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Show ral that nnr newest suner-fluner I k. . m I ear 01) I iTHE OFFICIAL "Acts of the tints" there are seven distinct saints imed St Valentine from Italy, 'ranee, Africa, and Belgium. The I famous were martyrs and strange-,h strange-,h they both died on February 14, vas a Roman priest, the other a Roman" youth who chose to be j rather than give up his new found "hile he was imprisoned, the jailer's .ughter was kind and considerate and he fell in love with her. As being led away to be crucified he a message of farewell and signed i your Valentine." pys Diary we find that both he b. Pepys enjoyed Valentine's day. Jr Mrs. Pepys wanted Will Bowyer alentine, and since it was believed , first person you set eyes on, come e day, was your valentine, she' her eyes with her hands until Will bng. jer year Mrs. Pepys was Sir William (' valentine and received from him jilk stockings and garters. Mr. Pepys sen Martha Batten, as his valentine it her only gloves, for which he had 10 shillings, so the thrifty Pepys ire ahead for that year, ins speaks of Valentine's day In kk" in describing Sam teller's val-3 val-3 to Mary, the lovely housemaid. It v V worth all Sam's efforts since they L ely married. ji Ccot's "Fair Maid of Perth," Cathar-: Cathar-: st ids Hal of the Wynd a valentine to w her gratitude for a chivalrous duty ' performed for her. Shakespeare and I agree that Valentine's day is the t birds choose their mates. , iidman of New York has a collec!ion n it than 3,500 old valentines. Kath- Although over two thousand years have passed since Valentine's Day began, its meaning has remained unchanged through the centuries By GLAD THOMPSON arine S. Ayres of New Jersey and Mrs. Angie W. Cox of California also have large collections. The Frank House Baer eollec-" tion of Cleveland, with some 2,000 valentines valen-tines dating prior to 1840, is world famous. In the old days if you weren't talented at rhyming you could get help from such books as "Kemmish's Annual and Universal Letter Writer" printed in 1797. There was the "Polite Valentine Writer and "Cupid's Delight or Inspiration for Lovers," also the "New Valentine Writer," published in 1805. In these books were rhymes and couplets to suit all stages of heartache. Another popular book was titled "Cupid's Handbook, or the Tradesman's Vade Mecum in the Art of Love" which listed fitting verses for every trade or profession; be it the butcher, the baker, the candlestick maker, barber, stonemason, bookkeeper, fur' rier, bartender, storekeeper, cook, waitress, maid, waiter or gardener, each could find a verse for his love in page aftef amorous page. In the United States today we send valentines valen-tines to the sick, the old, to children, family, fam-ily, friends, but Valentine's Day is really a lover's day. Bon-bon and flower shop services are over-taxed delivering tokens of love. Messages and flowers are telegraphed all over the world. The kids take it seriously, too, and come home broken-hearted if they haven't gotten a valentine from their room's valentine box. The comic valentine, usually very much in disfavor by the recipient, gives us a good chance to tell someone we dislike what we really think of them. Nowadays we just go down to the store and pick out our valentines from the hundreds hund-reds on display, but it wasn't, until about 1840 that the first valentine was made in America. Previously they had been imported. import-ed. . A STUDENT at Mount Holyoke named Esther Howland is credited with make the first commercial valentine in the United States. She had hoped to sell a few hundred hund-red and was completely swamped when an order for five thousand came in. With the aid of friends and family, the order was filled. In a few short years she had built up an annual business volume of $100,000. Crude comic valentines on cheap paper were printed as far back as 1860. In 1890 you might open the door and have a valentine valen-tine made of pastry thrust into your hands. Wedding bells, wedding cakes, sofa pillows made of cake dough, and pastry cuckoo clocks were the most popular forms. In 1904 a love-sick swain thought nothing of paying as much as $25 for a valentine to send bis lady love. . Today many lovely valentines are sent, but more are sent with such trite sentiment as, "Hey, Babe, I Gp for You," or with, a picture of a dog and such lines as "You're a Howling Success With Me," or with a little girl playing the piano and this touching touch-ing message, "You Tickle the Keys of My Heart" In contrast the girls of one hundred years ago would have received this eloquent elo-quent message of love: Tar dearer to my trusting heart, Is every look and word of thine, Your beauty is a work of art The flower of my love is divine, Pray, lovely one, be mine. If the truth be told, we all love sentiment, senti-ment, especially on Valentine's day. It's nice to know someone thinks of you with favor. Coming after . the holiday rush, Valentine's Day is just the right time for you to give someone a lift with a nice valentine. From 2 to 102, we all like valentines. Foam bh the llfl ' OAM RUBBER is, as every homc- 'owner today knows, being used in the manufacturing of more and household items. It is to be found in , replacing the feathers of old, and y cases relieving cases of allergies in g sleepers. - j day the number of different uses v So popular has this product become, it f im rubber may now be purchased by : y d, much as One would buy cloth, in ct form at many department and furnr-1 furnr-1 1 wes. jig purchased a few yards, the home-'ntr home-'ntr will find dozens of ways to use it in : fc ate, and to solve troublesome house-Id house-Id problems. Here are a few suggested as that may answer one or more needs y t home. '. ost every home that has slipcovers chairs or sofa is constantly faced i 3 with the annoyance of those covers "creeping" "creep-ing" and slipping, becoming disorderly in appearance. If the home's handyman will cut pads of foam rubber scissors Will do the job and tuck them into the folds and creases of the chair or sofa, he will find that such strips hold the slipcovers tight' and snug. And what woman doesn't fret about the way her skirts twist to one side or the other, or how her blouse continually "rides up", refusing to stay neatly tucked under the skirt waist? That problem can be solved too. Merely Cut a strip of sponge rubber about three-fourths of an inch wide and long enough to encircle the waist Then sew this strip inside the skirt waist Madam will find it holds her blouse down in proper position, as well as prevents her skirt from twisting from side to side. WhAT ELSE CAN you do with a yard of foam rubber? Well, for example, here are some more helpful ideas. Why not cut out comfortable seat pads for those stiff chairs, particularly wooden ones, that are frequently used in the home? Or a piece can be used to top a vanity bench, or that favorite footstool, or kitchenette kitch-enette booth seats, or the backs of bridge chairs. This summer you will undoubtedly spend a great deal of time outdoors. Foam rubber can make such living even more carefree if pads are carefully cut for garden furniture, furni-ture, and if the gardener has a foam pad on which to kneel when doing those weeding weed-ing chores. If there is a fruit tree in the garden, lay a large mattress of foam under the problem tree; there will be no more bruises on the fruit when they fall. Small patches of this material come in handy too. They can be used by milady as a powder puff, or as a cleaner for suede shoes and hates, and even placed in shoes to act as corn pads. Small pieces form excellent protection in Junior's football shoulder pads. The farmer will want a foam rubber cushion on his bouncing tractor. Boating fans will enjoy foam boat seats; and try sohie on the seats and back rests in that canoe. If you are going to attend a lot of sporting sport-ing events, be sure to take along a piece of foam to sit on. It removes all the hurt from those hard grandstand seats. And for baby, you can buy larger sheets, which provide the ideal mattress lining ia the playpen, crib, or bassinet As you can see, foam rubber is no longer restricted to manufacturers and business ia to your mind several other preparatory its use. It now can perform everyday household house-hold services and solve problems in every home, large or small. - " -JV .Jf i f 1 m 3 J") ' r - -:. . . . ' " .. - rv ''Next tiro I'd suggest you uaa blank in your starting gun." . V "' '" - V rubber's sell"-ventilating feature is shown by blowing smoke through. |
