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Show SHOWER FOR BRIDE-TO-BE H BY LUCILLE DAUDET. 0 NOVEL Idea for a llnon shower can bo executed In tho follow- lug way: Invite the bride-to- B bo to spend an evening at your B home witji a few old friends. Sec that H ' she arrives the first, and Is comforta- H bly seated and chatting when the oth- H cr guests begin to arrive. Of course, B the latter ?.re in tho secret, otherwise H there would bo no shower. B Each guest must come in carrying B an umbrelia. The bride may not no- H: tico ihe first one, but she will certain- flj ly remark before long that every ono Bj who 'enters carries an umbrella. She B will probably ask before the last ono B arrives if it is raining, In which caso B the guest questioned should answer: m "No, but it looks like a shower." Hi When all the guests have arrived B each one must rrain possession of her B own umbrella in case it has been laid B aside on her entrance. At a given sig- H nal, which should be some such rc- B mark from the hostess as "Did you B say it looked like a shower?" tho Hj guests should all open their umbrel- H las with the answer, "It certainly Hj docs" H From the steel ribs of each umbrel- H la should be suspended by a string the Hj parcel holding the piece of linen which H the guest intends to give the bride. Hj Any big bundles like a tablecloth will Hj make the umbrella a bit bulky when H closed, but in such a case the guest Hl will have to smuggle her umbrella in Hj unnoticed. But most linen pieces can H be done up in such small parcels that H' they can easily bo concealed in a B closed umbrella. Hl At the signal to open, the parcels H will all hang down by their strings. 1 The guests then hold their umbrellas J over the bride-to-be's head. Tho j hostess provides her with scissors to H cut down her various bundles and tho H point of the shower is made apparent. H For such a shower it might be wise j if the biggest pieces were kept for j presentation at the refreshment table. M One of those great big seashore urc- H brcllas should be suspended over the j lable and tho hostess' own gift should H be suspended from that. |
