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Salt Lake Tribune | 1905-06-12 | Page 13 | Luncheon for Bridesmaids

Type issue
Date 1905-06-12
Paper Salt Lake Tribune
Language eng
City Salt Lake City
County Salt Lake
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Article Title Luncheon for Bridesmaids
Type article
Date 1905-06-12
Paper Salt Lake Tribune
Language eng
City Salt Lake City
County Salt Lake
Page 13
OCR Text Luncheon for Bridesmaids. It is Customary, although It Is not necessary, ne-cessary, for a prospective bride to give a little luncheon in" honor of her bridesmaids, brides-maids, the week before the wedding. This Is generally most Informal. Tho table should bo simply decorated, roses and white flowers with mul, lon-hair ferns making ma-king nn attractive display. Small heart-shaped heart-shaped boxes may hold bonbons at tho places, as souvenirs; or gay llttlo trunks, tied about with ribbons and filled with nndy, will also be appropriate, writes Marjorle March In the Housekeeper. At such a luncheon there should bo m rry girlish fun. and tests for the future of those present other than the bride. A cake should be served1 with the dessert, containing the traditional ring and coin and thimble, prophetic signs for those receiving re-ceiving them. Another merry feature would be to have hot tea poured by tho brldo during the dessert course, the teapot tea-pot having no strainer. A little list of "meanings" of tea leaves in a cup can bo easily made up beforehand, and tho brldo ,.-in turn fortune teller in a unlqu- wa A ceremony to Indulge In after tho luncheon la to have twelve lighted candles placed In a row, one for each month in tho year, and the merry maidens Jump over these to seo in which month of the year their wedding will take place, by the candle can-dle extinguished. It Is at a bridesmaids' feast that a brldo gives her bridesmaids hoi little Rifts that ar to bo worn at the wedding. These are generally dainty pins. little lockets, bracelets brace-lets or some such trinket. In these days, when buckli I are much In vogue, theso useful bits of Jewelry would be quite correct. cor-rect. Thc6e gifts may be given at any time wished, but a pr tty fancy would be to have artificial dowers brought In with the dessert, one placed at each place, and the little gifts be hidden In the petals of these flowers
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