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Show j Woman's Page Harlequin Showers for Brides-elect Becoming Very Popular r Various Articles Suitable for Showers Silver Not Ex-t Ex-t pensive Towels Very Safe Gift Brief Notes of (Fashion Cheerful Colors This Spring Shade of Yellow Called "Tango." 1 " HARLEQUIN SHOWER Harlequin Bhowors for brldcs-eloct j ; ftro rapidly becoming popular be- causo it is so much easier for the invited guests to "shower" with what beBt pleases themselves than to pro-I pro-I Vide an article of a special kind. If the bride-to-be Is going to start housekeeping house-keeping at once, she will be pleased ' to receive a number of baskets, be-I be-I cause they can be used for so many PUTPOBCB. Beginning with tho home-j home-j -dy laundry and soiled clothes baskets in willow, which for the occasion may be attractively trimmed with wash ribbons, and stopping anywhore down the line of basketry to the tiny nut basket In plated silver tor the dining rj table, one cannot go amiss. Between ic these two extremes there aro many r novelties. Including the Samoan baskets bas-kets In mahogany and cherry tones In wicker, trimmed with rows of rose, ; yellow and green beads, and the Mt. ! Olive baskets in vivid red and green :i withes, twisted to form heavy ropes ,: and finally woven into stout and al-!' al-!' most watertight receptacles for flow-; flow-; ers. L In the new Viking silverware, so-' so-' called, although it is really a heavy deposit of silver on dark wood, are t; In-numerable articles that the bride-f bride-f elect will appreciate. She'll like to I have the vases of flowers, the boxes for fancy Tvork or cards, the mugs for beer, the bowls for fruit, and any one i of the articles for purely decorative '. purposes. Picture frames make acceptable harlequin "shower" gifts. The young I housekeeper can't have too many of these, as she's certain to have col- lected a host of photographs too ar- tistic to be kept out of sight, and, 1 she'll be glad to have for them elght-ffl elght-ffl eenth century frames In French gilt, ?. of sovere and simple design In sliver 1 of Oriental design In carved Ivory, of I strictly American pattern in white celluloid and of Japanese origin In lacquer-surfaced material, charmingly ,' hand-painted. In addition to these novelties there are a, host of photo- i graph frames in Dresden, Delft or Haviland china; In crystaj, in gilt braid appllqued satin or brocade and In fancy ribbon. You can't go amiss I In giving a picture frame. Don't overlook the fact that few housekeepers can have 00 many ' serving trays, and that very pretty ones are to be obtained at compara-t compara-t tlvely small cost. Moreover, there ; are times when a tray In white en- - ameled ware, in lacquer or bamboo, is more useful than a very splendid affair In bronze, brass,, mahogany or glass, with silver or good handles. The same rule applies to toapot tiles. They're adorable in silver and crystal crys-tal or cut glass, but much to bo desired de-sired aro the less expensive kinds in porcelain, painted with Dutch, Gorman Gor-man or English scenes In attractive colorings. A sensible shower for several people peo-ple to club together In , getting and in giving Is a tea sot consisting of a pot, sugar bowl, pitcher, six cups and saucers and a bread plate. These come in Innumerable wares and styles, but few are daintier than those in plain pink, mauve, blue, green or cream, or In the old-time wedding ring style pure white, banded band-ed with gold. So much sliver is now being mlnod that even at a ''shower" pieces In that metal do not seem extravagant. No bride-elect looks for a silver dinner din-ner service, a candelabra on such an occasion, but she will not express surprise when handed sugar tongs, ollvo forks, nut dishes, loaf sugar holders, Individual salts anu peppers, sandwich plates or trestles on which to rest a salad fork and spoon in carved wood, tipped with silver. Do not shower the bride-to-be with glass articles, tor she is likely to get duplicates of them among her wedding gifts, but what nobody will dream of sending her at that time, and what she'll be glad to begin housekeeping with, is a, set of initialed ini-tialed dish towels and dish clothB and a half dozen roller hand towels. Of course, any Uttle trifle in napery will gain a hearty welcome, but when buying a centerpiece, a tray cloth, a dolley or a table runner, be sure to have it all white. Whatever color you hit upon will certainly bo the one which the bride-elect least likes. Keep tho same idea" in mind when choosing a dressing table scarf or a bedroom table cover, and have it of pure white Swiss, dimity or batiste, ba-tiste, finished with hemstitching, muslin embr idery edging or imitation imita-tion Cluny. Towels aro a very safo shower gift, because the young housekeeper can't have too many of them, and they ; don't have to match each other. A 1 set marked at one corner with the monogram makes a dainty gift for tho guest room of the establishment. |