Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-02-15
DAYS TO REMtmnex.
Appropriate Offerings for tho Dlnecoa
Wedding Anniversaries.

DAYS TO REMEMpeH.
Appropriate Offerings for the Dinscoss
Wedding Anniversaries.
Five wears of welded life brings
couple to wooden wedding. ten years
to a tin wedding, at fifteen the crystal
wedding, at twenty = china wedding.
and then there is a long jump ahead
and at fifty years the event is called
a golden wedding. Should an aged
couple live seventy-five years they
would have Il right to announce their
diamond Wedding. Some persons state
that other anniversaries OF marriage
have right to gifts of certain things,
and rs the whole idea is n sort or re-
ward Of merit system. 1t might be as
well to enumerate them. The first
year they call cotton wedding; the
second paper wedding; the third
leather; the fourth is of no account at
ali and has no right nor title to any
name or remembrance; and so. too.
they think OF tho sixth; but the
seventh IL the wooden wedding and the
twelfth the silk Somebody has sug
gested that the thirtieth anniversary
might be honered with gifts OF pearls
and the fortieth with rubies. but no
one has done 1t an yet. Where the
custom arose il surmised to be- with
the Germans, who delight In frequent
opportunities OF making little gifts;
where IL was elaborated into costly
presents must have been In America,
for no other race SO completely gauges
things by Il moneyed value. Tho Ger
mans are satisfied with sending, even
as silver wedding present, II simple
card three or four inches square
embossed with 4 silver wreath. while
the Americans try TO vie with the donors
Of the silver hacons. vases, cups. salt
CELLARS. etc, which were showered on
the Prince and Princess of Wales lat
month. So FAR has the thing been car
ried that delicate minded persons de-
string 10 celebrate such an occasion by
entertaining their friends cause line
10 DO engraved on their cards OF in
vitation; mo presents received"
When presents of any kind become
merely ostentatious displays they
cease T., be proof OF affection and be-
come merely demonstration OF the
wealth OF the giver.
Still, II one accepts an invitation to
reception OF this kind called we'd
ding he should send some sort OF a
token appropriately chosen, unless
prohibited rs above. for what makes a
wooden wedding or silver wedding
excerpt these gifts' When the line APP
pears the party ceases to be IA tin or
crystal wedding. and becomes cell
ehration Ia honor OF the date of mar
riage.
A beautiful custom. and one that
keeps the day in honor, is for wife &c
wear her wedding dress on these days.
IL may not be much OF an event for the
first few years. but after ten or tifteer
1t becomes sacred memory. 1t bring,
the husband and wife. grown matter
of-faet in this matter of-faet world
near together, softens their hearts ant
sends them back TO their youth ono,
more. II rouscs all the love and rev
erence In the hearts OF children as the,
go Oh In years. and delights them II
their early childhood. II the party b,
but family one. the white eobe is no
too elaborate for the OCCASION. Womet
who change in figure make a
little alteration In the dress rs possible
II the wedding Is not in existenc
some little article worn ON the mar
riage day Is usually worn or carrle'
on the anniversary. a fan, handker
chief. or bit OF jewelry. On the ear
lier anniversaries there Ia often som
Of the wedding cake which has beel
kept for such events. OF course. iii
and wooden weddings are merely sig
mails for regular frolic. and the friend
ransack their brains to invent som
fantastic gift. Tin horns and wooael
shoes, the openings filled with flowers
are often sent and tin watches and " ir
egg-beaters tied up with ribbon bows
Usually the kitchen shelves are nicel
replenished on these occasions. tbougl
nowadays the wooden wedding ma
become sery splendid aifair--cary
ings In wood In any form being so nue.
desired.
Flowers are apt to be literally show
cred on the couple on these happ
days. and the husband. no matter ho,
poor or how busy, who does not com
homo to his wife with little nosega
In his hands deserves we'll. disaI
pointed glance. Invitations for sucl
affairs do not differ from others cxeep
In having two dates inscribed at tn
two upper or lower corners. Tn
usual wording for an ''et home" is suit
able. Some persons issue them o
material mathematical OF the occasion
A reply should be made rs prompt
rs possible. -C hicago Herald.
Says tourist in THE Valley {