Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-13
The WOman;S
Exchange
A Linen Shower

| To the Editor Of Womdn's Page:
| Dear Madam-Will you kindly give
me little advice on the following? n
very intimate friend of mine, who ls en-
gagged VIII be married next month, and
before that time I want to entertain her,
presenting her with either a linen or n
miscellaneous shower, but since I have
never attended q shower of any kind
am at loss as TO know what to do or
kind as to publish in your valuable
appreciated.
What form of invitation do use in
course, only? What form should I use
for the guest of honor. my friend? OF
course, | don't want her 10 know about
tne shower part of II. Is II all right
70 let hcr know that I'm entertaining
surprise?
DO YOU send an Invitation to her fance
or what? II is polite for him to be in
vlted, isn't It,, and for MIN to come for
her later In the evening?
What games should we play or what
do they generally do during the evening? I?
would have 1t a 500 party, but she
does not play cards. When should the
shower be presented to her? Could you
suggest novel way to arrange the
gifts? II It Is arranged in this way,
and II should be done before the party,
90 the guests send their gifts to my
house prior to hat time. and If so, must
invitation or what?
Is twelve or fifteen guests too small
number? j want TO have friends who
Know her intimately only. What would
,nsniss 1e n,Ss to serve in the way of refresh
"A VERY GRATEFUL FRIEND.
Use the regulation formal invitation,
unless this shower Is to be informal
ana you Know your guests vo-v we'll.
under these conditions It would be bet
ter to call them up and ask them to
come, telling them that it is n surprise
ana that you do not want the guest or
honOr 10 know anything about It. II YOU
use IN" formal invitation. use the cX-
nreSs.on at a surprise linen shower and
party and on the guest -honor's in
Nltation say merely 'at a party" Don't
let her know that the party is for her.
but you will have to let her know that
u IS to be party of some kind. Her
yttation. unl less you ask enough boys
for everybody and have them come in
after the shower part Is over, explain
ing 1t. OF course. II II were informal
you could do that. Otherwise he Is not
II you will send me a self-addressed
envelope / will send you some games
that you could play.
The guests will understand that they
arc to bring their gifts to the house
with them (unless you ask TO have them
sent ahead of time). and you can have
some member of the family arrange
them in clothes basket. carefully coy
cred in pink and white crepe paper.
Then about the middle of the evening, or
a short time after all the guests have
arrived have n maid or a member of
the family bring this basket into the
room where you have the party, saying
70 you, Here's the laundry will YOU
look over 1t and see II it's all right?"
or course, the guest of honor will ba
much surprised, especially when YOU
turn to her and say, why, this package
is addressed to you-perhaps you'd bet
ter look Il over OF course, each pack
age should have the card of the donor
comes from.
Twelve or fifteen would be Just a nice
number for this kind of a party. Serve
either ice cream and cake or hot choco-
late, sandwiches and small cakes.