The Etiquette of weddings

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English

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1936

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Manila, June, 1936 WOMAN’S HOME JOURNAL 27 THE month of June is graciously littered with the paraphernalia of weddings—lovely flowers, misty veils, wedding bells and congratula tions. The tune of the Bridal March echoes from one church to another, as brides of all sizes and ages ner vously trace the first slow steps to wards a new, strange life. The very atmosphere of June is romantic and sentimental, and the beauty of blooming tilings penetrate to the very bones. Weddings, however, are not all music and flowers. They have a practical side which is not revealed during the final tableau which pre sents the bride and groom all set to say “I do.” There are the pro blems of expenditure, of organiza tion and correctness which only one who has peeked behind the scenes of a wedding can know. Simplicity is a safe rule to ob serve when planning a wedding. In these days, simplicity is not only attractive but correct. Elaborate ness is passing out, and well too. Simple wedding ensembles, simple decorations and simple fare should be aimed for by those who in tend to marry—or to marry off— this .Tune. Take the matter of dross, for instance. In the Philippines, this is easily settled for us. We do not have to bother very much about the ultra-fashion trends, for we have gone fashion a little better by pre serving a style that is our own. The native wedding dress is as beautiful as any that other countries can boast of, and there should be no hesitation about preferring it. The full-length European gown is love ly also, but as much as possible, local brides should use the mestiza dress in this most important day of their lives. The most nervous Freckles Secretly and Quickly Remooedl Stillman’s Freckle Cream bleaches them out while you sleep. Leaves the skin soft and whltc—the com. plexlon fresh, clear and natural. For 37 years thousands of users have endorsed It. So easy to use. The first jar proves its magic worth. Stillman's Freckle Cream Removes T Whiten * Freckles 1 The Skin In Spanish Stillman’s Freckle Cream is called “LA CREMA BELLA AURORA.” For sale at all good drug stores STILLMAN CO., Manufacturers Aurora, Ill., U.S.A. Gracious Manners: The Etiquette of Weddings bride cannot, help looking breathtakingly elegant in the incompar able flared sleeves, sheathlike skirt and long veil of our native land. The bridesmaids, of course, should follow the style set by the bride. Hence, a bride clad in the mestiza dress should be attended by bridesmaids wearing the mestiza dress in pastel colors. They wear short veils and hold bouquets that agree or contrast softly with their ensembles. We are apt to forget about bride grooms when discussing weddings. Whether this is due to the fact that very few (if any) notice the bride groom on this most important oc casion is not very clear, but this might explain the neglect. We shall not commit the same error (for error Il “A Royal Tru Orange” “The Same for Me” This is what you hear when ever a fruit-flavored drink is ordered— There is a marked preference for this luscious real orange drink—because, it never dis appoints— You know the moment the bottle is opened that the fruit and juice of luscious California Oranges are in every bottle of ROYAL TRUWRANQE another quality product of the SAN MIGUEL BREWERY it is). We know that bridegrooms are as harrassed as the brides when getting up their own clothes. Fash ions abroad incline towards the cut away and the grey stripped trousers for bridegrooms, but this need not be the costume here. Usually, plain white de kilo, wing collar, stiff shirt front, white tie and white shoes serve the correct bridegroom in a morning wedding. The tuxedo is definitely out for informal wed dings, whether they be held in the morning or the evening. For for mal evening weddings, the “tails” are correct. The wedding fare, of course, de pends upon the time of the wed ding. A simple breakfast for morn ing weddings or a supper in the evening will satisfy the inner man. Luckily, we are doing away with the habit of staying on and on and on—for breakfast, dinner and sup per—when attending morning wed dings. More and more we are get ting to realize that one meal is all that the average wedding guest should rate. The matter of the wedding fare can now be safely placed in the hands of a good ca terer. If taken care of in the bride’s (or sometimes the bridegroom’s) home, the cook or the one who makes the menu would do well to remember that simple fare if well done is more welcome than an ela borate, indigestible assortment of irrelevant courses. The decorations should feature flowers and ribbons arranged so tastefully that they provide an ap propriate, rather than a competetive, setting for the bride. Garish decorations are out of place, for, as I repeat, simplicity should be the rule in weddings.

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