The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-14
Peggy and | Find That Valentines
Are Still Being Used
By DOLLY DALRYpIPLE

But I'm so sorry now,
For / shan't get a single valentine"
Next to this came a sad little plckaninny
who sang:
'All | want is Luv De-vine."
Good for him. said Peggy geefully.l
x like that sentiment
And do look at this from the Spin
ster - | begged:
want to be somebody's baby
Somebody's turtle dove:
Pray, don't bring me diamonds
All | want is-Lover'
Isn't it funny that all talk about love?pI
Peggy observed
Not at ALL" I answered promptlv
Isn't it the greatest thing In the world ?.
It's bound to be, or there wouldn't be 50
much said about it,
Look at this one,' Peggy cried Don I
you love the way the forger-me-nots ara
worked into the sentiments and the in
scription:
ITO My Love-"
Listen TO 1t:
I'D rather have you love me- dear.
Than be the king of all next year
Id rather have you clasp my hand
Than own the whole of Fairyland .
sounds like Valentines used to sound.
doesn't it?' l remarked, and turning to
show Peggy one I had just picked up,
we laughed at the sentiment on the ''ieicle
fringed card,' which read:
It's silly
To be chilly,
So
Warm upr'
Among the pretty Valentines and the
most up-to-date were lovely gray cards
with hearts scattered all over is brilliant
red, and quaint costumed little people
running hither and thithcr. In big.
sprawling letters the card inclosed in a
large and influential looking documentary
envelope, we read:
Il like the type of woman
Who is dignified and tall.
L much admire the jolly girl
Who's affable and small
But possibly you realize
If you're very smart
That you alone are Just the size
That reaches to my heart"
II believe, while the Valentine of to-
day isn't as love sick and as sentimental
as of yore. 1t is more artistic, and GER
tainly the Valentine poets are in class
all to themselves" Peggy commented.
One that we chose was ON the lovliest
OF heavy paper with darts and hearts,
and true lovers knots abounding. and the
sweetest sort of verse it contained
sweetheart, accept my Valentine,
little bit of tinsel
A heart inscribed, an ancient rhyme
OF some forgotten minstrel
You see, the heart is paper, dear.
And so by mail | send it,
AnC if it's torn or crushed, perhaps
You'll take the care to mend It,
It's all / have-the only one
That's worth the time to post it,
My own? l think | had one once,
But you came-and l lost it.
And here's another" I observed.
Isn't it lovely.
MY heart is like an open book
AS full of gay romances as were the
days of chivalry-
OF Journeys, knights and lances
So may it tell my lady fair,
Whene er she turns a page
That love today is just the same
AS in the golden age.
From shop to shop we fitted, looking at
the most unique of heart picture frames,
and old-fashioned knights and couriers in
beruffled costumes, and simpler ones con-
tanning simple verses, but of all we saw
the one we liked best was just a plain
little red-bordered heart with this little
verse:
AT the Inn of All-Is-Well
| can read this welcome sign:
Love is running this hotel
Let's board there
My Valentine"
And don't you love these old-fashioned
verses" l begged;
"Oh, lady, There be many things
That seem right fair below, above.
But sure not one among them all
Is half so sweet as love-
Then. fairest one, | crave a boon
1t is to give me thine,
And through Life's coming years I'll be
Thy faithful Valentine
"Of course I do. said Peggy, but
what ] love more than anything else is
that in spite of this prosy old world and
the commercalism that runs it, and all
that. Valentines and sentiment are still
the fashion. l hope 1t will always be
sol"
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