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groom's mother lives nearby it is nice to in-
clude her on at least one shower invitation
list, however an invitation is only considered
a courtesy unless she is what the bride con-
siders a "close" acquaintance.
At any rate the bridegroom's motlibr should
not feel obligated to attend.
When a bride-to-be has numerous friends
who all wish to have a shower for her, she may
ask her mother or other emissary to suggest
a group shower. The reason for this is that
each bridesmaid should be invited to each
shower and she generally wishes to bring a
. gift to each shower, too.
CONSEQUENTLY it is considerate to think
of, the attendants' pocketbooks when planning
showers.
There are many themes for showers. Some
of them are: linen; kitchen ; bathroom ; lin-
gerie; dining room and miscellaneous.
Another interesting theme for a wedding
shower is the recipe shower. To this shower
each guest must bring a favorite recipe. An
appreciated way to present a recipe might be
to include a cookie recipe in a large cookie jar.
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ANOTHER FUN shower for a limited num-
ber of participants is the "first dinner" theme
shower. Each of the guests is instructed to
bring one item necessary to prepare and serve
a complete meal for two.
Pack a picnic basket full of baked beans and
franks (canned), bottles of soft drinks, or
wine; utensils and place mats and dishes, to
name a few items, and you've got it!
It is a nice gesture, when invitations are
mailed, to also write on them, the color scheme
for the room being featured at the shower.
For instance, if the kitchen is the theme, it
is nice to know what the color scheme of the
room will be so that appropriate colors may be
chosen to blend with the kitchen scene, instead
of ending up in a "Fibber McGee" closet for
years.
1A,rhile fun and fanciful, the bridal shower
also stands as a practical and most appreciated
custom. Especially because we live in an age
when we read about dowries in 18th century
novels, showers have become a replacement
for that earlier custom.
Showers tome in many packages and nearly
all the wrappings have some practical begin-
nings. Por instance, a kitchen shower may
yield the bride-to-be a complete dowry of
utensils, small appliances and other sundries
like spice rack, etc.
These items all add up to a well stocked
kitchen on that first day she tries to cook a
meal for her new husband..
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LIKEWISE, a linen shower may provide a
bride with the loveliest of linens which she
might not buy herself. Even though most
shower gifts are supposed to be fairly practi-
cal and inexpensive, it is nice to buy some-
thing extra special that a new bride might not
buy herself for her first household.
Showers are usually given for the bride by
her ckisrfriends or her mother's whom she
has known as close friends also. If the bride-