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Show 0 -K tr. ; H , o f Wedding Presents lm Autumn Bride I o V : 1" Vj r 0 O I. re 'cc3 '"'cre aa consIJcr-u consIJcr-u ate and thoughtful of their rela-U rela-U Uvea and friends bank accounts A as a recent aspirant to matrlmo-iiful matrlmo-iiful honors who had engraved on her wedding card3, "The favor of io wedding wed-ding present Is requested," ryany of ' these same friends would heave a sigh of relief. Such an announcement Is undoubtedly un-doubtedly reminiscent of the funeral notices In which "Please omU flowers" figures, still In most cases it would be , , appreciated. We all know young married people who are almost reduced to a state of bankruptcy because so many of their friends have gono and done likewise. When the question of buying a present arises one hears the lament: "The So-and-so's sent us that horrid, cracker Jar. Now, Dick, we shall have to send Helen cut glass or something." And Dick groans, for he thinks how many things that monoy would buy, probably not so ornamental but decidedly more useful than cut glass. The way, too, of the wedding- present giver Is In another direction di-rection often as hard as that of the proverbial pro-verbial transgressor, for who has not been a witness to the ungracious reception recep-tion accorded Hymen's offerings. "Another "An-other cut glass bowl, and that the fifth, too, and large enough to hold salad for 1 ten! "Why Is anybody such an Idiot as to supposo that two people starting in life in a modest way will need five cut glass bowls?" And so It goes. At least four of these glittering giants will be of no earthly use, and the young housewife house-wife will have to stow' them away on the top shelf of a cupboard, wash them herself and engage expert packers to do them up every time they move. Of I course von sav. "Thixso riunllon tu I be exchanged," but how few donors are thoughtful enough to Inclose a card naming tho shop at which they wore purchased? But In the last few years the character charac-ter of wedding presents ha3 changed, and one Is not restricted to a choice of diver, glass or jewelry, as in other perhaps more sentimental though less practical days. It is now quite permissible for close friends and relatives to give the bride i luxurious accessories of dress, such as i furs, fans, laces and even handmade lingerie and household linen, and in one i Instance a number of churns joined i fo.-cps and decorate-! and furnished the I h In room certainly a sensible and ! , dclir.htful gift. , T.-;icn the bride and groom intend to I lrc.p hoiwe one can hardly go astray In i 1 -.rn ., j sending furniture, if antique specimens the better. Hnll sets In mahogany or lesa expensive woods consisting of a settle, two large chairs and a table or even a 3lngle large chair or an odd little lit-tle t?.ile or desk for the drawing room woid ho appropriate. Pieces of French bronze aro exquisite gift3, and since tho greatest artists of the day do not disdain dis-dain to design Inkstands, clocks and ctrollers, a small object of thla kind may bo a thing of artistic worth. For less expensive presents the arta and craft work is lovely. Beautiful lamps or green composition war bearing tno stamp of this cult aro tho very last thing. Then there are all sorts of odd old brasses, which are such a fad now, and the new-old luster ware, and there are pewter mugs, candlesticks and mirrors mir-rors Innumerable to choose from. Just a3 Queen Victoria always gave a brldo a camel's hair shawl, so does a certain old bachelor always give a. rug, and I can tell you they are so beautiful that lt Is almost worth tho rl3k of matrimony mat-rimony to get one. Any of tho real oriental ori-ental weaves In rugs arc charming In tone, and a small wine colored Bokhara makes a rich, glowing spot in a room, whether laid on the floor or thrown on some upholstered scat, But the gift of all others thatde lights the smart bride is a genulne'old, Blue acidgBte Worcester B H Linea Clxest jj 1 massively csxvea cheat fn which to keep tho oxtra supply it linen or tho xnoro prosaic shirt walcte. Among tho more practical gifts are handsomely embroidered ltnon table covers, lunch spreads or teatloths nnd monograrnmed sheets. Indeed, linen Is always welcome to tho young woman who goes to housekeeping, from tho large pieces down to the dolly embroidered embroid-ered by the donor. A beautiful cloth worked for a brldo elect la on heavy Russian linen, plain except for an enormous enor-mous wreath of dolphins with tails intertwined, in-tertwined, outlining what on a baro table would be a large ccntcrpleco. The entire design, which is first heavily padded, Is worked In whlto cotton. Heavy Russian luce finishes the cloth, which Is round. In the way of pictures the wisest selection se-lection is a good etching or a fine photograph pho-tograph of a noted painting. Tho etching etch-ing must not bo after a painting, but one that was never meant to be any- thing else save an etching, drawn on tho plate In the first place that Is to say, It should be an artist's original uork, not his reproduction of another man's work. Frame the etching simply In a narrow gold or black molding. Frame the photograph as simply In a wide band of wood about the color of Its shadows. Clocks are accr pLable to moot brides, as they are expensive things to buy, and tho perfectly appointed home must havo at least two, though a house over-I over-I stocked with timepieces Is a nerve racking place if all are kept in commission. com-mission. A bride of a few weeks who married mar-ried a charming fellow of small means received from seven wealthy and stu-pld stu-pld friends as many large clocko. Her tasteful but diminutive apartment boasts but a single mantel wide enough to hold a largo clock. What to do with the half dozen timepieces was a question ques-tion which sho has solved by having a bracket put up In tho dining room for ono, while a second stands much in tho way upon her own dressing table, and tho others are stumbled over occasionally. occasion-ally. The- groom very feelingly regretted regret-ted that he could not trade somo of them for a mattress or a lot of kitchen ware. If silver 13 to be given for a wedding present never send a plated article. Better the tiniest saltspoon of sterling than a dozen plated forks. If you cannot can-not afford an entiro chest of plato, choose knives or forks rather than spoons, for everybody thinks first of spoons, probably because they cost less than knives and forks. Never havo your silver marked until after the wedding, wed-ding, thus mailing It possible for duplicates dupli-cates to be exchanged. Every woman has a weakness for old silver, and there Is something very quaint about anclont spoons which may be picked up at the antique shops. Elizabethan spoons are much sought after, and a Henry VIII. spoon Is particularly par-ticularly quaint. Tho handle Is In the form of a spear point, with a serpent twined around its length. The new nickel teaspoons made up in the thin, dcllcato models of long ago are dainty and look so like their ancestors that few persons would doubt their ancient lineage. The nickel bread trays, mostly of colonial design, are very attractive. They are boat shaped, with beaded or fluted borders. Whole dinner sets of chitM are now little sought after, handsome sets of plate being chosen in preference for use with various sliver serving dishes. If a large sum is to be spent on tho wedding present It might take the form of a French glass tabic service of empire em-pire style, and then the old cry, "Another "An-other duplicate!" will not be heard. Something pretty to wear delights any feminine heart. A scrap of real lace is welcome to a rich woman or to a poor one. Fans, trinkets, small pearl pins or pendants, such as amethyst ame-thyst hearts, opal drops, charms of Jade or of turquoise matrix, are appropriate and not very expensive. EDITH LAWHENCE, |