The Washington times., 1905-08-14

(Copyrighs, 1905, by Joseph B. Rowles.)
| The possibilities for the celebration
of a wooden wedding are as numberless
as the sands of the seashore. Wooden
. novelties are so easily obtained and de-
tails which may make the entertain
ment novel are so easily carried out
| that this celebration of this fifth year
| of welded life is most attractive.
| At this season of the year a wooden
| wedding celebration can be made a bit
| unusual by having a forest as the set
! ting for the affair. If the host and
| hostess-to-be are fortunate enough to
| have q summer home in the country or
near the water then these plans are half
made Gather together u few friends
| for an informal evening by sending out
| invitations printed on shaVings and
| wrapped in green leaves, TO bring out
| the forest idea
| The rooms of the cottage must be dec
| GRATED in branches and leaves. with
| leaves strung for curtains il the enter
! taiument may be celebrated near the
| house. Whether the forest yard Of
| summer home or the depth of the forest
| itself is chosen for the entertainment,
| amusement and novelty can be intro
| duced by having an amateur production
| OF some of the scenes in Midsummer
Nights Dream or Forest OF Arden
! scenes from LAS You Like It." Where
| the friendships are close and the prOduc-
| tions are given with view to fun moth
ing is mere interesting than amateur
| theatricals and this could easily be car
| rIed out in these scenes from Shake
| speare since historians tell us that the
| original productions of the work OF the
bard We're given with no stage settings
| but those or nature.
Picnic Refreshments.
| If the entertainment is given in the
| forest the refreshments. of course, must
| be of picnic style. and served immedi-
| ately following the theatricals. II In the
yard of the home the same idea may
| be carried out but II in the home the
| dining-room should be made as nearly
| like Il forest as possible. with its deco
| ratiOns of branches and leaves. The
| table should be left bare, except for
| many green leaf doilies. The centerpiece
| may be sticks crossed in imitation of the
| crane. Hang from this small wooden
| bucket filled with wood vines or flowers
Light the table with green candles set in
| wooden candlesticks and shaded with
! green leaf shades The refreshments
may be as elaborate or as simple as the
| host or hostess chOOSeS-a nut salad
! would be appropriate, as would potato
| chips. olives. chocolate. or caramel ice
cream; If the brown idea is. carried out,
| p1staehe II the green, with chocolate
cake and coffee. and finally bon bons
| made To represent acOrns.
| All Of these must be served on wooden
| dishes with wooden knives and forks
| and spoons.
If a contest is desired, the following.
| with the spaces to be tllled in by names
| OF woods, may be used:
A Fable of the Forest.
The day wind met the night wind at
! twilight. The day had been fair but
| the night came on with sudden cool
Tess which told of advancing storms,
and the clash of the meeting resounded
throughout the forest.
/ Whence comest thou with thy cold
! rF, 81.
! i come from the --, where the
strong current from the north seas car
RES past the message of the ice-b0und
to the land of flowers, >, said the night
wind Whence goest thou?'
! i go 10 the east, TO come again with
the morning sun. But thQu-thou hast
t net me and taken away the warmth
within me. And now l must tarry here
! Il ---- for the night among the --
trees, who will take away the cold and
bring back again the warmth for an
other day
The night wind, wrapped closer its
l- hued cloak. and watched the day
wind shivering ar its breath.
y know that with thee | am not
I--," it said. cynically. II know thou
/ lowest me not For thou comest like q
- footed maiden. with flowers
| sPFinging up for 4 carpet for thy feet
and scattering sweet scents upon the
breeze Thou sendest 10 the four cor
uers of the globe sunshine and gladness
and maketh OF my memory but --es.
Thou Slashest my back with Il velvet
/ wrapped -- rod. and thou drivest me
away with a smile. Aye. even the night
wind may be the - that turns.
The day wind lifted high its head
and-with dignity.
! Thou flatterest me, good friend
it answered. 1t is true that the foW-
ers give me greeting, that the trees
clap soft hands at my coming, that the
- gladly gives forth its sweet stream
when / blow my warm breath upon IL.
but these are but sweet influences;
little did | reason that thou, with thy
might and thy power shouldst envy me
that sweetness may be strength. Sec,