Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-15

fWu ndns and address, though Initials
ONLY wiH be published upon request
This column i0iH appear IN Honddys,
Wednesdays and Frtddy's Evening
Ledger thts week.
Tn the letter which Follows this para
graph have been asked TO outline way
OF conducting a golden wedding anniversary
so few persons are able TO celebrate this
event that a great day should surely. De
made of the anniversary
| About the best way to proceed in en- at
fair OF this kind is to invite your FRIENDS
to an afternoon or evening reception, whicn
ever time suits your convenience best III
| YOU decide on an afternoon, Invite them 10
come between the hours Of and q, II an
evening is preferable, make the time be-
| tween $3.50 and i0:30 o'clock.
| I think you are mistaken about being re-
| married have never heard of such a
| proceeding valid marriage once performed
| should never be repeated, but very pretty
| custom is that of renewing the wedding
| vows and making this renewing quite like
n wedding ceremony. II Is also proper TO
| invite Clergyman to offlciate at the re-
newal and TO renew the blessing after the
| ceremony
N the bride or bridegroom have any of
their wedding raiment still preserved. such
as the lace or the silk OF the gown, the
cravat or vest, which was worn on that day,
IL is we'll to use 1t on the anniversary. one
bride
had preserved her orange blossoms and
wore them at her golden wedding as a cor.
sage bouquet.
In the matter of invitations II you are
asking as many as a hundred guests, II
would be easiest to have invitations printed
to read as follows:
Mr.. and Mrs W M
request the pleasure of
Mr. and Mrs. IS
company on the golden
anniversary of their wedding
on Thursday afternoon June l,
from Ave until seven o'clock, H.
Cor evening from half-past eight until
haf-past ten o'cock)
r. S. V. p.
The initials of repondez sill vous plait,"
asking for a reply, l would use as you
will want to know how many guests to
provide for.
For the afternoon you would not need as
elaborate collation. as at evening. Dainty
sandwiches, ices, tea, coffee, cakes, nuts,
candies should be on the table, which
may be prettily arranged with yellow
flowers dainty linen and dishes of fine
china and glass.
For evening, instead of sandwiches have
croquettes, deviled crabs chicken or lob
ster salad, and the ices should be served
on plates instead of glasses, as in the after
noon.
1t seems rather a better way to have the
little ceremony of renewal In the presence
of the family only and then have the other
guests come later for the reception
A good plan would be to bank a few
palms and ferns and yellow flowers In
front of the mantelpiece in the parlor or
In corner of the room and have the
clergyman stand there for the renewal Of
the wedding vows. Then the bride and
of so years should enter the
'oom together unattended Though. that Is
matter of choice; IL you prefer having |
;randchild to act as page or flower girl. 1t |
would be very nice).
After the ceremony the pair should take
heir places in front of the bank of flowers
o be congratulated by their friends.
l would keep to the scheme of yellow
decorations throughout the proceedings