Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-03
PREPARATIONS FOR A WEDDING.


 Dear Social Corner Friends:a How busy any one can keep with house cleaning time But can always find time to write our dear Corner a few lines of sunshine, and feel pleased to get The Bulletin on time so to read the news from our large family of writers It seems to keep on grow ing all the time. I shall look forward tc meeting all who can come to the annual June picnic at South Coventry
 Enid; I hope to meet you at the
 Hortense: liked your story, -Go- ing Barefooted" in April 10th Social Corner very much.
 Nebben: How helpful your maple sugar recipes are.
 Caila Lily: Was real pleased to see something from your pen.
 Mountain Laurel: have saved all your salad recipes.
 Grandma of Norwich: I believe as you do about Safety First.
 Diana: Your story on Home and Company Manners should be of value to many.
 Preparations for a Wedding: The happy couple already having the day set will look forward to getting ready Tor the welcome ceremony.
 There are most always some kinds or noWers or evergreens with which to decorate the home or church in which the ceremony is to take place.
 Home weddings are quite in style nowadays At home wedding the bride and groom may enter the par Tor together precedeo by the ush- CTS and bridesmaids, or the groom may enter with best man or minis ter, and bride with father or male relative who is to give the bride away
 At church wedding the groom II with his host $4e, the bride at the altar. On entering the church the ushers come first two abreast, the bridesmaids next also by twos, the maid of honor or matron or honor or flower girl next, and f. nally the bride, leaning on the arm of her father or some male relative. On leaving the church the bride and groom go first, the flower girl or maid of honor next, then the bridesmaids in double file as before, or with the usners. The best man goes out with the maid of honor.
 The father or male relative joins the mother and other relatives on leaving the church.
 Guests invited to the reception go in leisurely fashion from church to residence. giving the. bridal party ann I pie time to arrange it's ranks for the 1 arrivals. The bride introduces her husband to any of her friends whom he may not know and he performs a 1th6 SerV1cG TOT ms bride.
 If a buffet breakfast or lunch is served guests come and go to the | dining room as at an afternoon tea. If a formal breakfast is served the bridal party is seated first and guests l are grouped at small tables Small boxes of wedding cake are generally | piled upon convenient tables in the hall for guests to carry away as sou | venirs.
 Wedding gifts may be sent to the bride at any time after the invita- 1 tions are received. They, must be acknowledged immediately upon re- ceipt by the bride-to-be in friendly personal note
 The family pays all the expenses of the wedding, including cards, the l groom paying only for the ring and brides bouquet, the minister's fee and the carriage which takes his best man and himself to the house or church and his bride and himself from house to depot.
 I When the bride retires to change from wedding dress to traveling suit l she losses her bouquet back amone the guests and the girl who catches il is supposed to be the next bride if I the party.
 Guests at a wedding must call or the bride promptly after the latter's first day at home is announced Ii evenings at home are announced I NC0RASo eNtAO AAlCA dkI0 sup posed to call on the evenings named I Single girls can call during the day
 The groom gives souvenir gifts tc his best man and the ushers if he SC desires The bride performs a simi- lar office for her attendants. The groom's gift to the bride is generally some good piece of jewelry, which is the only ornament she wears at hel wedding.
 The glove on the third finger of the left hand which is to receive the rine tmay be ripped in the seam before the ceremony, thus saving confusion The bride may carry a white pray CT book instead of flowers if she SC desires
 Best wishes to all
 AUNT HESTER.