Show THE HE INVENTOR OF valentines T new ew england sp anster who first cut fancy paper hearts miss esther howland of worcester mass invented the modern valentine in 1849 she never married and died about ten years ago she was a graduate of mount holyoke seminary and her father had a small book store and bindery wishing to add a new feature of the business bu sines she took stiff letters letter paper scalloped and fringed the edges cu cut t heart shaped holes in the corners comers glued on colored pictures ethdl came with raisins tea etc put around the pictures borders of the lace paper that was used on the in side edges of 0 fancy boxes and head he ad painted a little verse on them the valentines valentine found a ready sale busl bust ness men in new york and elseth elsewhere ere began to order them for the next year and it soon appeared that miss how land had developed a real business |