The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-29

considers the bestowal of wedding gifts
by immediate relatives both proper and
fitting, she is strongly opposed to the
wholesale presentation of souvenirs
that Is now in vogue.
On the occasion of her own marriage
Mrs Wilcox requested her friends to omit
such gifts and the only presents she re-
ceived came from her most intimate
friends and relatives. Although Mrs.
Wilcox believes that the formation of an
anti-wedding present league would event
ually result in either the entire abolish
ment of the custom or at least an abate-
ment of the nuisance, she does not think
the plan entirely feasible.
81 consider the custom of receiving
wedding presents" said Mrs Wilcox, "a
system of polite beggary."
"JENNIE JUNE's" OPINION.
Mrs Croly, the editor of the Home
Maker Magazine, who is perhaps better
known as Jennie june thinks the idea
of establishing an anti-wedding present
| league in this country too absurd for con
sideration at the present time. She be-
| lieves, however, that the question is an
interesting one, and that it will doubtless
| attract attention 81 hardly think Soro-
sis will take up the discussion, but the
subject may come up ut some future meet
| ing"
'Bab," that versatile and clever young
woman whose writings are read with
| eagerness throughout the entire country,
does not believe in the establishment Of
such league. Here is what she says on
| the subject
Il have been asked to give my opinion
about the anti-wedding present league,
| but am afraid that | am not good hand
at doing this, for giving with me has al
ways been a great pleasure, and the bride
who was courteous enough to accept my
little remembrances was always GER
tain that it was given from an absolute
motive of friendship.
81 have never felt that an invitation to
a wedding necessitated a present. Such
thoughts seem TO me vulgar Long ago |
found personal experience that it was abb
solutely more blessed to give than re-
ceive,' but an invitation TO the wedding
of the most beautiful and richest woman
in the world would not induce gift from
me unless l was fond of her. / believe
that this feeling should govern the giving
of gifts
UNDESIRABLE GIFTS.
Undoubtedly all over the world there are
people who send wedding presents because
they consider ii good policy or because
they like to hear their names quoted and
themselves spoken of as generous. Such
people invariably have strain Of vulgar
ity in them. They are like the people
WHO lDItb vulgar lDIdA lJitttb upon our
sacred dead, and who cannot understand
that it is sometimes, indeed always, an
impertinence for an outsider TO force his
memory upon those who are living through
the most holy time of their lives.
Again ] repeat, and emphatically.
that while my worst enemy cannot call
me a stingy woman, still ! have never
felt bound to give a wedding present
1t has invariably gone with my best wishes
for the happy'girl who was entering into
that old life which is ever new, and with
my gift there was an expression not only
Of my liking Of the bride, but a very ar
dent God love her and make her happyp
That seems 10 tell IL all to me.
People with brains and hearts and in
dependence never give because they feel
il an obligation; and for the people with
out any of these-well lacking brains,
heart, lacking independence-are they
worth considerinRi / have answered the
question with question"