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Show THE INVENTOR OF VALENTINES. New Enjjland Spinster Who First Cut Fancy Paper Hearts, MIrs Esther Howland of Worcester, Mass., lnvontod tho modern vnlentlno In 1849. Sho novor married, and died about ton years ago. Sho was a graduato of Mount Holyoko seminary, and her father had a small book storo and bindery. Wishing to add a now featuro of tho business, sho took stiff lottcr papor.scalloped and f ringed tho edges, cut heart-shaped holea In tho corners, glued on colored pictures that camo with ral?lns, tea, etc., put around tho pictures bordors of tho laco paper that was used on tho in-sido in-sido edges of fancy boxes, nnd head-pnlnted head-pnlnted a llttlo verso on them. Tho valentines found a ready Balo; business busi-ness men In Now York and elsowhoro began to order them for the next year, and it soon nppenred that Miss How-land How-land had dovcloped a real business. |