kind
thought of me. It will be a constant reminder of your goodness to Mr.
Waters and myself, and a most lovely ornament to our new home.
Gratefully yours,
Marion Moore.
July tenth, nineteen hundred and nine.

The wedding gifts may or may not be displayed, according to the personal
preference of the bride. They are commonly shown to intimate friends. A
room is given up to their display. Cards are to be removed.

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Wedding Decorations.--At a church wedding it is customary, and wisest, to
put the matter of decorating the church and house into the hands of a
florist, who can furnish the palms and others plants required for the
chancel, and carry out any color scheme desired. He has the paraphernalia
requisite to effective disposition of flowers. Usually large clusters of
foliage and flowers, ribbon tied, are attached to the pews reserved for
the relatives; often they are arranged the entire length of the aisle, The
mantels in the house are banked with flowers, southern smilax is used in
profusion, and flowers are arranged upon the tables at which the supper is
served.

At a church wedding in the country the bride's friends must come to the
rescue, and their gardens be robbed to beautify church and home. Flowers
may be sought in the fields. Large jars of daisies, wild ferns, tall
grasses, autumn tinted boughs, or in the blooming season, boughs of fruit
trees, can be used most effectively. At one pretty home wedding the
decorations were boughs of the wild crab-apple in bloom, pink and pretty,
and kept so by having the stems inserted in bottles of water, suspended by
wires and concealed by other foliage. A large screen sometimes forms a
background for the bridal party. If covered with wire netting flowers can
be very easily attached.

Walls are not festooned; "wedding bells" and canopies are out of date. The
most approved setting is tall palms, ferns on standards concealed by a
lower grouping, with a few potted plants in bloom to relieve the
sombreness of the green. Large flowers like lilies, hydrangeas,
chrysanthemums and peonies are most effective. Tulips are often employed
at a spring wedding. One little country girl made good use of ordinary
field clover in decorating her home for her marriage.

After a wedding, the flowers are often sent to the hospitals, or to those
who are known to be ill, at t