een TH.E M I C HICAN DAILY -Scil ircloy, February. 11, 19?9 'en THE MICHIGAN DAILY Sott~rcloy, February 11, 1939 Valentines Pack Real Romantic Wallop Lacy Missives Drip With Love And Cupid But They Go Over Big With Some Of The Babes; Here Are A Few Suggestions Gratis St. Valentine's Day, dedicated to com-. mercialized sentimentality, is again up- on us. Reniniseent indeed of the Mauve era are the gaudy lace paper missives the manufacturers have been dishing out at this time every .year for as long as anyone can remember. In our can- did opinion, however, the copy the boys are getting out is beginning to be a little stale. After all, what does a.message like "To my Valentine" mean these days? Or a stock verse like "I need not send a Velentine To tell you what you know, But Valentine, this one is here, Because I love you so." What the valentine trade needs, we feel, is something new and startlingly different, something that will get at- tention like nobody's business, and for that reason we offer the following sug- gestions for what valentines ought to be like. They are to be known as the Michigan Daily Valentine Day Greet- Greeting No. 1: Hello. for that Touching Gesture PERFUMES 0 TWEED 0 SHANGHAI 0 MIRACLE * ASPODELE . NUMERQ 12 * ANTICIPATION MILLER DRUG STORE North University at Thayer That's all we've thought of so far, but we feel this has possibilities. Direct and to the point, if nothing else. Avoids all the maudlin nonsense that usually gets into these messages. Doesn't commit you to a thing. In fact, it's just a nice friendly greeting, suitable for anyone from -our sweetheart to the Dean's' Committee. As for material, we suggest that the greeting be written on a piece of fly- paper, so the message will stick. Or you could just call up and recite it; it's easy to memorize. However; for a really big idea, the Daily crashes through with the Com- posite Valentine's Day Greeting. All you do is cross out the line you don't want to use. In crossing out lines, we feel you really can't go too far. First line: 1. Greetings to my Valentine, 2. To you, my Valentine, 3. The boys stood on the burning deck, 4. My heart is all a-flutter. Second line: 1. From one who loves you so, 2. Cupid with his bow and arrow, 3. To you, my Valentine, 4. Let's have another ale. Third line: 1. The love my lips would utter, 2. To you, my Valentine, 3. Goodbye Broadway, hello France. 4. Love sends a little gift of flowers. Fourth line : 1. Because I love you so. 2. Because I think you're o.k. 3. Because you're my Valentine. 4. Just for the h- of it. The telegraph companies have been getting out some nifty greetings which can be wired anywhere for 25 cents. Prize samisple of this year's lot is the old favorite: "At miles between us we can laugh, our hearts entwined by telegraph." There are some other catchy num- bers though. For example, "With a dash, a dot and then a stop, insert three words of mine, Please name the date, the hour, the spot, and be my Valentine." Another honey embodying the same general idea is this: "Wire back, this address, send collect, one word, YES." One we might suggest to round out the telegraph companies' array would run: "Roses are red, the stars are shining bright, I'll gladly marry you Tuesday for a honeymoon tonight." Cutters Ahoy For those who have imported dates and are wondering what to do for the rest of the week-end after the little woman has been shown the town six times, cutter riding provides a novel and inexpensive way to pass a few hours -if we have a white week-end. Mullison's Riding Academy is rentt ing two-person cutters for $2 for two hours. They afford a great opportunity to tour out Washtenaw way while dem- onstrating your ability to manipulate the contraptions, and point out the big houses. Four-people cutters with two teams and a driver are also available at $4 for 2 hours, and if you feel enterprising enough to organize a sleighing party, large sleds for 20 can be hadfor $8 for two hours. Driver and horses are furn, ished free of charge. If the weather man fails to provide snow the Academy plans to have a hay rick available. University officials announced last night that special permits would not b$ required. LL-L Send that VALENTINE by WESTERN UNION Any one of sixteen beautiful Valentine Telegrams delivered on special Valentine Blanks, anywhere in the United States for only 25c. Fifteen- word Telegrams of your own composition only 35c anywhere in the United States. Local Valentine Telegrams 20c. WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH CO. Dial 4221 VALENTINE'S DAY February 14th She will expect CANDY. We have a splendid line from which to choose. BETSY ROSS SH P We Deliver Nickels Arcade Dial 5931 We Pack, Wrap, and Mail J . SFor The First Lakoaf Your Headt "Boy Greets Gir With a corsage, an old-fashioned bouquet or a dozen roses -and he scores on VALENTINE'S DAY PAUL NOLTING, Florist PHONE2-l15 3168 SOUTH MAIN STREET SCHRAFFT'S and GILBERT'S CHOCOLATES IN VALENTINE BOXES. We will Wrap and Mail for yoSt. SWIFT'S DRUG STORE Dial 3534 340 SOUTH STATE Delivery Service __ I