est a surprise and perhaps a laugh, for
laughter of a certain quiet kind is often welcome at social functions.
One of the most favored methods of announcing an engagement is by the
use of symbolic figures embodying the names of the affianced pair. Thus,
for example, in the case of the present engagement of Richard Roe to
Dorothy Doe it would be "unique" to have the first course at luncheon
consist of a diminutive candy or paper-mache doe seated amorously upon a
heart shaped order of a shad roe. The guests will at first be mystified,
but soon cries of "Oh, how sweet!" will arise and congratulations are
then in order. Great care should be taken, however, that the symbolic
figures are not misunderstood; it would be extremely embarrassing,
for example, if in the above instance, a young man named "Shad" or
"Aquarium" were to receive the congratulations instead of the proper
person. Other suggestions for symbolistic announcements of some of the
more common names are as follows:

"Cohan-O'Brien"--ice cream cones on a plate of O'Brien potatoes.

"Ames-Green--green ice cream in the shape of a man aiming at something.

"Thorne-Hoyt--figure of a man from Brooklyn pulling a thorn from foot
with expression on his face signifying "This hoits."

"Bullitt-Bartlett--bartlett pears full of small 22 or 33 calibre
bullets.

"Tweed-Ellis"--frosted cake in the shape of Ellis Island with a solitary
figure of a man in a nice fitting tweed suit.

"Gordon-Fuller"--two paper-mache figures--one representing a young man
full of Gordon gin, the other representing a young man fuller.

"Hatch-Gillette"--figure of a chicken surprised at having hatched a
safety razor.

"Graves-Colgate"--figure of a man brushing his teeth in a cemetery.

"Heinz-Fish"--57 assorted small fish tastily arranged on one plate.

SELECTING THE BRIDAL PARTY

AS soon as the engagement has been announced it is the duty of
the prospective bride to select a maid-of-honor and eight or ten
bridesmaids, while the groom must choose his best man and ushers. In
making these selections it should be carefully borne in mind that no
wedding party is complete without the following:

1 bridesmaid who danced twice with the Prince of Wales.

2 Bridesmaids who never danced more than once with anybody.

1 bridesmaid who doesn't "Pet."

1 bridesmaid who was expelled from Miss Spence's.

1 bridesmaid who talks "Southern."

1 bridesmaid who met Douglas Fairbanks once.

1 bridesm