The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-06
BY JULIA BLANSHARD.

NEA service Writer
NEW YORK. May 6,-April show
~ ers may Or may not bring the
May flowers that the old adage
promises. But May showers newt
ably bring a lot Of gifts that June
brides will appreciate tremendously.
Bridal showers are one tradition
that no one wants discontinued.
They are such fun to get ready. And
everyone enjoys them SO much. Per-
| hapS this pleasure lies in the fact
that showers are essentially init
mate. Only friends indulge in them.
Everything about them is so per-
sonal.
Showers seldom are run as sur
/ prise parties in this modern age.
But the hostess can have a surprise
in the ingenuity with which she
/ presents the bride to-be with the
gifts. Umbrellas above the table that
will rain down lovely trif1es are
always pretty and logical decora-
/ ton.
Little place cards of umbrellas
standing on candy or nut boxes are
good with these. Corpn2opias, bells,
ships or other figures tLat contain
gifts are good, too. The decorated
table in pretty colors IS usually one
main feature Of the shower.
Novelty in Showers
One of the newest showers that
demands an especial type Of deco
ration is the cIothes-une shower.
Contrary to its name, it merely
means friends can bring anything
that washes and irons. 1t is a mis-
cellaneOus shower.
A cute way to arrange this is to
have a real clothes line hung up
across the dining room, with all the
gifts on it. Place cards, favorS,
decorations and everything can play
up clothes pins, and other features
of wash day. The bride should be
given a clothes basket to put her
gifts into.
A new and very novel shower this
season is the smoking shower.
Smoking jacket, lounging pajamas,
slippers. ash trays, fancy colored
Tags, colored matches, lighters, ciga-
ret holder and other smoking equip
ment is appropriate.
Bridge showers are not so new,
but are interesting. Score pads,
cards, bridge table covers. table
number and pencil contrivances,
pottery dishes and linen appropri-
ately decorated with card figures
all are in order.
Beauty Powder Acceptable
The beauty shower is acceptable
to most brides. Choice powder,
rouge, lipstick, perfumery. week
end beauty kits and colored crystal
/ containers for the dressing table
make very pretty shower. In mat
| ters this personal, guests should con-
suit the hostess who Will know the
bride-to-be's favoriteS in beauty
articles.
Bathroom showers are glorious
things today, with the wealth of
color and lowered things that bath
rooms inspire. Scented salts, deli
cate perfumed soaps, coIorful bottles
of lotions, pastel shaded towels,
wsshrags and mats, printed shower
curtains and window curtains, COL
ored hampers and so on are there to
choose.
Wardrobe or clothes closet show
ers are gala things now, what with
little colored flowers for Husbands,
birds for shoe trees, colored Gre
( tonne or calico for dress, shoe, laun-
dry and lingerie bags and a multi
tude Of printed or plain colored
boxes for whatnotS.
Watch Out on Books
Book showers are dangerous I'M
less hostesses know the brides taste
in books. Cleaning showers are Won
derful if guests club together and
get a vacuum cleaner, and varieties
Of brushes and other gadgets that
are acceptable.
Brides who will live in an apart
ment house must have especial con-
sideration. = modern shower is good
/ for them. One guest may bring a
lanpshade, others ash trays, vases,
pottery breakfast or tea things, a
footstool. and perhaps cactus in
a modern dish, trimmed very mod
ernly 10 represent some animal.
Sofa pillow showers are excellent
for the apartment house bride, pro-
vided her color schemes are known.
Colored linen showers are good for
her, too. With different colored