Gunnison news-champion., 1920-05-14
PICNIC SHOWER FOR
BRIDE-TO.BE IS UNIQUE

Next month, June, Is the month of
weddings" II is likewise the month
uf ponies And delightful ou.-dooI ex
cursions. We recently received let
ter from n friend Of ours describing
an out-door shower given for . bride
TO be in he set. 1t sounded SO interest
ing that we are herewith passing It
along.
The shower was held on the banks
of lake. 1--WE haven't any lake but
wouldn't the banks Of the Gunnison
river make q lovely picnic ground y
The invitations were hand painted af-
fairs representing bride and groom
about TO embark on "life's stream"
The date and place Of meeting was
written on the reverse side Of the card
and also. contained the directions for
getting to the picnic place-"Follow
the rainbow" The rainbow was moth
ing more or less than colored tissue
paper ribbons tied here and there to
convenient places along the way, aft
er leaving the city. Lots of merri-
ment was caused when some of the
invited guests missed their way and
were rescued by the rest of the party
who heard their voices.
The picnic spot was under some
large shady trees on the banks of the
stream. The table was simply several
large boards laid on rests and covered
with a beautiful tissue paper table
cover made by on of the girls. Around
the edges Of the cover were tiny paper
butterflies and birds in various shades
and sizes. The centerpiece was tiny
bark canoe, in which was seated two
dolls dressed like a bride and groom.
The canoe rested on lake made of q
large oblong mirror. At each guests
place was tiny canoe filed with
salted nuts and after-dinner mints.
The canoes were made of heavy paper
and painted to represent bark canoes.
Inside were written sentimental bits
of advice, jokes or other appropriate
sentences or sayings. The place cards
were tiny canoe paddles on which was
written the date and names of the con-
tracing parties, soon to be married
! The Shower" was held in the after
noon and before dusk, one of the girls
gifted for telling fortunes, dressed in
typical Gypsy costume, told the
| fortune of each guest, who by the way
were in the secret and all conspired "a
keep the bride-to-be ntil the last one
to approach the fortune teller. Then
after lot of.nonesense and laughable
I advice from the Gypsy" the bride
was given tissue paper rainbow and
told to follow it to the end, and when
she arrived at it's end, she wouldi find
awaiting her good fairy. The rain
bow was wound in and out among the
trees, around rocks, and bushes, final
ly coming to an opening between two
trees where a tiny girl dressed like a
fairy presided over q huge tissue pap.
er carriage, toswhich was hitchcd two
beautiful golden butterflies. The
carriage (which was really a clothes
hamper dressed up" was presented
to the bride with the information that
it would help her to "travel down the
road Of matrimony." Within the car
rlage were all manner of gifts, both
useful and beautiful. The clothes ham,
per was also included as a gift and
served to carry the gifts back to the
brides home. After the moon came
out, q huge bonfire was built and the
girls had cold picnic lunch and then
toasted apples and marshmallows
and told stories around the fire until
time to go home.
This could be carried out very sue
cessfully and the "eats" can be any-
thing appropriate for the time and the
place.