edding luncheon or wedding reception should be given by the parents
of the bride or by her nearest relative, and the invitations should be
issued in the names of both parents.

The invitations should be issued in notes printed in ink; they are now
seldom printed in silver. The form should be as follows: "Mr. and Mrs.
---- request the pleasure of Mr. and Mrs. ----'s company at the marriage
of their daughter Helen with Mr. John S----, at St. Peter's Church,
Hanover Square, on Tuesday, May 8th, at 2.30 o'clock, and afterwards at
---- Square. R.S.V.P."

If a stepdaughter, it should be "at the marriage of Mrs. A----'s
daughter Helen B----."

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=Wedding Presents.=--Every one who is invited to a wedding invariably
makes the bride or bridegroom a present; it is the received rule to do
so. Many send presents before the invitations are sent out--as soon as
the engagement is made known, if it is not to be a long one.

There is no rule as to the time before the wedding-day when the present
should be sent; but invitations are usually sent to those who have given
presents, even though they live at a considerable distance, and may not
be able to attend the wedding.

Wedding presents are displayed on tables of various sizes, according to
their number, and if very numerous and valuable, it is not unusual to
exhibit them at an afternoon tea, given for the purpose on the day
previous to the wedding. Each present should bear the card of the giver
attached to it. Presents of silver plate should be placed on a table
covered with dark cloth or velvet. It is not unusual to surround the
presents with flowers, notably roses, and this is often done by persons
of artistic tastes.

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=The Bridegroom should provide= the wedding-ring and the bridal bouquet.

The bouquets for the bridesmaids are also the gift of the bridegroom,
and should be sent to them on the morning of the wedding. He is also
expected to make a present to each bridesmaid--either a brooch, a
locket, a bracelet, or a fan, which should either be sent the day before
the wedding or on the morning of the wedding-day.

The bridegroom should provide the motor-car to convey himself and his
bride from the church to the house where the wedding luncheon and
reception are to take place, and again from the house to the
railway-station, or, if the journey is made by road, to the place of
honeymoon; but fre