At Silver and Golden Weddings presentation speeches are frequently made by some friend, and at golden anniversaries a regular program is oftentimes carried out. Anniversary poems are read, “The Hanging of the Crane” recited, congratulatory telegrams from absent friends are announced, and any old acquaintances present that can be persuaded to say a few words of “ye olden times” are pressed into service. Good taste, however, would seem to prevent any repetition of the marriage service on such an occasion.
Cards in acknowledgment of bridal presents are worded in the following fashion: Mr. and Mrs. George H. Brandon express sincere thanks to —— for the beautiful wedding gift. June 18th. 62 West 126th street.
An ultra-fashionable bride, supplying herself with several packages of these stereotyped acknowledgments, has nothing to do but fill in the name of the sender and thus avoid infinite labor.
[Home Etiquette]
Good manners are a plant of slow growth, and one that should be cultivated in the home circle.
“Give a boy address, and it opens palaces to him,” says Emerson, and nowhere is this address, “this habit of encounter,” so easily gained as within the walls of home. There his character is formed for life.