Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-13
ST. VALENTINES FEAST
HOLDS SWAY TOMORROW
God of Love, Loaded With
Hearts and Darts, Is
on His Way.

Tomorrow is the day And ST. VAL
entine is its hero.
In that uncharted sphere inhabited by
holidays. the saint of romance is busy
packing hearts and darts for his mis-
sionary visit to us prosaic mortals. And
as he stuffs in extra cargoes of glamours
and love spells-for under his mission the
world is growing larger every day-he
doubtless has to put up with the jealous
comments of every other holiday in the
year.
Santa Claus is hanging around to warn
him. boastfully. that he needn't expect
the joyous reception that Christmas got.
and of course the spirit of patriotism is
saying a few things about what Is going
to happen if the saint doesn't leave a fair
share of welcome for George Washington
day.
If the good old originator OF the love
that makes the world go round Is not too
sweet-tempered to argue or too busy to
talk, he will probably remind Christmas
that If there We're no love In the world
there would be no families, and where
would Santa Claus be then? And as to
the odd of February, 1t simply wouldn't
be on the calendar except for a. lot of dis
loyal man children who forgot that love
was the best thing in life and took to
fighting!
AS on all previous occasions. st. Yalen-
tine will be accompanied by his secretary,
young Cupid. and they will be here by
cock crow in the morning-hurrah.
Even Mail Carriers Glad.
And everybody will be glad-even the
mail carriers-never mind the extra bulgcs
in their bags.
The stores. as advance agents OF St.
Valentine, have left nothing undone tc
make this years holiday the most beau
tiful ever.
Every shop window tells its own effort
to make tomorrow a day of joy. From
the splendid display of the department
store, which devotes a half dozen win
dows to valentine study in crimson and
electric lights. to the unpretending out
lay of a small shop outside the great
business sections, the theme Is the love
that makes the world go round: the love
that is the oldest emotion in the world,
because it was born before death came
into it and will triumph over 1t because
love will never die.
The post card and valentine has the
advantage of all other styles. because
Of it's cheapness and convenience. 1t
has entirely killed the old-time comic, :
whose only mission was tragedy, and
for that one good stroke in behalf of
St Valentine it deserves the success it
has achieved.
Mission of Post Cards.
The post card has also enlarged it's
sphere so as to take in friendship and
every day good will The verses are
not limited to the love that no knife
can cut in two. There are also notices
that fit into every phase of life, and
with both verses and notices are
streaks of honest fun.
New ideas in valentines are worked out
in many novel materials: burnt wood and
leather, hand-painted lace on satin, and a
sort of mica. which Is worked out whim-
sically into musical instruments, BIRDS and
flowers, each with its rhyming tribute OF
love. The red heart OF last year is now
as popular as the red bell of the Christ
mastide. and substantial turn to the
holiday is given by a painted card and
verse on which is fastened a pin, or
which serves as a tag to bonbon box
or any pretty bit of bric-a-brac. with
which this season the stores are unusually
filled.