| Show Only Clergymen Were ere Immune Front From Comic Valentine lle of I Why St i day should at once be an nn occasion for tearful sen sen- sentimentalism and raucous buffoonery is not the mystery it appears at nt first glance glance- The bleeding heart henrt decorated with withold withold withold old lace and scented with lavender once a favorite token of love love love- ove- ove sprang spraul from an nn early Roman festl- festl val in honor of the goddess nta ata Juno which Christians abolished by way of ot making It less objection objection- able Dut But then it became too senti sent sentimental mental which paved the way for tor the cheap comic valentines which sprang Into favor late last century As celebrated in England and Scot Scot- Scotland land St St. Valentines Valentine's day brought and bachelors together at a festival where they Uley drew lots to dis discover discover cover which maid would be b each youths youth's valentine These Imaginary Imaginary imaginary nary engagements lasted for a n year during which the young oung man was bound to the Ule service ice of his valen valen- alentine tine Sometimes they ended in real engagements but more often one or orthe orthe orthe I the other party was dissatisfied with his lot This gave rise ton toa custom of ridiculing the valentine custom e eQ Q MISS IS R RA a 0 A p GOOD AJA Af A MILE MILEA A clinic q q valentine first popularized popularised r cl late laic l lad hut century t x m. m The lIl valentine henry heavy lu ar trills i lavender lat lIder anti and old lace lac ir i grew from an early arly custom ably expressed by b the satirist Alex Alex- Alexander Alexander Alexander ander Pope You cockatoo of at man You are arc my m Valentine I know And for tor a year car Ill I'll have ha to see Your four face tace and form I go Dut But get gd this through your our leather pate pate A year is nil all you'll get of me Per Tor I or after that you'll get the gate And never rever mair my face shall see In later ater years ears St. St Valentines Valentine's day has developed into a time for tor ex cx exchanging changing gifts though the comic valentine has retained most of at the favor it enjoyed 30 or 40 years ears ago In those days nobody in I the com com- community community was immune from receiving one of at these anonymous anon shafts of criticism except members of at clergy cle The name Valentine comes from froma a religious of the Third century who reconciled lovers lowers by his interest in their lives 11 Because of ot this In in- Interest terest and because his life ended in martyrdom he became the patron saint of ot lovers ers |
