Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-06-20
Anniversary Weddings.

I The hrst 10 the paper wedding, which
takes place one year after marriage.
The invitations should be issued on .
gray paper representing thin card
board. The presents. if given, should
be solely of articles made Of paper.
The wooden wedding is the fifth ami
versary of the marriage. The invita-
tions should lie upon thin cards of wood,
or they may be written on a sheet Of
wedding note paper, and card OF wood
(plain or painted in some pretty design
Enclosed in the envelope. The presents
on this occasion may range from q
wooden spoon to a complete set of par
lor or chamber furniture.
The tenth annivei sary of the marriage
is called the tin wedding. The invita-
tions may be made upon cards covered
with tin foil, or printed upon heavy sill
yer card-buard. The guests have the
whole list of articles manufactured by
timers art to select from here.
Next is the crystal wedding, on the
| fifteenth anniversary. Invitations may
be made on thin, transparent paper, or
col red sheets of prepared gelatine, or
on ordinary wedding note paper, in
closing sheet of mica. The guests
will make offerings to their host and
hostess of trifl-s Of glass, which may
be more or less valuable, AZ the donor is
inclined.
The china wedding occurs on the
twentieth anniversary. Invitations
should be- issued ON exceedingly fine,
semi-transparent note-paper or cards.
! Various articles for the dining or tea
table. for the toilet stand, vases or man
tel ornaments, all are appropriate for
this OCCASION.
The silver wedding occurs on the
twenty. fifth marriage anniversary. The
Invitations issued should be upon the
| finest noie-paper, printed In bright sill
yer, with monogram or crest upon both
paper and envelope, in silver also. All
presents should he Of silver.
The close of the tiftieth year Of mar
ried life brings round the appropriate
time for the golden wedding. The in
vitatious for this golden celebration
should he printed GU the finest note
paper in gold, with crest or monogram
On both paper and envelope in highly.
FURNISHED gold. The presents offered
are also III gold.
Few. indeed, may celebrate their dia-
mond wedding. This should be held on
he seventy fifth anniversary Of the
wedding day.
1t is not required that all guests at
such weddings should donate gifts.
The donors on such OCCASIONS are usu
ally only members of the family or in
tiuate friends. The invitations vary
somewhat i'll tLeir wordiugs, according
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all similar. They should give the date
If the marriage and the anniversary
they may. or may not, give the name OF
the husband ut the right hand side, and
h~ maiden anne Of the wife ut the left.
What the anniversary is should also be
Indicated.
The following form will serve as
model
1S49 1874.
The pleasure II your company is re-
Quested at the
Silver Wedding Reception
of
Mr.. AND Mrs WILLIAM Brown,
On Thursday Ev ming, November IL, at
9o'clock.
II 8. v. +. 9J3 Arch street.
A variation of the dates and the in
s-rtion, IN the place If the word "sil-
yer. Of "paper." wooden tin"
crystal" CHINA" golden" or " dia-
mond," will max, this form suitable
tor any Of the anniversary weddings.
1t is not unusual to have the marriage
ceremony repeated ut the silver o. gold
Tn We dinKs. This gives them Ger
tain impressiveness and solemnity, to
see husband and wife who have re-
manned faithful for quarter or half q
century publicly renewing their vows
of fidelity ami love. which then Can
only mean. till death do us part
The Household.