Show Wedding w Gifts BY FLORENCE HOWE BOWE HALL BALL 1 The question is sometimes asked Who should send Bend a a. wedding gift to tho the bride rider It is Ia customary for tor the bridesmaids ush ushers ush- ush era ers and best beat bestman man to do doso so so as 8 well Uthe aa U the relatives and close friends of of the bride and groom and their parents While those thole who are asked to ft I wedding often orton send presents this Is not obligatory They may rosy do so go i if It they please and the custom cue cus tom torn of ot thus assisting a a. young couple to begin their new life lito to together ether is ls I very pleasant one onO With the extravagance that Is characteristic of ot our people I we are aro In danger of making this custom a heavy tax both on the givers nJ and end on the tents lents Our young couple will wish to return return re return re- re turn the compliment when their friends I Iare are married yet for a young youn man on a small salary to send fiend four or five expensive dye sive presents In a single season to as I many maDy brides may be difficult or o even eYen impossible Hence it Is really kinder for young unmarrIed un un unmarried married friends to send sand gifts of ot moderate mod mod- crate erate cost It If a rich old cousin or bachelor bachelor bach bach- elor clot uncle chooses to remember the bride very handsom handsomely ly that Is a different matter matter mat mILt ter because the tho young people will not Dot In Inthis this case be b. e expected to make any return in kind Should those who are not Invited to the marriage send lend a a. gift This Thle will de depend nd upon circumstances circumstance If It the wedding wed wed- ding Is la a largo large affair affair- to which general Beneral Invitations are sent I nt ou out then those who TV were ere tTO not asked would not be apt to make moke a pre present But where the wedding Is a small and quiet affair friends of ot th the cou couple pIe should not hesitate to r remember member them In Jn this way even en if It thy they were not Invited to the tho ceremony eremon It I is always well to inquire of ot the brides bride's s family or of ot a. a mutual friend what she especially needs nelld or desires lI Young people pea peo plo pit are sometimes overloaded ded wit with a a. greater quantity of at silver than they can possibly u use uee e and are obliged to store It in Inthe the theOn banKS bank On the other hand band a certain amount of silverware are I. I Is' Is Ter very desirable The Th spoons forks and knives flat ant silver and often oten a l tea erl service are r provided by provIde b tho parents prent or near relatives whore where th their lr means mens permit Articles of furniture china chIna glassware glae books boks pictures picture engravings clocks jew jewelry je elry aIO table linen embroideries cock any any- and cud andall all aJl of at these thele are used for tor wedding wedinG gifts Intimate friends friend freds and near ner relatives sometimes lend checks check The young companions corn com of the brIde often oren give her a apiece apiece pl piece ce of their own O handiwork R e Such a a. present has ha always awaya a special value en en- entirely apart apa from its Is cost in dollars dollar dolar and cud cents If It the gifts gir are marked marke at all they tt al should be with the young womans woman's maiden Initials Occasionally the silverware bears bears the initials of the te first nut names namu of ot the bride and groom with lh that of ot the lat last name which they are to share together Since there ther is always danger of duplication cation and th the bride may wish lah to make maka an a e- e exchange It is Ie better to arrange with the silversmith to mark mak the gifts after the marriage ater These are Ulu usually ly sent lent directly to the homo borne of ot the bride from the shop ho where ture they are purchased They era are a compa accompanied I nied b bv by the visiting card rd of the donor with witha I a 1 brief Inscription such as BS With lh the te best wishes of at Most ost stores ke keep kep p small smal envelopes envelope and ad cards to send und with th wedding presents I |