The Alaska citizen., 1916-12-11

III tlldt uelISHliul peIlOu otl"eCi he betrothal and the marriage cer9- mony, the bride-to-be is usually ieasted and feted by her young friends. It Is the fashion on these occasions t. give her a .hower of ye.sonal gifts, that will swell her o.idal chest or help furnish the new lhCst.
 Such showers should be in the na- .ure of surprise. The gle-t of honor should be invited not in that .ole, but a. an ordinary guest. so hat when she arrives on the scene her surprise will be a complete one.
 The object of the bridal shower $ not so much to help launch a new ship on the sea of matrimony $ to make the gathering farewell occasion of girls best friends; a evering of the ties of girlho- d for he new duties of wife. But most important is it that the affair should Je joyous one, ringing with merri
 lent and full of originality so that n after years the time will be re called by memories fraught with .JleusuTe.
 In arranging a shower, the tastes Jf the y,ung bride enter largely Into the details. Her future mode Jf living is also to be con idered If the young pair expect to go to housekeeping, shower of Linens Is appropriate, or kitchen sh yer Jill be found very acceptable, In 5,a. ting a new home, the k.tchs n are is suppo ed to be cheap, when n reality it is one of the most Ca .,,nsive outlays. particularly when me i wise enough to buy first class ..rticles that will stand the test Oi ears.
 If the bride is artistic in her te, shower of pictu. eS, s cd C. productions preferred. such articles ts cushions, bag draper.es a-e Tn order. Should she be especially fond Jf fine lingerie, shower of these articles is just the thing.
 It Is desirable to mention on the invitations the kind of a shower to be given; al add request that if possible the gift be hand made.
 When the guests arrive each one is handed slip of paper and pencil and is asked to write an original verse that will fit her gift. Th.s paper is pinned on the article, and the verses are read by the pros Jective bride.
 The hoste s who Is giving the shower should have an original de- vice that will make the surprise q perfect one and start the party with laughter. She must alsO arrange to have the young bride arrive last on the scene, even though she uses a subterfuge to accomplish thi- end.
 A delightful linen shower was man. aged in the following fashion. A large umbrella was covered with white tissue paper and tiny red pa per hearts outlined it's ribs and edge. When it was trimmed it was sus- pended, handle up, from a hoop in the ceiling and the gift were placed in the inverted umbrella as they arrived A string with pulley was operated by the hostess, who pulled it just as the bride stepped under the umbrella The latter tipped over and emptied it's contents pell-mell around the bride. who proceeded to read her verses and open the gifts.
 A kitchen shower wa conducted by beguiling the bride to the kitchen on some pretext or other. The guests were all c-ngregated there and had the fun of watching her unravel clothes line, which had the gifts fastened at intervals or placed on some object around the room.
 In the spring of the year bios som shower is very beautiful anl appropriate. The hoste. 8 who gave this sh wer was fortunate in living in the suburbs and having an apple tree in her yard. The gifts were tied on the lowest branches with dainty ribbons of green and pink. AS the bride to be bent the branches laden with her friends offerings. the bios oms fell in showers around her head and lay in delicate heaps at her feet. Of course in this ~rth-