The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-29
A Unique Announcement Party.

The following from the Malone, n. Y.
Evening Telegram describes unique an
nouncemeht party, which is OF local in
terest because the prospective bride
groom, Willard Hudson Ames. is cousin
OF Mrs. W. j. NJ. Beattie OF Barre;
Miss Belle Dustin, Mrs. Robert NJ
Northrup and Mrs. Ellsworth G. Law.
renee We're the hostesses at very pretty
and unique party given at the home OF
the latter at 40 Morton street last even.
ing, TO announce the date of the wedding
of Miss Frances Whipple to Mr., Willard
Ames, whose engagement was announced
at Christmas time.
"The invitations to the guests con-
tanned requests for each to bring a cent
with which TIC purchase tickets for the
New Theatre for such was the name
under which the rooms in the Lawrence
home went for this occasion. The hall
was fitted tip to represent a box office,
and on each ticket sold to a gentleman
| the name of prominent actor was
| written thereon, and all those sold to
| the lady guests contained the names of
well -known actresses.
1.-THE guests were then ushered into a
room where tables were arranged for
playing 500, each table being named for
a section in a theatre such as "a box
orchestra row, gallery etc, and hay-
ing cards at each place at the table on
which were written the titles of we'll
known plays and also letter in the
alphabet, which when arranged together
made the date June 10TH which is the
date set for the wedding. The guests
then referred to their theatre tickets,
which they had purchased, and if the
names on them were Julia Marlowe or
+. II. Sothern or any other actor or
actress, they located their places by find
ing the play in which these people have
appeared.
"The general color scheme was worked
out in pink and white hearts, which were
draped artistically around every room
and in every niche and corner. The
lights were covered with pink shades and
here and there on the walls a white
cupid was placed
After the card playing was over and
the fayors conferred upon the winners,
Miss Whipple and Mr.. Ames, the tables
were arranged for the serving of refresh
ments, the brides table being in the
center and covered with a huge basket
of white lilaes. On each of the tables
silver candlesticks with pink shades were
placed, giving everything in the room a
beautiful pink glow. The luncheon was
prepared, arrasgea and served by Mrs. |
the different dainty refresh
ments being eolored to harmonic with |
the general color scheme. After the
was over Mr.. Lawrence arose
and with a few appropriate remarks ad
dressed to the prospective bridegroom,
likened him and Miss Whipple to Adam
and Eve and requested that they repair
to the Garden of Eden
As he finished his remarks, the
strains of Mendelssohn's wedding march
were rendered and the party arose. and
were escorted through aisles of pink rib
BON to the front piazza, which was dec
,rated with flowers and plants, among
hem large cherry tree in full blossom.
When the party stepped onto the piazza,
sr. Robert NJ. Northrup read few very :
appropriate lines to them and then re-
Iuested the bride o-be to pick from the
rec, which for the occasion was known
IS the tree OF knowledge everything
which was tied to its branches, which
we're found to contain gifts both beauti-
nj and useful. each containing an APP |
,ropriate motto. This shower of gifts
anne as complete surprise and was
cry much enjoyed by all present. When
he gifts were finally exhausted, the
ride-to-be was presented miniature
runk containing the pennies which had
cen used in purchasing the tickets and
caring a label on which had been print
d the words, To Defray Expenses
k.Y4,r |
Ultimate friends of Miss Whipple and
IT. Ames, who closed the party by
earthly oongatulating them