The Washington times., 1905-06-15

| Square wedding cake boxes Of white
| imitation kid paper, tied with narrow
| ribbon in an entirely new way that gives
! O. broad space above the Tow for mono
grams in either gold, silver or white.
are in great demand for smart weddings
this season They have almost entirely
taken the place of the oblong boxes OF
| figured MORE paper that have been pop
ular for several years. They are even
decreasing the demand for heart shapes
that have been used since wedding cake
boxes were first introduced.
THE way the ribbon is tied on the new
style square boxes looks simple and is
easily learned, but requires little prac-
tice and just the right twist to make
the corners even and the bows Of equal
| length.
| For box two and a half inches
square ribbon half an inch wide IS used.
and satin ribbon is preferred, for 1t
gives a luster to the dull white OF the
kid paper To tie take a piece OF rib
| bon eighteen or twenty inches long.
Place it diagonally firmly across one
corner over the top Of the box, allow
| ing an end an inch or an inch and a
half for making the two bows.
New Way of Tying.
| having
sired distance from the corner. hold IT
| tight with the two index fingers and
turn the box over, bringing the two
ends upon top at the opposite corner by
slowly turning the box back to the orig
fna1 position. Then fasten with two
bows and two ends. and the new way
of tying ribbons on square wedding
| boxes is learned, and once learned is
| impossible to forget. The bow should
be so tied that it will be at the top OF
the monogram, which is raised this year
Besides new shape wedding cake boxes
all sorts of favors of fancy designs for
ices and confetti are being used. one
of these new favors Is dainty orloe
dressed in an all-white bridal gown OF
iicrepe paper and q. real bridal veil
caught with a tiny wreath OF orange
blossoms at the tor OF her elaocrate
coiffure of yellow curls, made 0. real
hair. In her left HAND she has a min
nature bunch of lilies Of the valley. While
with the other hand she holds a butter
fly not in which she has caught the head
Of the bridegroom ON who who IS gull as a.
| Below the pair. on th,, ia of the box,
are these words in gold letters:
1--WE got him.
Other favors new this spring are the
bride standing alone with her hands out
stretched as If eager for the arrival OF
| the bridegroom while another shows
j but with a detected expression. Hands
! thrust deep in his trousers pockets and
his head dropping forward as If regret
/ ting his last bachelor dinner.
Novel Favors.
l. A-favor that has attracted much at
itention. though not as new as the bride
and bridegroom novelties, is dainty
satin slipper with a Louis XVI heel TIC
complete it d bag Of rice or confetti 4
/ tucked into the toe in a tiny sack o
white satin to match the slipper.
Like the heart shape cake boxes, wed
ding bells are ALWAYS shown in a va
riety of pretty designs. in satin or paper
with hand-painted orange blossoms Of
| lilies for decoration.
As to the cake that is put in thes
boxes, 1t Is the regulation wedding va
riety rich with fruit and liquors tina
will improve with age and can be KEEP
for years. Occasionally one of these
cakes is kept till the celebration CT tn
| wooden wedding. No attempt is mad
| to decorate with icing.
When the cake is put in boxes for th'
guests it should be cut With yer.
sharp knife that the edges may not b'
| ragged, or, If the boxes are fame.
shaped. like hearts or bells, a stanl
will be neceS~r-y----7---
It Js cheaper, however, to buy tn
square favor boxes that are SO popula
now
Each piece of cake should be cut a