Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-06-10
A l." Swell" Wedding.

IuQulrleS are constantly IeachlAS
news paper offices as to the expense OF
a wedding or dinner party, conducted
according 10 The most approved canons
If fashion, but still rot intended to
uy.rwh"lm the imagination Of the
guests "a quiet, unostentatious, elegant
yT4ir. but complete in all its appoint
merits. The inquiries come. also, as 10
the best manner Of conducting such af
fairs. with proper regard 10 artistic ar
sangernt ut and the comfort Of the guests,
While, 1t the eaae time respecting ones
bank account: combining, in word. ele-
ytnce OF detail with economy OF expcn
diture. Ga welding occasion 1t Is
HE happy brides father, or to transpose
The term u tiiiie, the brides unhappy
father, who il "o!led upon TO settle the
hills, and to ham it is interesting to
know bow lie may avoid the pitfalls
into which Mr.. Millions drifted when
his only dan Inter- Serapbina was led to
tue altar. \ quiet wedding at the honse
followed by reception with from 100
10 800 guests, is particularly affected III
good society this season. The public
pageant, with bride ard groom pacing
measurediy up the aisle, preceded by
SIX ushefs, two by two, and as many
| bridesmaids i'll military order, is rot
en- ,egie this season, and the sexton pro-
tests III vain that his occupation is de-
parting from him, while the organist
| has Ceased practicing Mendelssohn Is
hacbneyed Strain until d more remuner-
alive period.
tbs year the tendency has been to
simplicity aud transformations elegance,
which, although Involving liberal ex
penditure, ars vastly grateful to the
pockets of the parties. For O quiet
weidii q at home there are, first, the
invitations, which involve, rs a rule
TWO card plates and note-sheet printed
IN the iuest of heavy white paper.
MoEos rams AMI spt Oil designs have
Ueeu IL arly discarded, ana the fashion
.ble text is u plain, simple, legible
! script, beautifully engraved. The Cast
! depends upon the number of letters,
out, on the average. for 100 invitations,
The cost will be $40, with an additional
So for each additional 100, unless the
order exceeds 500, when a moderate
discount is given. For 500 guests tn.
s;ationer sends Ill his bili for from $40
$50. This year the madness lis o
| Il rai decorations; and although NJ
| ,calters her blossoms aud verdure with
| 4 lavish hand Aud aev,r seLds In her
| Oil, the florist Is by no means 80 liberal
A PLAN, unprv tentlous display of emiiax
aud flowers, suitable for New Y rk
residence, may be procured for 500
and that is about tue lowest sum 70,
which fashionable horisr would think
If sepding in his bill. Elk .uc,. "ritn
tai palms, and ferns, are no excluded i"
such u decoration; beneath which the
happy pair receive the congratulations
Of their friends. Single pieces of this
description-and very ungrateful ones
at that, though woven at rare eXotics-
often cost from S75 to $3.50. and, VIII. re-
several are requested, tho tiotlst thint 8
nothing OF sending his biil for $500,
$3.50, or even 81 900. Good taste and
fertility OF suggestion eau, bosever
accomplish wonderful results with 500.
particularly when elegance is preferred
to a dumb SHOW of magnificent pro-
fusion.
Then comes the collation-say for $50
guests-served quietly in the dining
room. 1t is moot point whether il pay =
to employ caterer and commit the
whole item OF collation., wines and at
tendance to his hands. or to undertake
the work ones self, with the training OF
servants, and the illimitable pos,iUIii-
ties OF broken porcelain and misl iii
silver. Those who have had most ex-
perience i'll wedding and dinner parties
aver as rule, thai it cots less
money and gives better satisfaction, in
dependent OF persona! trouble aud thu
vexation arising from the bIunders of
hired attendants, to take tbs former
course. For simple collation. for
Que hundred AMI fifty guests, about the
lowest figures given by caterers are 81
per capita, and from that to Sl2, which
Ia regarded as embracing ali the re
quirements that could possibly be asked,
Tor III Fifth avenue residence. For a
wedding breakfast, served in very
quiet way, 81 so per capita represents
the lowest limit OF caterers prices; and
this is probably less tian it would cost
the bri les father to buy the materials
and make provision for their prepare
ton and service. 1t is not unusual this
,0ooohS ho"S'Sis Oh sSiy 4uiCt OCCd-
sions, to he content with service of
cake and wine only. Wedding cake for
100 persons, done up in pretty boxes,
stamped with monogrsms, is furnished
at frem $50 to $50, according to the
style of the boxes, for one of these
dainty little trifies, with painting by
hald on the lid, all satin aud gliding,
may be rendered rs expensive as a
casket of gold, or, in the extreme of
simplicity, furnished for next to moth.
ing
The trOusseau, which, after alI, is
the largest item, rests altogether with
the means of the parties, but when the
cost Of bsby's baptismal trousssau
runs mp to SIS 5000, as has occurred OIL
occasions last winter, it may be con-
cluded that, even with the greatest
economy, fashis' able trousseau re-
qnires the expenditure of not less than
~ 500, and ten times that sum is not
an unusual figure. The attire for tn.
ceremony, the white satin, brocatled or
not, with bridal veil. orange blossoms,
and toilet accessories, msy-exolnsivr
of laces and jewels-be procured fer
$500. 1t is thus with the most exact
and rigid supervision If items in ever,
direction, question of expanding from
81 600 to 800 600 10 give oue's aaughte
III marriage acu rdi & to the canUns 81
good 50, ieIy