The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-02-05
what Wedding Costs.
ITEMS or INTEREST TO HE Parents OF MAR
EIAGEABIE DAUGHTERS.

what u Wedding Costs.
ITEMS or INTEREST TO 1HE Parents OF MAR
RIAGEABLE DAUGHTERS.
New York Times.l
Inquiries are constantly reaching newspa-
Dcr Offices as 10 the expenses OF Weddlng-
or dnner-palty conducted sec riding to The
most approved canOnS OF fashion, Out sun
not inr,ndcd 10 oyerWhclm the Imagination
OF the gucSr--l quirl, unOS'cntaliOuS, ele-
cant affair. but complete in all us appoint
menfs. The inquiries come al>o as to the
best manner o! conducting sGch an1lrS,
/ with proper regard 10 artistic arrangement
and the c1mf0r; OF the guests, while al
the ,ime time respecting one's bank ac-
count: cont inir9, IN W0ld, elegance ol
detail with economy of expenditure. ON
a wedding occasion ii j. the happy brides
father. or, to tranSpoSc the Terms ti.nr.
the brides unhappy father. who'iS c'lIfd
up0r 10 settle the bills, and ~ him 1t j. III
fer, sting 10 know huW he may avoid the
nitfal, INTO which Mr Millions driried
, when bis only daughter Sciaphinl was lea
10 tba altar A quiet wedding at the house,
followed bv a reception win from one
hundred 10 five hundred guests, i, pariicu-
nrlv off cted in GOOD society thi, winter.
The pnblic pa9oani, with BRIDE ana groom
. nIfiU- IlfNNui 'h'N ~ nv "'''N'
iy >iy u,bcrS. tWO ~ Two, and a. many
bridc.maids 10 military order, Is not en-
rfgic this season. and ihe So X;On protests IN
vain that his occupation j. departing from
him, whIle the orgrni,t has ceased praci!-
cing Mendel>sOhn'S hackncycd strain untIl
more remunerhiye period.
This wear the tendency h1s been to SIM
nliclty and unOStentatiGuS elegance, when,
| although involving liberal expenditure, are
vastly grateful to the pockets II The parties.
For a duiet Wedding at home there are,
first, the invitations. when involve, a.
rule, two clrd-plltcS and notc-sheet
printed on the finest Of heavy white paper.
Monoerams and special designs have been
nearly discarded, and the fashionable text
/ is ,IlIin, simple, legibie scrip, beautifully
engraved. The cost depends upon the num-
/ Der OF letters, but, on the average, for 100
Iihy;taiiOuS. the cost will be $50. win an
| additional - for each additional 100, unless
| the order exceeds 800, when a moderate
discount is Given. For 800 guests the >'a-
tiouer sends in his bill for from $40 10 500.
| This winter the madness i fOs floral deco
ratiOnS: and although nature ScllteTs her
! blossoms and yerdure Vlih lavish hand
and never sends in her 1iil The florist is by
no means 50 liberal. y plain, unpreteh-
| fiOus display OF SmiaX ana flowers, suitable
! fora New York residence, may be procured
! for 500. and that j. about the lowest sum
for which a fashionable foHst would thlnk
! Of Sendns in his bill. Exotic, Oriental
palms, ana ferns are not included in Suca a
decoration; nor are bridal bells, ana hearts,
and canopies, beneath which the happy pair
receive the congratulations OF Their friends
Single pieces Of thi. dcScriptiOr-lnd very
J fatf hnte "a nj
rare eXolics-0flen cost from SO TO $lj0.
and. where several are required, the florist
thinks nothing Of sending his bill for 5000,
$50. or even 81 900. Good taste and ferlil-
| inv of suggestion can, however, accomplish
wonderful results with 500, particularly
where elegance is preferred. 10 dumb show
OF magnificent prOfusiOn.
Then come, the cOlia!ion-Sav for 80
guests-served quietly in the dlning-rOOm.
/ II is 4 moot point whether # pays TO employ
a caterer and commit the whole item OF col
! lution, wines, and attendance 10 his hands,
! or to undertake the work ones self. wi Ia
! the training OF servants, and The i'liml;aOle
! possibilities of broken p0rccliin and mis-
| laid SILVER. Those who have had most eX-
pcriesce IN wedding aud dnner-partieS
| aver, as a rule, that IL costs les money and
! gives better satisfaction, independent OF
! personal trouble and The VeXltion arising
from the bluDdels Of hi ed attendants, %
take the former course. For simple COLA
ton for lJ0 guests about the lowest tgureN
given by caterers aie - per cGptd, and from
that TO SD, which i REGARDED as embra-
cling all the Requirements that could posi-
bly be asked for in Filth-ayenue residence.
For wedding breakfast, served in a very
quiet way, Sl.jO per capita represents the
lowest limit Of caterers prices; and this Is
probably less than il would cost the brides
father t. buy the material, and make pro-
vision for their preparation and service. II
Is not unusual this winter, however, on very
duiel occasions, 10 be content with service
OF cake and wine only. Weddng-clke Tor
100 persons, done up in pretty boxes,
stamped with monogram, Is furnished at
FROM $50 10 $50. according TO the style Of
the box, for one OF these dainty little tfiile>,
with paiuung By h3nd on the I'D, all satin
and gliding, may be rendered as expensive
as casket OF gold, or, In the extreme Of
simplicity, furnished for next 10 nothing.
The tr0usSeau, which, after all, Is The
largest item, rests altogether with the means
OF tie parties; but when the cost Of a baby's
baptlSmal rousseau runs up TO $4,000, as
has occurred on occasions thi, winter II
may be concluded that. even with the great
est economy, fashionable trOus,eau re-
quires the expenditure OF not less than
s. 500 and ten times that sum is not an I'M
usual figure. The attire for the ceremony
the white satin, broc ided or not, with bri-
dal veil, orange blossoms, and toilet acce>-
sories-may. exclusive of aces and jewels,
be procured for $500. Ii Is thus, with the
most exact and rigid supervision OF items in
every direction. a question of expendlng
from 81, 900 to $4,000 to give ones dlugh'
ter in marriage according TO the canons OF
good society.
We understand that the next Term OF our
Circuit Couri will be enliyenpd by the trial