Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-01

riage Licenses for Favors.
The crystal wedding anniversary
comes the fifteenth year Of welded life,i
and if celebrated during the winter
month Of December, it makes an enter
tainment particularly attractive in de-
tail. December is the winter month
which, in point Of entertainment ad-
Nantages, corresponds to June for the
summer. The snow is prettiest dur
ing this month, the holidays are bring
ing their festivities, the young folk.
are returning or preparing to return
home for the midwinter vacation and
everything seems particularly joyous.
The coming of the crystal wedding
anniversary finds most married couples
in the prime of life, that period be-
tween youth and middle age which
stands for the substantials and the
celebration for this reason is one Of
the happiest Of the list.
After a fashion, where decoration
Is considered, the crystal anniversary
entertainment is not unlike the china
entertainment for alone neither crysl
tai nor china lend themselves, very;
readily to decorative ideas. Crystali
has the advantage Of many things,
lust as good" which may be used in
imitation.
The very prettiest Invitations can be
purchased by special order at a glass
manufacturing concern. These could
be squares Of fine glass in which the
invitations have been spun, but in
point Of cost these cards will be be-
Fond the average pocketbook. Squares
Of the glass with letters of silver or
gilt cut out and pasted upon them can
be made to answer.
To follow closely the idea Of crystal
will make too cold a decoration for
The winter season, and throughout the
parlors holly and the Christmas greens
may be used with good effect. For the
| dining-room and the table nothing
Ian be more appropriate than the
mistletoe with it's crystalline berries
For the centerpiece use a low, fat
mound of the mistle-toe, and this may
tires to use this old centerpiece base.
The mirror may lie upon a bed of
smilax or holly with it's red ber-
ries to add a dash Of warmth and
brightness to the table.
The place cards should follow the
Idea of the invitations-spun by special
brder or made by the aid Of the gilt
Or silver paper. Glass candlesticks
should be chosen to hold the white
candles, and if the holly is used in the
table decoration use red shades for the
candles. Long strings Of glass beads
or the prisms which once adorned
chandeliers may be draped to the four
corners after the fashion of ribbons
if the hostess desires and the effect of
too much is not produced thereby.
For the menu everything should be
in white, or as nearly SO as possible,
and, of course, everything must be
served in glass dishes from the soup,
which may come in glass bowls (this
can be done if heavy bowls are Sc
cured and care is taken when the hot
soup is poured into them) to the cof-
fee, which may be served in glasses
after the fashion of some of the for
eign countries. The oysters on the
half-shell, served on cracked ice, will
make the prettiest kind Of an opening
course, and this may be followed by
a white soup. Halibut or a planked
white fish--the latter brought in on
"a mirror instead of the usual board
may be served next, and roast turkey,
celery and potatoes may follow. On
the table have a glass dish Of picked
cauliflower instead of the regulation
olives, or sour dish and for the sweet
a glass dish of candied pineapple.
The salad of white asparagus will be
of the right weight after the fish and
roast, and then may come the ice and
assorted cakes. Blanched almonds
will serve nicely with the coffee, and it
is not new idea to serve rock candy
instead of loaf sugar for the sweeten-
ing Of the coffee at crystal wedding af-
fairs. The result is declared by many
to be quite as appetizing although an
equal number might not find it SO.
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white grapes or the grapes frosted
with sugar be borne to the table on
large glass dish and the hostess will
clip punches off for the guests.
Following the dinner there should
be a short program Of regular dances
and the evening may close with short
cotillion. One set may be a wedding
| figure under wedding bells suspended
from the ceiling and tiny bridal bou-
quets, bouttonieres, wedding wells and
rings, duplicate marriage licenses and
! the like may be given as souvenirs.
| The crystal wedding set may be a,
MAY pole' dance, with strings OF
glass beads coming from under one im1
mense glass ball.
Copyright. by Joseph B. Bowlss.>