Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-19

merriment goes with the first wedding
anniversary.
The cotton wedding" is the name
that sentiment and tradition give the
first feast of married joy. The cele-
bratlon of 1t may be confined to mem
bers of the family. but generally the
young couple want the bridesmaids
and best man and ushere who ofYiciated
months ago. and. Of course. every one
of these and the others come with the
gift appropriate-soIneth or other
in cotton material.
The Invitations should go out two
weeks In advance of the affair. and it
is novel idea to use still stif1y
starched cotton. cut to At square en-
velopes. instead Of writing paper. If
one can write neatly, these invitations
may be inscribed with black ink: but if
| the ink runs. use a finely sharpened
/ crayon. bright pink pencil would
give the joyous touch. for this color
signifies happiness and health. If there
is any drawing gift, the invitations may
be made additionally charming with
some little outline sketch or other
The wording of the invitation might
be comic or serious, the usual form of
wedding invitations, or else something
very nonsensical- But the date and
hour must be clearly set down, as well
as the address Of the home. II the
| couple live in a city. The words, Cot
ton Wedding, must be mentioned so
| that everybody will know his or her
| own duty and not come empty handed
| as. of course. the presents are half the
| fun.
| On the eventful day the rooms to be
used can be decorated in any artistic
| way with cheesecloth This NAV he
| hung in festoons from the chandelier.
! used between doors a s portferes caught
! up in looping sarlauds at the mantei
ana SO on PINK is Il pretty and proper
! touch with this snowy decoration so
1 AVID 1o,r
ed here and there could all be of pink
! canton flannel. the posies cut like poin-
| settias and the looping bands finished
| with big bows.
| The table cover must be OF cheese
! cloth-irst, a piece, table size, of the
| pink and then a good-sized centerpiece
| of the white. with a drawnwork edge.
| In the middle of this set the vase or
| bowl OF flowers. and have a place card
4 at each plate of the same muslin used
| for the invitation. with the name of the
! guest. and border all around of pink
| crayon.
| Tiny artificial pink rosebuds tucked
| in white and pink cheese cloth napkins,
! and these set in fancy shapes across the
| guests plates. make pretty and mex
I pensive favors.
AS for the function itself, II 1t is a
| costume affair, or one of merely ma SKI
! and dominos. it will be infinitely more
| amusing than If everyday dress were
| worn The host and hostess must not
| De masked ana they may wear cos
| tunes made of old sheets draped Ro-
| man or Greek fashion. They stand at
| the door to receive their guests. who
| come in absurd dominos made Of sheets
and pillowcases of cheesecloth. with
| holes cut for the eyes and mouth. Dur
| ing all the first fun the guests remain
| masked, Disgusting their voices to the
| best Of their ability. and making elab-
! crate salaams to the young couple
| when offering their greetings or pre-
| senting their gifts But when supper
| comes everybody unmasks, and remains
| in ordinary dress for the rest of the
! evening.
! II this sheet and pillow case part. y
| seems too unconventional il is perfect
! ly proper for the hostess to request her
guests. in the Invitations, to come in
| summer garb. the ladies in Eingham
| or muslin frocks. and the men in white
duck trousers. The gifts they tender
may be of their own choosing, but as
these are offered when the guests are
| masked good deal of extra fun may
be gotten out of some tiny present
childishly wrapped with fold after fold
of paper so as to make the parcel seem
big.