The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-03-12

| cause It is SO much easier for the
| invited guests to shower with what
best pleases themselves than to pro-
vide an article of special kind. II
the bride to be is going to start house
keeping at once, she will be pleased
| to receive number Of baskets, be.
cause they can be used for So many
purposes. Beginning with the home
ly laundry and soiled clothes baskets
in willow, which for the occasion
may be attractively trimmed with
wash ribbons and stopping anywhere
down the line Of basketry to the tiny
nut basket in plated silver for the
dining table. one cannot 90 amiss.
Between these two extremes there
are many novelties. including the
Samoan baskets in mahogany and
cherry tones in wicker. trimmed with
rows Of rose. yellow and green beads
and the Mt. Olive baskets in vivid
red and green withes, twisted to form
heavy ropes and finally woven into
stout and almost watertight recep.
tac,es for flowers.
In the new Viking silverwara, Sc
called, although 1t Is really a heavy
deposit Of silver on dark wood are
innumerable articles that the bride
elect will appreciate. She will ike
to have the vases Of flowers, the box
es for fancy work or cards, the mugs
for beer. the bowls for fruit and any
one of the articles for purely decor
alive purposes.
Picture frames make acceptable
harlequin shower gifts. The young
housekeeper cannot have too many
Of these, as she is certain to have
collected host Of photographs too
artistic to be kept out Of sight, and
she will be glad to have for them
eighteen century frames in French
gilt, of severe and simple design IN
silver Of Oriental design in carved
ivory, Of strictly American pattern IN
white celluloid and Of Japanese orr.
gin in lacquer surfaced material.
charmingly hand painted. In addi-
| ton to these novelties there are a
host of photograph frames In Dres-
den, Delft or Haviland china: in crys-
tai. in gilt braid and appliqued satin
or brocade and in fancy ribbon. You
cannot go amiss in giving a picture
! frame.
Do not overlook the fact that few
housekeepers can have too many
T. serving trays, and that very pretty
| ones are to be obtained at compare
lively small cost. Moreover, there
are times when tray IN white ell.
ameled ware, In lacquer or bamboo,
is more useful than very splendid
affair in bronze, brass, mahogany or
glass, with silver or good handles.
The same rule applies to teapot tiles.
They are adorable In silver and crys-
tai or cut glass, but much to be de-
sired are the less expensive kinds In
porcelain, painted with Dutch, Ger
man or English scenes in attractive
colorings.
A sensible shower for several peo-
ple to club together in getting and
In giving is tea set consisting OF
pot, sugar bowl, pitcher. six cups
and saucers and bread plate. These
come in innumerable wares and
styles, but few are daintier than
those in plain pink, nave, blue, green
or cream, or in the old time wedding |
ring style-pure white, banded with |
gold.
So much silver is now being mined
that even at shower pieces In that
metal do not seem extravagant. No
bride elect looks for silver dinner
service, candelabra on sucn an
occasion, but she will not express
surprise when handed sugar tongs,
olive forks, nut dishes, loaf sugar
holders, individual salts ana peppers,
sandwich plates or trestles on which
to rest salad fork and spoon in