Marriage Annvrsares.
WW                          GOLD, SILVER AND OTHER WEDDINGS.
ASHION has established the  and gold paper, and other materials are brought
custom, of late years, of cele-  into use.
brating certain anniversaries  Of course, those who accept of such an invi-
of the marriage, these being  tation, and partake of the hospitalities of the
named as follows:          host and hostess, are expected to contribute
The celebration at the expi- to the collection of gifts that will grace the oc-
rationof the first year is called  casion.
the OON wedding; at two years comes the       The form of invitation for such an anniver-
PPR; at three, the LEATHER; at the close of  sary is represented in the following:
five years comes the WOODEN; at the seventh
anniversary the friends assemble with the WOOL-             ~4/C
EN, and at ten years comes the TIN. At twelve
years the SILK AND FINE LINEN; at fifteen the
RYSTALwedding. At twenty, thefriends gather
with their CHINA, and at twenty-five the married
couple, that have been true to their vows for a
quarter of a century, are rewarded with ivER
gifts. From this time forward, th tokens of
esteem become rapidly more valuale. At the
thirtieth anniversary, they are presented with:
PEARL~S; at the fortieth, come the RUIEuxS; atn
at the fiftieth, occurs the celebration of a glo-
riOUS GOLDEN wedding. Beyond that time the
aged couple are allowed to enjoy their many
gifts in peace. If, however, by any possibility
they reach the seventyfth anniversary, they                              C
are presetedlwith theorarest gifts to beob-
inisigthe invitations for celebrating these                et    4   4-$1/r7
anniversaries, it is customary to print them on
a     material emblematical of the occasion. Thus,     C     I BLUF IOWA.
thin wood, leather, cloth, tin-foil, silk, silver   _________________