Evening star., 1938-08-12
Any Spinster
Is Entitled
To Regalia
Regardless of Age,
Bridal Gown and
Veil Permitted.
BY EMILY POST.
nEAR MRS. POST: I have a cousil

who is middle-aged., although
young looking. and being married for
the first time. She wants to wear
white and a wedding veil. and have
all her little nieces and nephews in
the wedding procession. Altogether
there are six nieces and nephews, be-
tween the ages of and 10. Isn't
such an arrangement not only out OF
the ordinary, but also in bad taste?
Answer: No. it is quite all right that
the spinster wear white and bridal
veil A lace veil would, however. be
more appropriate than tulle one.
Also let me suggest that she choose
cream color instead of the usual pure
white, which is very trying to any
but young skin. Having all her
nieces and nephews in the wedding
procession could not possibly be criti-
cized by any one since every one
knows what great Joy it is to chill
dren to take part in wedding.
DEAR MRS. POST: A young woman
~ in our church has asked me to
play at her wedding. am the organ
ist OF the church and know her fam
lily well. but only because Of our
church affiliations. They have in
vited me to the reception afterward
at the house, and this invitation Is the
reason why am writing to you. Or
dinarily I would not have thought of
sending a present. but now I don't
know whether one will be expected of
me or not. They are, Of course. paying
me my usual fee for such services.
Answer: No, it would not be neces-
sary to send a present. 1t is never
necessary excepting when the bride
or groom is q member OF ones fam
lily or when one is under very real
obligation Of friendship to one family
or the other.
DEAR MRS. POST: At a military
wedding where the groom and his
attendants are wearing uniforms. what
does the brides father wear, since he
is in no way connected with the Army
and therefore cannot wear clothes
to match theirs?
Answer: At a wedding in the day.
time, the brides father wears a cut
away coat. In the evening he wears
tails" It is never necessary that
the clothes Of the brides father match
those of the groom and his attendants.
nEAR MRS. POST: We have had
several calls for a bridegroom's
cake at the same time the bride placed
her order for the wedding cake. In all
cases they say that Mrs. Post said it
was proper for the bridegroom to have a
cake and that this should be a fruit
cake. which is intended to be cut in
smaller pieces and taken home by the
guests. We have been bakers in this
community for good many years, but
have never gone into the wedding cake
business in any specialized way. That
is, we decorate light cake with bride
and bridegroom figures for the center
piece, Of the brides table, or for on a
buffet, and then supply just cake to
be served from the kitchen with the
dessert. What is all this fuss about
the bridegroom's cake? We can't af-
ford to lose business by not keeping up.
Answer-Whoever started the BRIDE
groom's cake idea, it was not I! In
many parts of the country white
(almond) cake Is called brides cake"
and chosen instead of the black fruit
cake. Personally, I have never seen any
but the one kind of cake, the rich
black fruit wedding cake. which is
intended for the bride and bridegroom
both. do think, however. that when
the big cake is put on the buffet table
and separate little cake is put on
the bridal table set for the members
Of the briday party alone, and favors
are to be put in this smaller cake,
white cake is perhaps more practical
than black, because fairly large pieces
are naturally cut by those who are
hoping that their piece will inclose a
favor. Unfortunately when this is
black cake much of it is wasted, since
it is too rich to eat more than q very
little of it. White cake, on the other
hand, is eaten in fairly large slices.
In any case your description OF one
wedding cake and then just fancy
little cakes (not wedding cake at alb
served. as always. with ice cream is
correct. The only additional cake
that should be included at elaborately
perfect weddings is that put up in
individual white boxes for the guests
tn take home.