candlesticks, and
tiny green Christmas ferns scattered on the white cloth.

The menu had the same color harmony, and consisted of consomme, salted
crackers, oyster patties, chicken jelly salad with green mayonnaise,
salad rolls, olives, pistachio ice-cream in holly-decked cases, little
cakes with green icing and silver bonbons stuck on top, and coffee,
with green mints.

A RAINBOW WEDDING

The second bride lived in the city and had a rainbow wedding. The
usual green of potted ferns and palms formed the background of
decorations, but over the rounded archway which opened into a small
alcove a "rainbow" of tulle--rose, pale pink, yellow, green, blue, and
lavender--was arranged. Pink and yellow roses with green foliage were
supplemented in the living-room by blue and lavender tulle on the
vases. The six bridesmaids wore gowns which matched the tulle rainbow
and they carried pink roses.

On the table in the dining-room was a bowl of pink roses, and from the
table dome a myriad of baby ribbon streamers in the same varied colors
came down at six points, and were held in place by six fluffy favor
dolls, dressed in tulle to match the six bridesmaids, to whom they
were afterward given as souvenirs.

The menu consisted of chicken a la King, small sandwiches, olives,
Neapolitan ice-cream, fancy frosted cakes, and coffee.

A COLONIAL WEDDING

The third girl, with a delight for old-fashioned ways, was followed by
six maids in quaint Colonial gowns of plain or flowered silk, no
two costumes alike, save for soft white lace fichus. Black velvet
neckbands, powdered curls, and "nosegays" of small pink carnations in
lace paper holders quite carried out the lovely effect.

The old-fashioned rooms were hung with smilax and asparagus fern, and
in every window stood a pot of flowering fuchsias.

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