The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-14
BUSY DAY FOR DAN JOIN new PARTY
His Love Today Many TOpekans Adopt Slogan
Despite the Labor Organization.
Leap Parasite Proof S3 All
Adds to Valentine Romance. Is Necessary.
81 AMT TOOK YET"-HiNT WOULD ABOLISH U, S. SENATE
Nothing Indefinite Principles Would Make Many
mime "Arrows- of. Today. Radical Changes.
and Postage Repeal Espionage
Stamps, Cupid's Aids. Military Relief.
His Love Messages Flew Today
Despite the Flu.
Leap Year "WOmen's Rights"
Adds to Valentine Romance.
81 AMT TOOK YET"-HINT
Nothing Indefinite About Fem
mime arrows of Today.
NiOlets, BOnbOns and Postage
Stamps, Cupid's Aids.

Corsages Of vioIets decorate fenai-
nine promenaders on the Avenue today
and on many boudoir tables there are
vases Cvah-sezJ Of roses that were ac-
com panied by sentimental MESA yes IN
masculine handwriting - or heart
shaped boxes Of choice bOnbons with
ditto kind Of messages. Should there
be anyone so uuromantic as not to
know The reason for the deIuge of
sentiment today. it IS explained for
his benefit that today marks another
celebration of the ages-old Valentine
custom. observed February Il since
the year 426 a D. ..
This Is the busy day OF the year for
little Dan Cupid and his arrows. Who
knows bur that the most exciting
chapter in real life love stories was
written today as the result OF mixing
UP little Dams arrows with vtolets-
roses. boubOns and sentiment GalIy
the love MESA yes flew. in spite Of the
1u-and its restrictions. New love
affairs began today: tangled love af-
fairs we're Strengthened out and old
affections were renewed on this day
OF days by the To Ny. valentine
method
But this Valentine Day is not like
aI other Valentine Days 1t is en-
tIrely perm ssibIe. for the sender of
the Valentine to be feminine as wen
a. masculine-for Leap Year allows
maiden TO call man "ner valentine,
without making herself in the least {
s'tInIad.-like " So who knows but that
masculine hearts were set a-dutter
today by the receiving Of a Valentine !
message inscribed in dainty haudwrit- :
ing Of an admirer (admiress, per- /
haps21
Girls strong for Rights"
For there are not many Topeka i
girls who have not availed themselves
of their Leap Year privileges and /
there has been much Eisgltns over !
The selection OF the proper card TOT (
the man they think is the proper /
thing. Girls do not consider il kbest
10 do all their worshtpping at one /
throne however, and the FOND sultoF /
v-h0 receives an endearlng message
from his lady love need not reel sure !
that he is her lone and only seFec-
ton. SoR'e girls have mailed scaos
OF the ffrtrering missives. some OF
the Valentines of their selection READ
like this:
IT think you grand. 'neverything-
Another one that might be consid-
rre,I a half way proposal accompanies
q sketch Of an attractive maidenly per-
son. ma -eads:
Il a-n't-beep tOok-yet.
For the more tiuid and uupraettced
leap year valentine sender, this on -
more appropriate than the plain
-pokel once
Fear a-tuzgin' ar your heart.
Chills a-chasin' down your spine. /
Geo, ITS hard r" ask man
To be your 'entine-
hut what has become OF the demure.
liu7pling bIushiuE gill who used to ,
send out quaint little rhyme on VAL /
entine day-iu leap year 10 the men she
rdmired2 Her vale l-i1e. sent OUT with .
bows OF colored ribbons. began this
va-;
~ 20 ne your heart is true
Snnd To me this bow Of blue,
II Won are another girls fellow
send to me this bow OF yellow
There used to De a language Of
postage stamps too The postage ,
-.auut, EXPRESSED certain feeling by ;
lag placed in particular positions on |
rJe Envelope. The girl of former days /
relt that she was being oh. very bold" I
in fact quite brazen If she placed the {
s.atnp upside down On the envelope, I
1lr it was whispered that a stamp !
upside down meant "a. aha kiss,
However great the contrast between 7
the u 10 date and the old fashioned
girls method OF expressing feeling on
Valentine Day, the idea is the same
turnout the centuries II is a custom
that comes down from the old Roman
festival of Lupercalia and the feast ~
Juno and Pan. at which time it was
the custom Of the young women TO
drop their names into box. The
young men drew the names by chance
and were expected to remai IN faithful
turnout the year to the one whose
name he drew
Origin Of the Day.
The day IS named for ST Valentine,
p martyr OF the third century. who
was stone to death because of his
miraculous healing of a blind girl 7
The Romans chose to commemorate
the anniversary Of his death by feast
ing ard display of sentiment. The
life Of St Valentine suggested nothing
TO cause those who lived after him
10 observe his death anniversary in
such a way one cruel and cynical
Iuan observes that a Leap Year ex-
PLANTATION of The connection Of the
saint with the day is this: THE saint
1as martyr. wasn't he2 Well per
haps the men of today who receive
Valentines are martyrs"