Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-06-29
CARD ETIQUETTE

NdD , III WHICH al l0ln9S, as well.
people, in The glamored eyes Of Il
bride and groom, are We've
through rose colored spectacle
The shape Of the cards remain Il
same, the lettering and color alon
being altered to meet the require
ments of this last caprice of ultr
fashion. Gold now replaces th
quieter black script, OF old EDglis
lettering Of old-time worded invi
tatioDs, and a rose colored bit c
ribbon connects the cards, in lie
Of the dainty white satin bridal Ii
OF immemorial sanction. A hog
e pink envelope, loudly monogramed
OF conrse, either in gold or, at th
option of the happy pair, in minglet
letters of other tasteful design, com
pletes this certainly oldest of wed
, ding caprices and stunning carC
novelty of the season.
? Anniversary wedding cards arr
yearly growing into more genera
favor. Orders for golden, silver
crystal, tin, wooden, and, lastly, pa
per wedding cards now pour in from
all parts Of the country to our best
stationers, and the trouble is to Gil
them all in due season.
The frstfive ceremonies, viz: The
golden, silver, crystal, tin and wood.
en-, are familiar as household words.
The sixth is an addition gotten rup
within the last year, it is said; now
becoming very general and con-
tended to have the best right OF
any to an existence in the list OF
ceremonies, and, in fact, the honor
Of even heading it. A bride is said
to be entitled to it upon the com
mencement Of her second year of
her marriage, when-a bride mo
Ionger-the young matron enters
upon her duties in her husband s
house rs more sober wife and house
keeper, possibly, mother also. Up
on this occasion it is now custom
airy for friends to present offerings
of paper, such as books, portfolios,
music, etc. AT the expiration Of
four more years five from her
wedding day-the wooden wedding
is announced, at which time the FIVE
year old married couple are the
amused and pleased recipients of
whatever wooden articles, either
useful, ornamental or absurd, their
friends may choose to present to
them Of that material.
The tin wedding on the anniver-
sary Of the five years following is
the next permissible wedding festi-
val according to custom allowed
the new thrice-wedded pair, and
upon this occasion the gifts are, of
course, tin. This ceremony is in
turn succeeded by the crystal we'd
ding, still five years later, and dat
ing litleen years from the wedding
night, when the presents are, as
before, Of material complimented
by the name of the special festival,
and followed, after ten years of
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