Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-31
WEDDING PRESENTS LIST.
HOW TO AVOID DUPLICATION IN
MAKING WEDDING GIFTS.

A Carefully Prepared Schedule Containing
Desirable Articles Displayed by q Pros
Pective Bride-You Can buy - sS Paper
knife or Go Away Up to Hundreds
At State street jewelers.:
Miss Sailor Hat-Good morningi Lovely
day, isn't itf
Miss Brown Bonnett-Is it,
why, what's the matterI You look dis
consolatefr
81 am Here I've been for two mortal
hours trying to buy n wedding present for
Gertrude T with s25, and positively the
only things ! can find that really like are a
$40 fan and $500 muniaturel"
"Oh, but haven't you seen her listr'
mo. What listf'
You have evidently not been TO call on her
lately. Why, she's adopted brand new
English fashion, and has list Of all the
things she wants given her displayed on a
small table In the drawing room, 50 that all
her visitors can examine it for themselves
and mark Off the articles they prefer to
give. IL Is a strip OF satin paper about two
yards long, and gold pencil lies beside it."
TO Rave ONE OF KIND
Are all the articles mentioned expensvefr
''Oh, dear, moi Some of them are, but
others are mere trihes IT'S like this; A gold
thimble, u Steinway baby grand piano, a
writing case, a pair of sleeve links, a glove
buttoner, pearl necklace, lace handker-
chief, silver forks and spoons, n gold pen,
silver tea service, and so ON. Gertrude told
me she's nearly sure her father intends to
give her the piano, and she examines the list
hrst thing every morning, hoping to see a
cross against the baby grand but it's not
there yet, and she thinks he's just teasing
her. One Of her uncles has put his cross and
initials opposite the tea service, and against
the pearl necklace | noticed e, - which is
tho bridegroom's initial Lnky girl, isn't
shef'
II really think it's very good plan, this
present listing, as they call it," said a little
North side woman, who is credited, rightly
or wrongly, with having married OF three
younger sisters
Il only wish IL had been in fashion when
Jeanette was married last year II we'd
been able 70 list her presents, the poor girl
wouldn't have five sets OF salad forks and
spoons, all marked with her initials or three
cases Of after dinner coffee spoons. Yes, its
an English fashion, and some Washington
girls were the first 10 follow IL In this country.
You know Washington brides, fthey've any
social position at all, always get such quanti-
hN' " iAV'cAt0s lucy anu Il say IL =
true, that the pretty daughter OF senator
o received 20S salt cellars ON her mar
riage. Another Washington bride (and this
/ know To be true was given no less than 400
presents Of silver. all in cases She was marry
ing poor man, and what do you suppose
that girl didi Bought a silver chest and
packed all the things away in it, and then
sold the cases 10 the jewellers from whom they
had been originally purchased. She has
dreSSed beautifully on the proceeds ever since,
and its now really two years ago.
There's always fashion In wedding pres
ents-l mean thing that's 'swell'-as a gift
one year may be anything but swell the next.
salt cellars. for instance. There was quite a
craze for salt cellars a year or two ago, wit
ness the Washington bride was telling you
OF. Let me see, II happened in 81 Yes,
that was n salt cellar year Away back in
81 It was clocks | remember, because | was
married myself that year and We had one
for every room In the house. Last year was
lamp year
COMMUNAL CANDLEsrICKs
And this yeari Why, this year it's can
dlesticks There Is a flood OK candlesticks of
all kinds and sizes and values. Louis XIV ,
Renaissance Wedgewood, Leeds and Sevres,
they Just pour Ina ON the brides, at least on
those who don't follow the now fashion, and
there are lots OF girls who won't They say
it seems too much like asking for things
And It's true one cant help having a little
feeling Of that sort. But it's foolish because
II you announce your wedding at ali there
are certain number Of people who viii give
you presents whether you want them 20 or
not, and how much better 10 let them have
the pleasure OF giving something that they
Nnaf lad 20.
ing Of your own satisfaction n q. arrange
ment
Then the amount 10 be expended is still
left entirely 70 the giver For instance, #
you put down "A paper knife on your list, the
friend who chooses TO mark OFF that item
may send you japanese knife costing s. or
~, or may squander several hundreds ON a
historic shell and silver affair like the one
given the Duchess Of Fife, just as he pleases
"A water color may be an amateur effort OF
a Corot, breakfast set may be translated
into Hayiand or Wedgwood. Oh, think
there's 50 much In favor Of present Ii kfny
that It will surely gain ground
DO you notice what fashionable gifts fit
ted travelling bags are nOwi A short time
agO dressing case was considered the hand
soonest present bride could receive, but late
" the travelling bag has come into favor.
They are immensely expensive, always fitted
with either silver or gold, and with the
brides initials on every box and bottle top
Morocco lined with silk is the favOrite kind
Alligator has gone out Of fashion.
Hitherto IL has always been thought that
ths bridegroOms gift 10 the bride must CON
slst Of jewelry, but we've changed all that
now, and the young man Is allowed 10 present
anything he pleases, the preference being
usually given 20 furs, from Russian sable
down. The brides gift TO the groom Is nj
ways quite insignificant, anything costly
would lie considered IN bad taste Did YOU
notice that princess Louise gave the Duke OF
Fife a pair Of opera glasses, with mono
grant Sufficiently simple, wasn't It'll
The gifts for the trademarks and pages
grow more elaborate every year, and add
considerable 20 the unfortunate grooms ex-
pens.-. Brooches, with the date of the year
set IN precious stones, are used a good deal
Tor the purpose, and they say lockets, with
monOgrams, are coming IN again. Riding
whips, mounted in silver, are favorits pres
ents for the small boys who so frequently off,
ciate nowadays. Chicago News.