day given over to the reign of Cupid
is favorite one for entertaining. and there
are endless ways to make the festival
but a Valentine Eve party or
luncheon generally affords the best oppor-
tunity to do homage at the shrine Of the
patron saint of love.
No matter what the affair may be. there
are certain little valentine touches In the
way of decorations that will add greatly to
the success of the entertainment. From the
moment the guest enters the heart be-
decked door until she departs she must not
be permitted to forget, even for an in
slant, that she is the guest of st. Valen-
tine. The decoration of the door, by the
way, IS a happy thought for when the
visitor sees bunch of red hearts dangling
from a doorknob and huge red heart
knocker, through which a gilt arrow Is
thrust, she is reminded of her invitation,
which read according TO the usual form,
with those words added: "At the Sign Of
the Red Heart"
A Cupid page, or a pair of Cupids
dressed in scarlet crepe paper, with white
crepe paper wings. should be stationed in
the hall to escort the guests to the dress
ing room. Here another Cupid attendant
fits about assisting each guest as she ar
rives and dispensing the place cards, IL the
function be luncheon.
The latter may be as simple or elaborate
as one chooses, but as the great majority
Of people are obliged TO consider expense
the less pretentious kind will be preferred
in most cases. If the color scheme is pink
and white, pretty combination for such
affair, the name cards may be made of
pink cardboard. one sheet sufficing for
twenty cards or SO. These may be made in
the shape of heart spoons-a heart bowl
and a bow handle; a group of hearts
dangling from a bow and arrow: a small
fan in the shape of a heart. with a long
handle; a Cupid poised for flight, etc The
most successful place cards are the origi-
nal ones and it is astonishing how the
ideas multiply as soon as the mental ma
chinery is set in motion. 1t is like throw
ing pebble in brook and watching the
bubbles radiate from its circumference.
Just one thing must be borne in mind.
Everything must be heart shaped or heart
bedecl5ed The more hearts the merrier
Any house where crepe paper supplies are
kept furnishes cardboard, ready made
hearts, both the gummed kind and the
cardboard ones, in all sizes from the tiny
baby hearts to the grown-up ones. Here.
too, one may purchase hearts with arrows,
heart lace doiies. and Cupids in red, white
and pink
Candle shades of white crepe paper bound
with white cardboard. as If passe- -partouted
like the shown and each section deco
rated with two red hearts pierced with
gilt arrows, add greatly to the decorative
scheme In case of pink heart affair the
shades must be of pink crepe paper. with
pink and white hearts and with a pink
cardboard border. Plain cardboard shades.
punched holes. and, covered with hearts are
most attractive when a one-color scheme
is being carried out
Ice cups. bonbOn boxes and nut recep-
tacles easily made at home The two
Cupids bearing an ice cup. shown in the il
lustration is an example OF what clever fin
gers can accomplish a large heart serves
as q foundation. Upon this the ice cup is
glued. The cases may he bought ready
made for 10 cents dozen. Around one of
these frill crepe paper, pIeating into posi-
tion at the base. and frilling out at the
top. card made of two strings of creme
paper, twisted together, gives a finish Ia
this cup. The peir OF Cupids each bearing
a heart, with a gilt edge. and with a tiny
red sticker pearl on each, finish the Gun
Splashes of gliding on the edge of the
hearts and the wings of the Cupids add 10
the effect
Another ice cup, in the Cupid chariot. NAV
be easily copied The case proper is COW
cred in the. same manner as the one lust