Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-10
Day of Days for Youngsters Is
Near at Hand.
NEXT TUESDAY THE TIME
Large Variety of Sentimental Mis-
sives on Sale This Year.
POSTAL CARDS ARE POPULAR
Many Lovelorn Youths Will Send
Flowers and Candy to Objects
of Their Affection.

St. Valentine, first ally of Dan Cupid.
and held in esteem second only to st.
Nicholas by the children of the land, will
pay his annual visit next Tuesday.
The rose is red. the violet's blue"-in
every form and every hue he will bring
III profusion, besides a vast quantity OF
conventional bright red hearts. He will
also bring much of sentiment. even a
chance for the small boy to declare his
love to the young lady who still wears
her hair in a pig tair' and regards a
stick of peppermint candy as the highest
thing life has to offer
Likewise he will bring a vast amount OF
work to thousands of post office employees
throughout the country as well as en-
ployment for many hundreds who are in
the business of making lace-covered val
entines and furnishing the poetical senti-
ments for the day.
Can Be Had at All Prices.
Az choice assortment of these ingenui
ties of the human brain, at prices rang
ing anywhere from two for penny to
$40 each, is already on exhibition at the
DOWNTOWN stores.
Postal card valentines, because of their
neatness, cheapness and other good quail
ItNS, are betoiHiiS pOpuldI 0dCH
year with those who send mementos Of
the day. IT is quite likely this year will
he a record breaker for this line. The
SO-called comic valentine Is much in
evidence and still popular with the small
boy who wants to get even with every
BODY
OF the pretty sort there is an endless
variety. Every available material is used
IN their manufacture-sat.n, lace. rib
bon, even a semi-transparent parchment
and unlimited c0OrfnPy
neat. with appropriate sentiments. others
are burdened with an extravaganza Won
derful To contemplate. Gushing senti-
ments find place in every form in the
display.
In addition to the manufactured valen-
tire, flowers and candy furnish the SEN
tinent OF the day to some people. In
some instances such gifts. ranging in value
according to the financial status Of the
sender, take the place of the valentine
Day of the Youngster.
Valentine day is and probably always
will be memorable day of the year. 1t
is unquestionably the day Of the young
ster. The boys and girls make their own
joys for Valentine day. But little OF its
happenings are left to or shared with
The elders.
Valentine day is also a day for parties.
IN this respect it vies with Halloween.
Perhaps the reason is that parties also
are potent instrumentalities of the little
god of love.
At almost every school in the city the
children are provided with a valentine
box" b. the teacher. In these are de-
posted the valentines they send to one
smother. Many of these are made in the
scnoolroon, many are the manufactured
kind. but the comic" valentine Is always
forbidden. Care is taken by the teacher to
see tGAs every child i'll the room receives
4 valentine. So that no one may feel
sighted The custom is one of the hap
piest OF the school days. Yes, and OF ali
days. for who is there who does nos look
back upon the happy visits of st. Nalen-
tine in the past with feeling OF tender
ness and q longing for them to come
again?