Show NO MORE RICE THROWING confetti of paper now takes alie e the traditional ihlae fashions freaks are not always BO unutterably silly as her stern opponents would haie one believe for instance when she decreed that rice throwing at weddings wag to come to an end she sensibly signed the death warrant of a barbarous and danger oua custom the foolish practice obtains now only among those who will always cling to a custom because it is a custom in really fashionable sets herer abroad it has been agreed that too much serious damage has been done to bride and groom by the hard little grains not to make some substitute necessary however to marriage bella and festive garments some out needful for the joyous feel ings the occasion is supposed to arouse andrii england paper confetti are having quite a vogue these are disks of capr about the size of a letter w aber variously colored aud stamped in silver 0 gold armed with cornucopian cornucopias full of these the bridesmaids balate the happy pair as they leave the parental mansion it is easily conceivable what a pretty and effective scene would be made of this custom especially as our weddings run now to a color A pink wedding with pink cornucopian cornucopias and pink confetti stamped in gold would infallibly have a delicious memory picture guests the real confetti of italian carnival fame are little balls made of starch and water they were so constructed as to break when thrown and in breaking scatter the starch powder over the person whom they struck it was often painful to get these stinging blows on cheek or neck and like the rice they arc passing out of use but the paper confetti Is as little likely to become really popular as the rice for the reason of the mess it makes when scattered over house and grounds crumpled paper lying about is as ugly as the aggi avatine rice grains crunching under the passer bys foot and the general run of housekeepers whether of high or low degree detest a mass N Y world |