Evening star., 1903-09-26
UNIQUE Celebrations
Wedding Anniversaries and
Ways to Observe.
GOOD LIST TO KEEP
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Invitations and Dishes for the Leather
Observance-Other Plans
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Written for The Evening Star.

Written for The Evening Star.
Along with the revival of old-fashioned
ideas in dress the twentieth century woman
is taking up custom that has gradually
fallen into disuse these many years ago
the celebration Of wedding anniversaries.
She has gone back to the belief OF her
grandmother that 1t Is good thing for the
wife to make much of the anniversary days
in order to keep the heart young and to re-
new the ties which were formed in the days
Of courtship
According to the tradition Of ages there
are fourteen anniversaries to be celebrated
These are:
First year, cotton second year, paper;
third year, leather; fifth year, wooden;
seventh year. wooden; tenth year, tin;
twelfth year. silk and fine linen; fifteenth
year crystal: twentieth year. china: twenty
fifth year. silver: thirtieth year, pearl;
fortieth year. ruby; fiftieth year. golden;
seventy-fifth year. diamond.
The first ten wedding anniversaries give
scope for the most variety in the way of en-
tertainment, as many ingenious things can
be planned at a small expense. After the
tenth year it is necessary to entertain on q
more elaborate scale.
With the revival OF this custom comes
an innovation for the first anniversary.
which is sometimes varied by being called
a sugar wedding. and which gives oppor-
tunity for much merrtment in the way of a
candy pull and similar gayety.
In any event. the form Of invitation is as
follows:
1902. 1903.
Mr.. and Mrs deorge B. Root re-
quest the pleasure of your company
on Thursday, October Is, at o'clock
in the evening.
Ala Maple avenue, Detroit
1t goes without saying that the special
anniversary must be indicated by the dates
at the top The invitation itself may be
written etched on the material which
the anniversary stands for.
With Candy Hearts.
If the sugar wedding is celebrated instead
of the cotton on the first anniversary the
invitation may be sent on large candy
hearts. A novel idea is to have a Noahs
ark for the centerpiece on the table, This
should be made of candy. Any ingenious
woman can make 1t herself without the aid
of caterer if she will buy a mold the
shape OF a boat and make her candy OF
light brown sugar to give the correct tint
For sails she can dismantle an ordinary
childs sailboat or use common manila
paper pasted on hagsdcks The animals
may all be made.Of sugar. nodded into
shape while the candy is warm or made in
animal molds. Raisins, dried currants,
cloves and allspice are excellent accesso-
ries for eyes, ears and noses. In lieu of
Dcltei LOT IallS, wrapping tW1n0
and shOestringS will do
The ark may rest on q mirror to repre-
sent the sea. Near by should be a strip
of land-Mount Ararat-elevated and rocky
with green things growing. Some of the
animals should stand In the boat others
may be on land; but each one should have a
ribbon tied about it's neck. and be attached
to the place card of the guest to whom
1t Is to be given as a souvenir Candy canes
for the men and candy flowers for the
women will also make, good souvenirs
Candy refreshments in the guise of fish,
fruit and vegetables should masquerade for
the OCCASION in dainty candy and bonbon
boxes.
Colonial and Cotton.
One of the prettiest Of cotton weddings
recently given was colonial affair. The In
vitations were etched on white paper cam
brio. and issued according to the usual
form. In the lower left-hand corner were
the words, please come in colonial cos
tune"
AS result the men came attired in cava-
lier costume and the women in colonial
dress fashioned from the various colored
paper cambrics all becomingiy sIashed and
befrilled. Powdered wings and queues
helped to carry out the idea. which was a
decided success. particularly the cotillion
in the wee sma' hours when candles