The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-04-12
WHAT TO DO AND HOW
The Practical Side of Getting Mar
ried-HOw to Care for Gifts
How to Pack Breakables.

Almost nine-tenths Of the prospec
tive brides whom 1 have personally
known selected June for. their wed
d1ngs, and I believe nine-tenths of al
the prospective brides in the world
especially favor this month of rose:
and romance
Therefore as we are creeping on tt
| this halcyon honeymoon time, it Ii
pleasant to dwell on the doings of the
newly-weds that are to be.
Possibly a glimpse at the prosait
side Of this sentimental season will dc
bride and groom will get lots of pres.
ents. Equally of course, they will be
displayed in the home of her parents
to be followed by transportation to the
new abode of the turtle doves.
If the family is one of means the
question Of packing" can be easily
solved by a professional mover. But
II money is an object, and the china
pictures and bric-a-brac are to be
handled by the amateur, few leaves
from the book Of experience may
prove useful reading to these viking
but often times laundering helpers.
If the gifts have come packed in
excelsior. every bit Of this should be
kept for future use. If not, then
regard with kindly favor all the news
papers and pieces Of carpet that can
be raked and scraped together. They
will certainly be most useful.
In packing china, for example, a
barrel Is the best receptacle, with the
bottom padded with a piece of carpet
or an old comfortable.
The department store packers al
ways put the big pieces, such as plat
tiers, at the bottom and follow these
by vegetables dishes and bowls. When
plates are packed they are wrapped
in groups Of three.
Never pack a barrel. Of china fully
to the top. Leave at least six inches.
Over the top fasten piece of bagging
or old carpet with rope held even
more firmly in place by strong tacks.
When you get to the pictures, here's
q point to remember. Fasten them
together in groups of two, the coup
ling to be frame to frame, the pic
lures of the same size and shape. In
this way there is less danger of break
ing the glass than when. couple Of
varying size are tied together
Another word Of warning--if silver
ware is going to be sent by freight
any distance along with the other gifts
do not put it in a trunk. Thieves
will attack trunks where they will
not take the trouble to break open
cases securely nailed down.
In sending the brides clothes away,
the packing, is important, and moth
ing is more vitality essential than to
that the pretty new gowns
should be stuffed out in the sleeves
and between every fold with tissue
paper, II their pristine shape and
freshness are to be retained
So much for the new things. But
let me- whisper, the bride will be
mighty grateful for some old ones.
1t was a very sensible little lady Of
limited pocket book who bestowed on
a favorite friend about to be married
a shower Of old dishes and old
cloths.
The lovely new china would have
Jared sorely if stuck into the refrig-
orator as receptac!es for cold victuals,
and how soon the lovely new furni-
ture would have shown the need of
dust rags
The pieces of flannel which were
part of this practical shower proved
worth their weight in gold when,
shortly after their return home, both
bride and groom succumbed to bron-
chitis
Anybody can remember about the
frilly part of the June wedding. But
the other side, a few features of
which 1 have just presented, is too
apt to be lost sight of, and the couple
find themselves adrift on a sea of
sentiment for lack of a prosaic anchor
to windward
THE HOSTESS,