Betrothal Shopping

ne oí the interesttng funcliong of the up-to-date betrothal is, however the shopping expedition, where the 'two mothers and fathers-in-law to be, wiíh their respective son and daughter go out on an appointed morning and brlng home a broom, a carving knife and fork, a salt cellar, a Bible, a brass doorknocker, a candlo-sti.k ;v] a pair of bellows. This is a revival of an old Germán custom of presenting the nrn. Pair with what were consid. red the seven emblems of those vlrtü a.at go to make up a perfect hoüaebold. The shopping party is eoncludA by a luncheon to the united families, and nowadays, mstfad of spreadiiif; forth the wedding gifts for inspection the day of the ceiemony, the bride's mother two days beforehanrt, issues cards for an informal evening reception, where the presents are exhibited in the drawing room. As every one of these are received, thanks gh&uld be immediatelv rendered in the brk]es hand-writing "u i unce, aua recentiy bas been issued the edict that gooa forra oommands the bride to addrc?s all her owd wedding invitations svj pcsonally Bnperlntead their posUng, seailng the envelopc flaps with white was, showing the impress of her lnitlaia alone wreathed with tiny orar,,, b aiSoms! This seal Ig a mtle souveuir that falls to the share of her mother, just as her whne silk wedding rtocklny are given to her youngest sister ad froio her private purse she is exPaed to send a fee to the cook who bakes her wcOdinz cake. '