Evening star., 1915-01-17


much forethought.
The bride of today is certainly a very
fortunate person. for besides her we'd
ding gifts she has all
Showers for sorts Of "doings" IN
her honor cal e
Brlde-Elect. showers" There are
stocking" China" handkerchief"
"Iinen," Kitchen" emergency" book"
and flower" showers.
Most of these parties are given in the
afternoon. preceded by luncheon. II
the hostess desires. stocking"
shower was very prettily arranged by
having a large sized "shoe" candy box
for the centerpiece, a ribbon went to
each place from 1t, and when pulled
each guest had spool of thread or
elect drew out a number of tightly
rolled tissue-paper parcels. each con-
tanning pair of silk hose.
The book" shower must be arranged
by some one who knows what volumes
the recipient does not possess, so there
will be no duplicates. The "handker-
chief and linen" showers are always
acceptable, and each article may be
thrown at the bride until she Is fairly
buried beneath the white offering:
e.
amusing, for no one is aware what the
other person will bring and each one
tells why his or her article is the most
valuable in an emergency. On one
such occasion there were boxes of
matches. needles, canned goods, ball Of
twine, etc.
A flower shower is the very prettiest
of all and should be given the day be-
fore the wedding. Each guest brings
a floral offering, and when farewells
hair ha ri at IA
a large ball of flowers are pulled, re-
leasing the thousands Of rose petals it
contains. This ball will be made by a
florist. 1t is in halves. made of wire
carnations make a perfect covering.
Scattering rose leaves in the path Of
the bride Is very old custom, as is
the use Of myrtle for the adornment
of a bride. Many of these delightful
old customs are being revived. and with
them comes more sentiment, which is
surely needed in this busy, workaday
world.
The Imperial Club is to the St. Louis
of today what the Home Circle was to
that of ante-bel-
A Really Exclusive ium days. and to
be a member of 1t
St. Louis Club. is the end and aim
| of the existence of all who have social
aspirations. But mighty few who seek
tiff any at all-are honored with a
embership, and an unbreakable rule
Of the Imperial Club Is that once you
are member and resign you may
never hope to be received aDSW You
are out for all time.
The Imperial Club has no oficers. no
known board of governors. no member
y, 90
| has been able to discover. But 1t has
| a very compact and effective organiza-
| ton that keeps the situation very well
in hand and meets all sorts OF emer-
gencies with ready tact and unfailing
decisiveness. Just at present Harry
| Potter is supposed to hold the reins of
power. under the general supervision
of two highly placed matrons, but If
| this is so. nobody will admit the i'm
parchment, and even the members draw
I their conclusions from results.
I At any rate, the really fashionable
families of St. Louis are the members,
and each year the debutante daughters
| of these families. or girls upon whom
they feel free to set their seal Of ap-
proval, are asked to come to the first
| of the two balls as special guests of
honor and are introduced all over again
| to what the Imperial members regard
as the inner circle while standing in
! the receiving line with the matrons
|
evening.
This is the greatest honor that can
come to st. Louis debutante. in the
eyes of st. Louis socialdom. and usually
there are only six. or less. of all the
dozens of charming buds upon whom
the great privilege Is conferred. Last
year was the exception. because 80
many of the daughters of members
were debutantes. and eleven were in
| troduced at the first Imperial .all-
which was ball on that occasion.
{ The girls are invited specially, and
each Is presented with handsome bou-
Quet by the Imperial Club the evening
Of the ball. The matrons serving as
| chaperons also receive handsome dow-
| ers from the club.
| On the whole. though. there is so little
difference from year to year in these
balls, and thoufh they are the least
talked-of events in the fashionable CAL
| endar of St. Louis, the season cannot
| be said to have really opened until the
first one takes place, and 1t surely must
be considered closed after the second
one. Think of that! A mere matter of
a month for a season In a city Of the
size and Importance Of st. Louis. But
| it's q fact, just the same.
| i
- and Mrs John Ii11ett ir nf