Evening star., 1938-04-18
BY EMILY POST.

nEAR MRS. POST: Is the bride
supposed to give her prayer book,
which she is to carry instead of a
large bouquet. to her maid of honor
to hold during the marriage service?
Answer-No she gives it to the
clergyman to read the marriage serv-
ice. But first she marks the place in
the prayer book before the wedding
with ribbon marker Usually this
marker is tied to the book so that
it cannot be lost and has flowers at
tached to its ends. Since she knows
better than the clergyman exactly
where the service begins, she opens
the book and then hands 1t to him.
nEAR MRS. POST: Our church has
no carpet and 1 am wondering
If We should lay white runner down
the middle aisle for my wedding.
am having only very short train.
II this runner is laid, when should
it be put down-after the guests ere
all seated?
Answer-No: a runner is never put
down a church aisle The floor is
swept and wiped clean just before
the wedding Then, since most Of
the guests arrive instheir cars, /: is
hoped that their shoes will not drag
in too much dust on the floor. But
il they do, the brides train must
sweep over it just the same.
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nEAR MRS. POST: My daughter IS
having very simple house we'd
ding. although she is wearing white
satin made with a slight train and
wearing short veil She is having
only one attendant. May she have a
satin pillow to kneel on at the altar,
and if so, what size should it be?
AnsWer-One long cushion (or else
two placed side by side) should be
prepared for the bride and groom to
kneel on. This cushion is made either
of white satin, or else of something
that blends into the floor covering,
such as soft brocade or velvet. Or two
fairly thick, soft, down filled cushions
can be turned over at the top and
basted so that they make fairly solid
and narrow cushions to kneel on. If
a single long cushion is to be made
especially for this occasion, 1t should
be about 4 feet long by IL or IL
inches wide and 8 or 10 inches thick.
(This size is only approximate, Of
course)
DEAR MRS. POST: have a
mother and bachelor son, both
living in the same house, on my list
to be sent wedding announcements
Since these are only announcements,
is it necessary to send a separate an
nouncement to each one? I believe
it is not good form to write both their
names on the mailing envelope, but
I thought perhaps it would be per-
Missile to write the one name on the
outer envelope and include the others
name on the second envelope? In
this particular case the son Is my
special friend: so will you also tell
me in the event that one announce
ment is sufficient. should the envelope
be addressed to the son, or would that
De lmpollte!
AnsWer-It would not do at all to
address the outer envelope to the son
and then put the mothers name on
the inclosure. 1t is not really proper,
but it would not be great error to
write the sons name under that Of
his mother If it is absolutely neces-
sary that one announcement serve for
both of them. If you can possibly
afford to do it, would send two en-
velopes. If you can't, then his name
under hers is the only answer. In a
reverse situation where the mother is
the special friend, 1t would be better
to leave the sons name of the mall
ing envelope and merely include 1t
under hers on the inside envelope.