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you see what she'll be
buying for Valentines Day -
jockey shorts with little
bears and red hearts all over
them and printing that reads
"I can't bear to be without
you," That means she Agent
$3,95 on you.
What have you spent?
Let's see - there was 60 cents
on the funny card., And $1,25
for that funny lapel pin
about dirty old men, The
cute little dish was $3.25 and
the'stuffed panda was $3.95.
That big romantic card was
$4.00 and the dozen red roses
came to $20.00, The heart
shaped box ofchocolateswas
only $7.95 and the red
candies came to $6.95. And
you figured out what all the
excitement over the price of
gold was about, when you
paid $75 for that chain. The
lacy teddy set only added on
$21.95. The total - a mere
$144,90. Plus tax. Oh yes, no
tax on the fresh flowers.
Haven't I been a big help?
Probably saved your
romance, right?
But you just don't want to
buy all those things, Sure,
sure, I know it's not the
money. Right -you just don't
have the time to do all that
running around.
Well here at the Times
Advocate we have the an-
swer. For only $1.00 we'll
sell you a little book of
coupons. They're called "I
love you" coupons, and they
come with a pretty pink
heart on the cover. There's
coupons for kisses, break-
fast in bed, doing the dishes,
going to a movie, back rubs
and so on. Just give her the
booklet, then she rips out the
coupon. You have to make
good. Simple, eh?
By MARY AL.DERSON
Way to gq, dummy Here if
is, February 13, Valentines
Day is tomorrow and you
forgot all about it. Well, if
you're reading this paper
Wednesday morning, you
still have two days to come
up with something, Maybe I
can help.
First you'd better buy her
a card. There's several
stores in Exeter with,
Valentine cards for sale. But!
get out there now - they'll
soon be all picked over.
Let's see - there's a cute
LONG STEM BEAUTIES — A dozen re- roses as •e a They have about an 18 inch em, to selects traditional sway of sending love. JoAnne Dinney of Country Whichcompare have a 24 inch stem. Flowers says that she could sell these and 1000 or so more on Jo-Anne says, the media Valentine's Day. T-A photo scare people on Valentine s r„ Day, When you hear that
roses are going for $40 a
dozen, remember that those
are selects selling in
downtown Toronto.
There are just so many
roses available, Jo-Anne
says. Just because it's
February, the plants can't
spring 'forth with more
flowers. Most of her roses
come from green houses in
London, Part Dover,
Strathroy or Leamington,
They used to import roses
from Israel , but they
became too costly.
Jo-Anne is never .able to
get all the red roses she
could sell on Valentines Day.
"If somebody could get me
1,000 more, I could sell
every one" she says.
Valentine's Day is the
busiest single day in a flower
shop.
Jo-Anne bumps her staff
up to five for the day, and
deliveries keep them hop-
ping, "We all wear our
running shoes" she adds.
It's a busy day for FTD
orders, too.
A friend of mine has a
flower shop in Sarnia. Each
Valentine's Day a man
CANDIES FOR THE SWEE C erle Se •on of Sugar and comes in and orders two
Spice can hardly keep her big jar-full of the little red cinl bouquets - one for his wife,
namon hearts. She says people stock up on the candy hearts, one for his girl friend.
because they're only sold this time -of year. T-A photo Needless to say, the bill goes
to his office. Has Jo-Anne
ever done anything like this,
I ask? No, she laughs, not in
Exeter.
BRIEF VALENTINE GIFT — A teddy set, which is rea y o
camisole with' matching bikini panties would make an ex-
tellent Valentine gift. Anita Swartman shows one of the face
and satin items she sells in her shop. T-A photo
February i3, 1980
card, and it's only 30 cents..
But what if she's not in the
mood for "cute"? Better
move down here to the
mushy ones. Some of these
turn your stomach just
reading them. Here's one -
"It only takes a moment to
say `I love you'..,but it will
take a life time to show you
how very /Duch", Hold on -
better skip that one - you're
just not up to that kind of
commitment.
Over here to the funny
ones, This one catches your
eye. It says "Stinky loves
you see a little red plastic bouquet. Flowers aren't
heartshapedbutton that says fattening," she says, as you
"Dirty old men need love, go out the door.
too". If yqu, walked in the Fattening! What would
she'd laugh. ,
door tomorrow wearing that candy? There's a big display
Valentine's Day be without
Say, that's cute too, a little of ,heart-shaped boxes filled
dish that says "Love is the with chocolates in the
answer - (who cares what window of Gord's Variety.
the question is)". She'd like You ask about that huge one.
that. You pass by the little "$21.95" Barb Turnbull
booklets - some filled with says. To your relief she
romantic poetry, others adds, "but it's sold."
filled with jokes. Better save Barb says she was worried
something for next year, about selling the giant heart
There's something really box. But a young man
sweet. A little, cuddly requested it the first day
stuffed Panda bear with a they pet it in the window,
big red ribbon round its Most of the nice boxes go for
neck. Chan Livingstone says $8.95 and they're pretty well
the&e been selling fast, picked over. You settle for a
these cute little animals, plainer one at $7.95.
As you're about to check That takes care of
out with the card, Panda chocolates •- what about
'bear,-pin and little dish, you candy?
notice the big huge cards at Down the street at Sugar
the top of the rack. Now, if and Spice, Cherie Seldon has
you really loved her you'd everything. She even has the
spend the $4 and get that big little tiny red hearts that
romantic-type card with the taste so cinnamon-y.
glossy picture of the big Cherie says the cinnamon
bouquet of red roses, hearts have been selling
Roses! Heck; might as fast. February is the only
well get her the real thing to month of year when the little
go with picture on the card, hearts are available, so
You head over to Country people stock up. I think
Flowers. • people like the little hearts
Last week when I talked to because they make them
proprietor Jo-Anne Dinney, feel young again; they
she said a dozen red roses remind them 'of those
would cost $20. But, she adds Valentine-pakies in grade
the price of flowers depends school,
on supply and demand,and Cherie says another
they could go tip by popular item are the "teenee
Valentines Day. beanees" - the modern
Roses, she explains come version of good old fashioned
in different grades. Select jelly beans, in flavours like
are best and from there they pina colada, root bear or
go down to 1,2,3,4 and 5. The watermelon.
differencedepends on stem But you decide on chi-
, length and the size Of the namon hearts. Let's see -
flower, Most of what she you can get a little bag for 49
sells are number twos. cents, or - what the heck - it's
Valentines! Get the at-
tractive jar filled with the
hearts and done up with a
bow ,for $6.95,
Now what else? You
usually get her some
jewellery, don't you? Her
charm bracelet is full of
charms, how ' about
earrings? As you walk into
the jewellery store, you see
the gold chains she's been
talking about.
Earl 'Campbell says
there's more of that these
days. "She tells him what
she'd like for a surprise," he
explains. The women come
in and pick out items, the
next day the mien come in
and buy them.
Jay Campbell agrees.
Even in the diamond
department, there's more
togetherness. A few years
ago a young man would
wander all over the store
before he'd get up the nerve
to say he's like to look at
rings. Now, Jay says, the
young couple comes in
together and heads right for
the diamonds.
Michael Anstett says he
likes to see the couples come
in together. "What better
way to start a marriage than
to make the first decision
together," he says,
Both jewellery stores say
that gold is selling well. You
walk out with the 16 inch fine
gold chain that she'd picked
out a few days ago. But not
until your Visa card had
charged up about $75.
Now to head home for
a nice, relaxing evening.
Wait, better get her
dopey" then inside it reads Jo-Anne wis,hes you'd something to relax in,
"Hey, that's us!" ordered your 'dozen roses Nobody's looking, you slip
That's it, she'd like a earlier, but nevertheless, into. Anita's.
laugh. In Livingstone's shop' you go out with a big Anita Swartman shows
you all kinds of lacy things.
You learn that a camisole is
actually just a, silky, lacy
undershirt, and a teddy is a
similar thing with matching
bikini panties. And you
thought you'd' bought a
teddy when you purchased
the stuffed panda bear,
You decide that the teddy
Anita shows you would be
perfec,t. Anita tells you that
she can wear it as un-
dergarments or as baby doll
pyjamas, or most im-
portant, she can wear it for
just lounging around this
evening. All right!!
° Anita says that men aren't
at all embarrassed about
coming in to look at lacy
feminine underthings
anymore. She points to her
display of black, see-though
Christian Dior bras and says
she even sells those to men.
And men like to buy silky
nighties, slips, teddys and
camisoles, too.
Anita has noticed one very
interesting fact about men
shoppers. They always tell
her that their wives or
girlfriends are tiny or small.
They usually buy things too
. small for the. women. "It's
nice" Anita says, "they
never-notice if she's put on
weight."
' You say good-bye to Anita
just at closing time. You're
carrying a blue silk teddy
set trimmed with beige lace.
The cash register reads
$21.95.
You head towards your
parked car, and as you walk
by the window at Bob
Swartman Men's Shoppe
I CAN'T BEAR TO BE WITHOUT YOU — Bob Swartman
holds up the Valentine jockey shorts he sells in his shop. Bob's
face was nearly as red as the hearts on the shorts, which were
also adorned with teddy bears. T-A photo
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LARGEST VALENTINE — The card was big but the message was small. This. Valentine•
dated 1900 is 'now on dis•la at Lambton Heritage Museum. T4k hota
WHERE'S THE RED? — Red for Valentine's must have been a recent idea. These old Valen-
tine post cards were mostly green and grey. T-A photo
Elegance of days gone by
shows up in old Valentines
The Valentine card played
a big part in years gone by.
Back in the days when it was
very, very difficult to buy
fresh flowers in February,
lovers simply had to use
cards to express their
feelings.
Lambton Heritage
Museum has a Valentine
card dated 1900 which is far
more ornate than any of
those on the racks today. The
large three dimensional card
is mostly pink, with a bunch
of green four-leaf clovers on
it,
Looking back over the old
Valentines, it would seem
that the idea that a card on
February 14 had to be red, is
a fairly recent one. Very few
of the oldies have any red on
them at all.
The only message on the
1900 antique card is printed
inside a very tiny envelope.
It reads "Love Lane,
February 14th, Dear love, I
pray accept this gift of mine,
With allgood wishes,
Valentine." The only red on
the whole card is a tiny heart
on the little envelope.
Museum worxer Beth
Jennison says that card
came to them from Peter '
Eisonbach's collection in
Grand 'Bend. A tag on the
card reads Mrs. Lloyd
Taylor.
Other large three
dimensional Valentines are
dated 1929.
But for those who couldn't
afford the large stand-up
cards, the penny poSt cards
were popular. Again, the
colour red seldom appears.
The museum has a large
collection of Valentine Post
cards from the years 1907,
1908 and 1909. Most of the
cards are addressed to Mr.
Herbert Eilber, of Crediton.
Mr. Eilber was fortunate
enough to get cards from
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Hamilton, Lucknow, Grand
Bend and Exeter.
The interesting thing is
that few of the cards are
signed. Museum curator Bob
Tremain says that for many
years there was a law
prohibiting people from
writing messages on post
cards. Sometimes, initials
were inscribed on the corner
of the card. ,
Back in those days the
cards were attractive, and
inexpensive. It cost only one
cent to mail the cards.
Canadian stamps had
Edward VII's picture on
them, while the American
stamps featured Ben
Franklin,
Tremain says that there
was a post card "explosion"
in the early 1900's and post
cards were used to send
greetings for any occasion.
Again, messages were
seldom sent, sometimes the
post card bore only the
sender's signature.
Perhaps people saved
their romantic messages for
autograph books. The
museum has a selection of
autograph books from those
days, where any type of
message can be found. Of
course, the old "Roses are
red, violets are blue, honey is
sweet and so are you" was a
favourite. Sometimes the
messages were warnings—
"Man's love is like "French
snuff", Beware sweet friend,
don't take too much."
Other messages. were less
romantic: "May your life be
long and happy, and your
husband kind and good, but
remember it is your duty, to
help him chop the wood."
THOSE WERE THE DAYS — These stand up three dimen-
sional Valentines show an era of elegance that can't be found
on the card racks today. T-A photo
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