The Washington herald., 1911-02-14

To-day is the day when all the
world indeed loves a lover, and Cupid's
missives must take precedence over
all other mail The postman who
thought the world was a sorry old
place and twentieth century too swift
to heed the light footsteps of the
little boy with the bow and arrow will
find that he is an old fogy, and that
his bag will be filled to overfiowinS
to-day with the extra mail prompted
by good st. Valentine and decorated
with his scarlet symbols Of love. In
many a case the mailman who co..
lects from the boxes stationed on
every block will find that letters
have been dropped in stamped with
only a red heart instead of the pos
tage of Uncle Sam. Surely he will
see that they reach their destina-
ton: for just this one day in the year
he can't have the heart to send them
to the dead-letter office, brimminG
over as they are with love and kisses.
The messenger boys will have their
share in the good work for this Is
favorite way to send the beautiful val
entines from the florists and the con-
fectioner's which may be very mex
penSive or as costly as ono likes.
Nearly every shop shows something
odd or pretty this year in the shape
of valentines, not to speak of the
many clever comic ones which fur
nish possibly less sentiment but more
fun. l haven't sent any valentines
before in years, indeed. l almost
thought they had gone out of fashion,
but l couldn't help mailing some of
the funny ones TO some small chaps
l know in various places. There are
lots of pretty message cards left, AMI
/ am sure you know some one to
whom you can send one of these with
your love. 1t is quite the fad to use
them like the Christmas letters or
New Year cards. and you will find
them in the stationer's store. the art
shops, and the department stores.
There were hundreds OF people in
Washington last week disappointed,
like myself. becaues they couldn't buy
seats to see either Bcrnhardt or Soth-
eru and MarlOwe l had fully intend
ed getting seats the week before. but
in the stress of other things which
came up in my regular work. l neg
leCted going TO the box Office. Then
the first Of the week. when | tried
to get seats. | was amazed to find that
| couldn't buy even one to either the
alter. Later, when | found that l could
have bought all | wanted simply by
tclcphOning before the sale of seats to
an agency in F street. near Four
teenth. and paying 10 cents extra on
each ticket, | was thoroughly disgust
ed with my own stupidity. Just think,
| could have had the best kind OF
seats. and they would have cost me
no more than the car fare TO get to
the box office. without that worry Of
standing in line for. perhaps, hours.
I happened to be in a candy shop and
tea garden and accidentally discovered
the agents office there. When l asked
him how he could afford to get the
tickets upon orders and send them by
a messenger for 10 cents. he said that
he could afford it because of the numcr-
Gus orders given to him for tickets
and the regular patrons he had every
week, who order seats for theater par
ties.
don't wonder he has them. do
you? And I'll venture to say that
since | know his plan l won't have TO
be disappointed again when something
fine in things theatrical or musical
comes this way.
The new ruchings for spring are
quite different from those we have had
heretofore. Some very novel effects
are being shown in the various shops
just now. conspicuous among them
being the Indian bead designs, which
have been brought out to meet the de-
mand for beads. that is heard on all
sides-in waists. gowns. and TRIMMINGS