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Show 1 ' ' ' ' 1INT V.M.KN 1 Iim'h il.iy " 'Vt a 'a onto occasion fur fam-y fJr 'Ins! IT costume parties i ! J ,.,, Imiiik' entertainments ' TZS Villinu. kind. Tl' riiti.'c nil tin- way '"" 1 urge -ti r l pintles nnd in""- r loss virotctnlnus inn-kid bull l the simple house imrili-M which have always been niiirh In iiimu' "'i thl Cupids ''' vnl The niiiilnrlly "( Valentine 1"y as nn occasion fur fancy dtoss frolics l doubtless ilno lii n grcul measure to tho tlili' range nf appropriate fin-tunics fin-tunics suggested by Hi" o--nliti It 'If. The guests nro aoiiiellinca In-vlti'd In-vlti'd In onn.o na " hnrticiors of ro-innnco," ro-innnco," or to pcrsonnic tnmou lov-rri lov-rri nml sweethearts of history, inch in. John Allien mill I'riaclllii. Kvntigo. line mill lialirlol. It 'i mnl Juliet. do Mori- In-iim inly. however, the costuming In loft wholly lo l hi' Ingenuity Inge-nuity of Hip Wearers nml tlini" may II nil ninnim 1 ! fair guosta Cupula. I). icons of llonrta. "modern St Valrn mwmm .c .rVv '". CVy .-',? -f;'.-'it'". .. ;i;'.V.Hwt:- "TSWf J?- CV YALE,1TIie DAY" - fines" III Hit' guise of imi Klrln. mnl other por-traynlH por-traynlH I'limilly suggestive of tender sentiment Y'tilcntlnc iliiy party decoration lire obviously obvi-ously nn ltuiirtmit coitsldorntlnii. Ilt'tl and white should lie the predominating colom nnil , even lit. up nml gas J-1 HhotiliJ be equipped won ni e oi puis crepe paper or sus. in onler Hint tin y miiv Induce u H'lhilueil llluuil-nntlofi. llluuil-nntlofi. nn In brllitliiit tin niTiiHion to hi-iiII-iiienlnl. AlthmiKli not tinlveimilly known. lulHtlftno In tiltmiHt hh nriiriiirliiie tin nn nil-Jinirl nil-Jinirl of Vnli'iiiltie'ii ilny iirt It U of t'lirUlmai I'ri'fi'inlily II houlil be pli 1 on a rhiinili'ller or In n iloonvay In m h niunner that It will not be ri-nillly noticed nave by vharp eyes. Often the inltitleloe U Intertwined w-lth bow ntid tirrow or a little plniiter Cupid The lliKi'iiulty of the IiokIi hh will ren.llly uiiKeht many waya of Iik'IuiIIiik the iiililletoe In the rternrutlniiH ho na to be n Hoiirce of ninny delightful aiirprleii, itiakltiK a mot n in u nl ii u feature of the entertainment Tho Ht Vnlintlne uilKlletoe. It Ik neiilleaa In plain, rnrrlea the hanie irU 1Ii'ki-m for the younK awalu na doea the Chrlatuina mlatltf-toe. mlatltf-toe. No plume of the Viili nllne party glvea hoateha better opportunity for tin) dlfplay of originality than the form of nn Invitation Cnrila ndnrned with wateri-nlnr akeiehea of henrta, Cupld'a bow mid arrow ure often used and aoine hoatenaea have aint lliniilKll Hie llllllla to their npwpeetlve Kuenta heart ahlipid plecea of rnrillioard with the Invitation penned on the fare. Tho presriit day fad for anuvenlr poatal rnrda haa nlho provided nnnther ma-(Hum ma-(Hum for aumnuuilng Bt. Vnlentlnn'a auhjerta linportunt na lire the deeorntlona and Invb tatlotia, to provldo the inerrlcat and moat uuliiue plana for i nlertalnlnK her lunula la, of course, tho chief uniblllon of every Valentin hoateaa. Tim' true traditional ceremony of Bt. Valenilne'a day wua Hie drawlim of a cluaa of lottery, followed by ceremoulea not unlike thut i-i tiiTiilly known na the name of forfelta nml Hue iiioilllirutloua or the old Knlih , i( d urouiiimut fenturu of umny urea -I dC'v'i sr JzJ ' ent dny Valentine featlvltlea '-t',1 How tho amnea and frivolities lal whlrh have been handed down na 'wl eapeelnlly appropriate to St. Val- ll rnilne'a dny orlu'lniiled la veiled V" i I" nliarurlty. Certnln It la that SI , 4 j Vnletitlne. who wna a martyred noinnn prleat of the third eentury. . 4-JI hnd noililna to do wlih theae an- "''.iSl peratlllona. but neverthideaa In old 'vj'Sil llome on Vnli ntlne day the nnmea " of the younn women were pltieed In '7'V4l " 'r'"" '''' h ""''"""" rtr"'n t- , by the men na chnm-e directed t'- Amilher obinTnine that Iiiin I II X ,. Iiniiibd down from time Immenio- ri - Vi l rl"' r'llatlnif ly followed by i' vll many tweiitletli eentury Amerlemi '''liil alrla. la that of nui rtnliilna fate'a yS rT' I l,', t, p ,r"m "" !-'' Krh -; ; Slf younK Inily writes on blla of pliper ' , . 'Al I the nnmea of till the young men of ' 4 H ,1 I her ni iiualiiimire m d nfler nil the lV' 8' Hla knve been rnlli-il In rlny they '.'''i; are almnltnneoiii.lv dropped Into a J'. tub or tank of water and the flrnt nnnio to rlae to the aitrftien la. nc-'ifU' nc-'ifU' cordliiK lo thla mynterlona veidlet. 1. ilic'lnred to be the lady's vnlen-uCtJ vnlen-uCtJ Hue. " - - Niimeroua Indeed lire the auper I atltiona wbli b the aiu'ceyaful Vnl- enllne dny hoateaa reaurrerta for the benellt and nminemet't of her Kiieata. lihoata are aiiptioned to wnlk on the iiiKht of thla dny mid thla belief serves na the foundation for the Introduction of ninny weird anmea. in which grarefiil lliturea wrapped In aheeta are auppored to Irani by nld of mimic art the true acntlmciila of the nwed and mya. tilled ninacu- 'l. f I line guesta. ' I '.- J, m o metlmea ''! W lite arrlvin -C' 1 V- W '.j iiieat at a Val- "Ji i ' rntlne pnrly ,' J r , ;, 'f'" la met with J f2 the anlutntlnn. row Valen I .' f P.'.f line." If the JT'iV J 1 Sf f; per ion ad n t"Q.ut:t'N OT dreaaed call A,Mrj " A repeat thii vHimrme day animation era CQ&TUME " ' the welronier has llulahiil apeiikliiK. he moat be rewurded by a m 1 1 : it 11 preaent A irnme wlihli nmy alwnya be de petiili il upon lo pmiliire much merrl mi'tit nmoiiK the yimtiKi'r nui'iti la a modlllciilion of Hie well-known don key purty .tine. In which a lurco cut out heart of turkey red cnllio takes the place of the loiiK-aufferlnK d"hlcey In tho comer of the red heart la fi.t-teneil a amnll heart of ul lle calico or oilier rlolh Ktu-h xueat la provliled with a rnrilbnnrd arrow with a pin In It Aa each one takea hla turn he la blliiilfoliled. turned around aeveral tlmea In order thnl he may be ronfuaed aa to locnlhtn. ami then left to pin his arrow on the white heart If he ran lb' must pin the arrow at the point where he lirat touches the sheet nnd la nut allowed to t. i-l hla wny to the nual After nil the aueata hnva tried their skill a prlre Is awarded to the one whoae arrow la uenri'Kt the center of the white henrt. while a eonaolnllou prla la bestowed upon the LJSm Gu& runr: roR a vLnriTne: pahtY I peitreat ninrksman. If the Valentine party la held at a residence where there la a lunar hall. an nltle or other npnrtnietit of anil- elent aire, turret ahootlnr mnv h made a moat enjoyable fenture of ilia fVv nmiiaeinent prorrnm. The tnrreta for Njr thla aport are very alrnllnr to nrdl- ,'i ! A, "ary tnrreta. anve Hint liiftend of clr i f'Ti r''" "",y nr" ,l"r, "'"i''''' ,'nrh "' J illfcnnt color and placed one within rj(f',:f another with rrmlual reduction In ' j'ki' sire as the center nf the tnritet la reached. The bowa ntid armwa lire W tied with lilts of llbbnn of correBpntld' II Inn color. The youna women rhoone -H II the nrrowa and the yniiiir. men the "'"A Imwa rnrtnera for the ahootlir l match ere those w hose color are In f'fl accord. fU Thnt Valentin day la dlatlnclly a tA seiitlmi ntal festival muat not be fur- anltcneven In the nrraiicement of the "Vi'A refreshment. Heart-shaped sand- ' 1 w lchea. anrel cake, heart ahnped cook;. li s ai d otti. r aiteltli 'ait1 nnd approprliilr dell- caclis shuilhl be prmlil'd I'resiillinblv tl.eie is a fiini y cake villi pink and white frosting which cniiialna a rliir Knch rurst la allowed to cut hla own slice from thla cake nnd H, linilcr'of the rllll!. It la propheali d. will be lb llr-l to lie married. Munle la nlmoHt liivnrl. nhly a fi'atiire of Vali'iillne day panic and tisunlly Hie choice fulls upiiii the old fashioned love annua A nnha oTcer who was drllllnr the nw!c ward i.ncil dcllierid hlrnaclf of this mm. iiiatnl. "Vow. tn v men. listen to nie U'l.en I aay 'll.ilt!' put the foot Hint' on the rroitnl held" the one tlint'a In the air, and remuiu mnllolilctk " |