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Show HIRED TO MAKE A DISPLAY. Secret as to Profusion of Weddlnt 11 Presents Divulged. The Cleveland multl-mllllonalre wlu 11 recently sont .out Invitations to his 31 daughter's wedding bearing in bold script "no presents will bo received," 11 sot nn excellent example, which, 1! 11 generally followed, would save tho ox- il ponso In fashionable circles of hiring Bl presents for tho grand occasion. Sev- 11 oral London, Paris and New York firms havo grown rich by lotting out 'H for a night or day all sorts of flnory H nnd trumpery to make believe that friends of tho brldo and bridegroom havo contributed handsomely. At a rccont New York wedding th guests wero moro than amazed at thr display of presents. Flvo rooms wort jl filled with tho costliest jewelry, brie a-brac, tapestries, paintings, cutglnss, china, ceramics, rugs, furnlturo, laces, etc., world without end, Amen! Th father of tho brldo Is a practical jokor Ho couldn't keop a family secret to 11 savo his lifo. "What did you think of ' Carrie's presents?" ho nsked an old friend two or threo weeks after the wedding. "Why, George, old follow, I was thunderstruck! And just think ' of the hard times! Thoro must have IH been half a million dollars' worth ol .H stuff," Georgo laughed. "Never breathe It to my wife," ho whispered, "but all that vast outlay cost mo only 11 $2,000. I hired four roomfuls for tho occasion from & Co., and wo had 11 'em on exhibition fur a week. Tho 11 fow things In tho hall bedroom were 11 ours," |