The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-08-09
Our Two /" Showers"

Misses Pearl and Carrie Wyche as
sisted by Mrs. Emmett Wyche, gave
Miss 1Aline Woodbridge miscellane-
Gus shower at the residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fl. c. Wyche last Friday after
neon.
Promptly at four o'clock the guests |
began to arrive and soon the SPACIOUS
hall and rooms We're full to overflow
ing with gay, chatting throngs. After
playing rock while. the sweet bride
elect was asked to sit in certain cor
ner and hold {. spool Of red thread
and read verse to the assembled
crowd This is what she read:
The sweetest time in the whole world wide
Is when maiden becomes Il blushing
bride.
Now nice young man am soon to wed
But what has that to do. with the ball Of
rcd thread? !.
| Wonder why it was given to me-
4 Maybe it leads to something I'd like to see.
| Believe shall begin to wind and wind
| Thereby see what shall really find.
/ And then she began to wind the
thread. which led her ever chairs, the
i piano leg, door knob, out in the hail,
and finally into another room, and at
last the string drew her into far
corner-and there was great basket
covered with white. and red hearts all
ever it. She was told to carry II out
in the hall Seating her in chair,
che by enc the presents We're taken
out, the names Of the givers read, and
the pretty articles passed around to
lie inspected by adnliring friends. Such
lot of beautiful guest towels, and
last her life time
Toasts were called for, and the
, following ladies responded: Mrs. w. +.
Bell. Mrs. J. H. Herndon. Mrs. Webb
Martin, Mrs. j. $. Gray and Miss
. Stella Boggs. Some of them created
, quite a gale of laughter. The bride
! III her sweet. gracious way, thanked
r the guests for their tokens of remem
!. hrance.
: Refreshments, consisting of three
4 kinds of cake, and ice cream garnishet
with cherries. were then served.
The sun was low in the west as thu
:, guests hade the kind hostesses adler
and wendell their way homeward, al
enthusiastic over the coed time the.
: had passed.
Those present were Misses Aim;
: and lola Keoun, Ruth Nuckolls, Mag
e gle Majors, Maude and Blanche Nc
a Clenaghan, Aline Woodbridge, Stell;
Bc2gs. Henri Sentell, Pearl Collins
& Carrie and Pearl Wyche, Mesdame
e Webb Martin, Fluitt, W. F. Bell, ]. S
e Gray, H. c. Wycle, John Dudne,
It John Nuckolls, Paul Davis tof Ru.
1t tcn). Frank Collins. r. r. Wyche (o
Is Benton), Barton Purcell, J. d. Herr
le don. Emmett Wycne and Hinkle Strou.
Mrs. Fluitt made the highest scol
is in the rock game, and received IL
" prize. beautiful canlisole, which 81
90 presented to the bride. Miss Stefl
rs Boygs was awarded the consolatio
I'd prize, whicl, was also presented to IL
10 bride.
nd Monday afternoon, at the residen'
:. of Mr. and Mrs. John Nuckol'
nd Miss Maggie Majors, assisted by h
"a mother and aunt entertained
10 honor of Miss Stella Boggs with
10 linen shower.
i'd hooA anu othei saIiies "e i1.'.'
nv ed in for time. and then the CUES
~. were invited into the dining roo
In where great toy cannon, all trimm
in rcd white and blue with lit
Ia III leu -.
ao flags, was holding forth on the DIM
table. and presented quite a patrie
appearances This unique idea call
forth applause and made US think
the oft quoted war bride.a
ro. The bride-elect was invited to
nv i'm a Ei2 chair in front Of the cann'
md and. one by one, the presents w
os- shot cut at her, until the whole ia
me was laden with them-all pretty a
su- useful-refiectin the loving thou;
ger of those present for the sweet yot
md girl friend. who WAS so soon to beco
ted bride. After all the presents "
In passed around and duly admired
hat guests were invited back into the /
,ast and parlor and then partook OF
.rpf lovely refreshments Of ice cream ;
eak delicious cake.
tO Those present Were Misses Ma
and Blanche McClenaghan, Mis-
ime Alma and lola Keoun. Miss r
we'll Nuckolls. Miss Pearl Collins. tue
# u bride, Misses stella Eosss and 4