The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-06-21
FASHION AND GOSSIP.
The Wooden Wedding of Mr..
and Mrs. W. A. Nelden.
THE TWENTIETH WARD SOCIAL,
ia Mr. and Mrs Randall-A Birthday
surprise-General and Fer
sonal Notes.
rhe NeIden Wooden Wedding.


The 18th instant brought around the
fifth anniversary in the married lie
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Nelden, and to
commemorate the occasion, l6O cards
printed on wooden paper were sent out
TO as many friends of the couple, intiin-
ating that they would be at home from !
6 till 8 ON the evening of that day. The
responses to the cards were such
as TO cause permanent eA-
preston of bewilderment 10 rest
i,non the countenances of Mr.. and
Mrs. NeIden. Their friends fiocked to
the reception Ell ntdssc, and when every
thing wooden in the shape OF offerings
which they brought with them had been
massed together, it was found that
another wing on the back of the house
would be necessary to accommodate
them. Mrs. Nelden's parlor has been
temporarily given up to the presents,
which may be named as follows:
Gold easel, Mrs. L. S. Stevens; easel,
carved wood, Mrs. DIR. Thompson carved
wood thermometer, VIM. McRae; match
box, carved feline, MIR. and Mrs. Auer-
bach; carved paper holder, Rev. Mr..
/ MCNlGce, JdJdllC- 4hl Sci ~. LIZ ~ I,
rattan chair, Mr. and Mrs. DR.. STANDARD;
! bamboo chair. A. C. Smith ice creamfret
ger. Mr.and Mrs. H. w. Lawrence; Japan
! csc perfume jar, Mrs. J. Barnett; ebony
table. Mr.. and Mrs. Boliver Roberts /;
Japanese card receiver, Mr.. and Mrs.
p. II. Sprague; salad fork and spoon,
/ Rev. c. M. Armstrong; sandalwood fan,
! Mr.. and Mrs. DIR. Dart; basket of flow
ers, Mr.. and Mrs. Gen. Bane japanese
| level casket, Mr.. and Mrs. E. J. Travis
trav of roses, Mr. and Mrs. G.. NJ.
Forbes: handsome wooden cake, Mrs.
! A. Keyser; ,Butterbowl of pansies, MIR.
and Mrs. H. "A. Duke; card basket
(caryed WOODY NJ. D. Howlitt; indelible
pencil and wooden harp, Mrs, .Erb; bas-
| ket of flowers. Mrs. U. ]. Wenner: ia.
pauese bread tray, Miss Allen and
Mrs. A. K. Smith; carved wood
book rack. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
HAYNES; dark carved wood card re
ceiyer, Mr.. and Mrs. John S. Barnes
sandalwood paper knife, MIR. ]. Barnett
Sett of Japanese table mats, Mr.. and
Mrs. John T. Lynch; decorated rolling
pin. Mrs j. Leyiberg; the same. Mrs e
+. Armett; the same, Mrs. Reedall
the same, the Misses DAFT.
Ebony towel rack, Mr.. and Mrs. X. III
ler0uHe, cDOIiy pdpCA inSai
CIitchlow hour glass, Charles ii. Brink
meat bowl, -four scoop and butter
stamp, Mr.. and Mrs. o. 2. Miles; play
ing card case, Mr.. Henry Sadler; baske
of flowers and lemon squeezer, Mr.. h
Aft; inlaid ebony book rack; Mr. ant
Mrs. NJ. G. Thum; japanese crnmb
ibrush and tray, Mr.. and Mrs. J; B
Thrall; bouquet holder, Mr.. and Mrs
Las. Anderson; bouquet and holder
Mr.. and Mrs. T. C. Bailey japanese tie;
box with two caddies of tea, Mrs. julia
A. Kimball; two chairs, DR.. Fowler
five wooden spoons of varied sizes, Mr.
and Mrs. IL. A. Cummings; one chair
DIR. Bower; a magnificent Chinese UNI
brella, Hong Hop.
The last named gift overshadowe
everything by its magnifieence. 1t cam
with the compliments of the Chimes
merchant who had reaped golde
harvest out of the occasion, No end {
fun was caused by the ladies gravel
8 nassing together and asking each ger
tleman arrival to kindly carve the cak
for them. Messrs. Fowler and Balnet
fell prey to the likeness the woode
: confectionery bore to i real cake, an
great was their discontinue on ga
family making the attempt to plunge ii
carving knife into the mahogany.