New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-24
On Choosing H,eddfne Gifts
Friends Combine Sometimes and Furnish a Period
Room for the Brde-to- Be-Prizes Found
in Antique ShoDs
in Antique Shops.

Has a girl ever married who could not
count several duplicates Of some novelty of
the season, and has she not also suffered
fortunes OF conscience when she has ex-
changed thea for other things which she
really needed and which to the giver OF
only the latest in silver or glass would
have seemed too old fashioned 10 consider
for moment? Yet tse search for
unique gift may give as much plea sure to
the friend Of the bride-to-be as the result
gives TO the recipient. Days spent In polk
ing about antique shops are not only enjoy
able but Instructive. and when at. last ex-
actly the right thing has been found the
searcher rejoIces with a joy that recurs
whenever the gift is seen in its new home
But antique treasure hunting Il by no
means an inexpensive way to ind wedding
presents. for the vendors krow quite well
what each piece is worth. To this they
add profit, which only undue haggIing
will make less, and this requires a tact and
nicely OF expression In the beating down
phr1seoiogy that few women understand
A man should be taken along on such
taunts 20 do the actual bargaining but the.
average man, when wedding presents are
required OF him, HES him to some expen-
sive establishment where silver or gems
may be bought and writes his check for
whatever he is persuaded into buying
Gifts run in grooves. This year anything
available for house decoration IS quite the
fad. and the gifts range from gorgeons
Persian rugs to small but costly pincush-
sons. One by one. by telephone or note,
the brides friends inquire about her house
hold needs. and those that wish particu-
lsrly to surprise her ask the friends that
have asked. so that results will not con-
lzs D. EalFH
Bile scheme for even country houses, and
the friends sally forth in quest of every
thing in that line that can be bought An
effective lamp recently given had a stand
% carved and gilded wood. an Italian re-
production % an old chSJch piece. and
With this went exQuisiA lamp shade OF
gold cloth. the frsms OF g1ked wood carved
20 match the lamp. II vss expensive, but
sufficiently beautiful tgpake the giver feel
II was not case OF money wasted. For
another young girls wedding present this
ssnas woman had six exquisite cornices
carved Of wood and Eilded. this time to
match Louis XVI drawing room and an
adjoining reception room which had been
planned for the future home. With knowi-
edss Of these plans another friend sent q
console. truly magnificent that was dis
covered" In a wandering amid some out-of-
Llc-Nhy teCono nan0 FURNITURE SnopS. hot
even an antique shop held this gem. and
Il was Uttered with stove Ids and other
Junk when found. One girl who has not
much wealth always sends q mirror in
some quaint gilt frame 20 each bride that
abe knows well, and is therefore always
on the lookout for old picture frames of
attractive designs. These she finds easy
20 get and Ct tmes she has several ION
hand" simply waiting for a claimant She
never worries about her gifts. snd invsria-
bly, are the recipients delighted with her
remembrance.
Ole cut glass Ia sure 10 please both bride
sno Bridegroom, and charming affairs can
be found in wine stands of Sheffield. with
two or three decanters (ss the shape calls
for) Of old Bohemian glass. in red and
white, or blue or green and white, or even
With opaque effects and the clearly cut
glass combined. Old shenheld castor stands
rake lovely tardinisres. as DO odd silver
bowls or ethe- shenield pieces, and the cut |
and errrayed glass bowls Of various shapes /
ed nxes are Tar more beautiful and far |