Show flo V FIA S 43 ff R CF 11 SE N T 4 Y I 1 K fa 0 1 U V IL ew I 1 irl lr I 1 eserow eser jW aws ay aib arither misty a U rill clel on the t I 1 all I 1 would boti seem to indicate jeh I 1 that blat comic COIC v valentines R len tines did not flat make their appearance quite na as early BB as the beautiful and sentimental varieties but it Is ie evident that these sarcastic souvenirs wre wore not far behind the poetic confections confect ions of flowers and laco lace paper in finding popular favor from the outset tha whole principle t c of the exchange or distribution J of comic valentines has been it d different erent tn in one important essential tron the dispatch of the pretty kind in tile lie case of the att lEtIc lc ani and sentimental tokens of st vallen valentine tine the sender bender IS 1 usually willing nay anxious that the recipient shall ahal suspect his hl identity jn in the case pt the comics on the other othar liand hand every precaution Is 1 ar aa usually taken to keep the origin of the he barbed haft shaft a profound as e mcp cret in the case of both clasek ot of valentines abe he and the amic the earliest manufactured valentines those of ct more illan a century ago were precede dby homemade home made valentines which had vogue vague during a considerable era so general was the exchange of abe homemade hame mado valentines that aids aide in the forni form of valentine writers ot oi books of 0 appropriate bemes were ivere regularly published for the bt young people who desired to prepare tuch such epistles just as aa volumes ot of ready prepared letters yet find same sale anyone abong lovelorn youths of little imagination who desire to appear to the berit bent advantage as aa sentimental correspondents most 0 f the valentine writers were designed for tho sentimental section of the public but there were some prepared especially for or the scribble rs with a tense sense of humor for instance there was published along about the last of the lie eighteenth century tive quizzical or satirical valentine writer the character or oc which may well be surmised from the title this alike to most moist others othera of its ita kind became an annual publication and was wa looked forward to each year as the appearance of the almanac tor for tho the new year was wan anticipated with keen interest another of these forerunners of our present day conill valentines was published in london during if the same period and bore bare the high highly siant fl cant title hymens revenge Ile against old gialda JI alda 01 bachelors and impertinent cocco abo a new valentine writer being a collect collection on of at val enines humorous and satirical chiefly original written expressly for abl this work A some idea of the caustic ammunition pro oy bebe 01 loe composers or of tines may be formed from the following sped men verve addressed to a lady who squints squint thy charming peepers peeper must delight they yield a 11 most mait convenient light eight convenient I 1 do not deride for or you can see e on either side ida one of the most moat novel features of the begin nungi of the comic valentine craze was the appearance pe arance of trade peoples valentine writers containing a all I 1 sorts gorts of verse especially designed to apply to devotees of the v various arlous voca vocations tiona and lines of mercantile trade such a reference mide made a good sized volume tor for in order to be complete it had to embody verses for every imaginable trade and occupation there were some sentimental tributes included in each volume of this character but for the moat part the contents consisted of more or lyss less humorous hunjo rous the system was certainly ceTta a convenient one tor for rot only were gibba and appeals providA 4 1 but there was vas am also appended favorable and unfavorable replies for each such advance ao 0 that the 06 reel plent of one ot the valentines thus derived hal had only to consult the boole book la in order to ascertain the proper roper reply for instance a gio grocer could address address his hl lady love ad aa follows your breath to I 1 all U eplee alc plc 11 1 alart and lowre oure so 16 neut neat and handy that a abt wept I 1 think my wr t an clurn i or tandy candy ile hd favorable faor ablo I 1 implore them vets ver tv bindl aloth an it if you will my h hairl rrt r toro ill treat you to ome tem tea uw tile lovelorn grocer was I 1 kabli to reply r to this effect your letter IMI ift el u am ain truly afraid blany pounds youri youre in an 0 to o mr id have you know sir y I 1 taro cm u not a Us tor for your 41 with the introduction of manufactured manufacture red val al entities the comics kept pace with tho sentimental variety among the earliest and most inter sting sitting of of the humorous products of the early vat valentine manufacturers were transformation picture which conveyed hidden bidden or jouble wean ng A notable ito table example was the design which i nied ut ul first tarsi glance tile the figure of an attric 41 cc 4 five an anil 1 I fashionably gowned woman however lie ibe pulli pulling n 9 of a airing ij cean clanged ged the whole aspect of the picture in that the head bead ok of the woman was suddenly BUd denly replaced by that of a parrot later the manufacturers of at comic valentines struck what might be termed the form of grotesque highly colored caricatures which has cr ired to this day with only such changes as have been dictated from time to time by the edicts of fashion in dress etc with the decreasing cost of 0 the e comic mic vaten valentines tines the ismall lioy boy can now buy as many as ten for a cent there use has grown and our public men an and d celebrities from the president all down the ladder are now likely to be deluged each february with more or less pertinent reminders of jot the jokers day germany and japan have manufactured many valentines but american lithographic houses house are gr gradually capturing most of the business and there are now several beveral men in the united states who devote practically their entire time to preparing designs for comic valentines 4 91 azea 4 young girls appear to experience no after it they will not miss a single waltz polka or square dance but it if the pulse of one of these indefatigable devotees to la felt after the dance Is ILila hed it will be found in the majority of cases that the number of pulsations Is far in axce excess so of lie abe normal and ana from this it may be inferred thit that the condition of the hert must musi react prejudicially upon the the entire organism and it justifies an apprehension of danger to delicate girls |