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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 15, 1963)
Etiquette Modernized For Announcements By NOW! BORKNKTKIN During the past few decades, the etiquette concerning engage nient and wedding announcement has been greatly modernized The first duty of a suitor, after asking a girl to become h i s wife, is to visit the father of his prospective bride, After announc ing that the daughter has accept ed him, the suitor goes into de tails as to his financial standing or at least to his prospects If his finances are not sufficiently stable, the father may tell him to wait for a certain length of time before considering himself engaged, or if they are satisfac tory to him, he makes no objec tion to immediate announcement. IN EITHER case, the man probably hurries to tell the young woman what her father has said. ami if he has been frequently at her house, very likely they both tell her mother and her immedi ate family unless she has told her mother first of all As soon as the young woman’s father accepts the engagement, etiquette demands that the par ents of the bridegroom-elect call within twenty-four hours upon the parents of the bride-to-be If ill ness or absence prevents onf of them, the other must go alone. IF THE young man is an or phan. his uncle, aunt or other nearest relative should go in the parents' place Not even deep mourning can excuse the failure to observe this formality. The bride must return all these visits as soon as possible. If his people are in the habit of entertaining, they should ask ; her and her fiance to lunch or| to dinner If the engagement is publicly announced, a dinner ori other party can be given in her honor If on the other hand, they are very quiet people, their call ing upon her is sufficient in it self to show their welcome. THE announcement should be made by the pai ents of the bride elect. This is done intimately by note, publicly through the news papers, and verbally to friends, individually or collectively. En graved announcements are not correct. Engraved messages, of whatever sort, are essentially for mal; in other words, they arc prescribed by traditional pre cepts, and according to these pre cepts engagements are not an nounced that way. It really doesn't matter so much how you may choose to announce an engagement. The point is that the wrong use of an engraved form is evidence of worldly in experience which you would ra ther not proclaim. Or, on the oth er hand, you may not care a bit. If you do care, it is best to follow convention. THE PUBLIC announcement is made by telephoning the society editor of the daily papers, and saying that Mr. and Mrs. John Jones of 100 Park Avenue are announcing the engagement of their daughter, Mildred, to Mr. George Brown, son of Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Brown of New Orleans, for example. If the families concerned are prominent, a photograph of the fiances will probably be asked for. If she would like to have her picture appear, she should have one ready; but it is not in good taste to send a photograph unless one is asked for. (Contilim’d on pnyc 15) For Outdoor Fans Oregon Offers Couple Scenic Honeymoon Spots By LINDA BROWN Being one of the few unat tached females on the Kmerald staff, it seems quite logical that I write on honeymoon spots in Oregon. A girl prepared is a girl prepared, so to speak. Besides, I am an Oregonian by birth and I guess that makes me an authority ton what I’m not sure). IF YOU HAVK the money and time I would advise you to go to Carmel, San Francisco, Las Vegas (make sure you have the money here!), Victoria, British Colum bia (and Vancouver) or Lake Louise in Alberta, but since these aren’t in Oregon I guess the ad vice isn't in keeping with the ar ticle. Bermuda and the rest of the Carribean, Mexico, New York, New Orleans, Washington, DC., Europe, Hong Kong would also 1m* nice. However, if you don t have the time or money, you'll probably be stuck in Oregon. Not that there is anything wrong with Oregon It has some beautiful outdoor spots just perfect for honeymoon ing . . . and for outdoor recrea tion. That's the problem. If you aren't interested in outdoor rec reation there aren’t very many places to honeymoon. OF COURSE you could spend your time at the Village Green . . . or for a quick half-day honey moon, the new Hilton Hotel in Portland If you want to stay in Portland longer, you could visit the art museum, the Lloyd Cen ter, see a few' plays and movies, go nightclubbing, go to the Mem orial Coliseum, see the Beavers play baseball, go to the new zoo and see the baby elephants, visit Jantzen Beach, swim at the Y. The most obvious and most popular spot for a honeymoon in Oregon is the Coast The list of places to stay is endless. One can always go to Seaside and riot with the teenagers and troops. There is also a penny arcade and an aquarium You can drive further up the coast to Astoria for a ferry ride, a chance to climb the Astor Col umn, or the opportunity to see Fort Stevens which is on the mouth of the Columbia. YOU CAN also visit Gearhart, see the wreck of the Peter Iredale, see Neahkani Mountain. Legend has it that a treasure was buried there) and go 90 miles down to Tillamook where the world’s largest cheese factory is located, where a pioneer museum can be found and where more beaches exist. Further down the coast is the resort town of Neskowin which has a beach, horseback riding and golfing If you keep traveling south, you'll come across the twenty miracle miles where any thing can happen. There are lots of nice spots here, the nicest being the Surftides which has a swimming pool and a certain amount of privacy. Further down at Depoc Bay are more places where there is also an aquarium and deepsea fishing. IHL LIST of beach spots is endless. Newport, Honeyman Park. Siltcoos Park, Sunset P>ay, Port Orford (there’s interesting rock there) and Brookings. They all offer lots of ocean and sand. Then there are the rivers and lakes (which offer lots and lots of privacy so I’ve been told by those who have been there). There is Crater Lake lodge, Diamond Lake lodge. Union Creek lodge (this is between Crater and Dia mond Lake) and you can probab ly find a few more. WALLOWA LAKE in Eastern Oregon is a beautiful area which offers horseback riding and fish ing and such As a matter of fact, almost all Oregon spots offer fish ing Suttle Lake has a nice camp ing area (as do all the rivers and most of the Coast) and a church camp. The Three Sisters is an other beautiful spot and one can always hike on the Skyline trail. You probably wouldn’t meet peo ple on it. Then there is the McKenzie river, the Columbia River Gorge (and Multnomah Falls), Silver Creek Falls, and the Rogue River. Besides staying in lodges along the Rogue, one can take a mail boat ride to Agnes up the river and through (or over) the rap ids. This is a beautiful one-day trip and you can always stay at Agnes which is miles away from everything, including most peonle. MT. HOOD is a favorite spot with its skiing, hiking and scen ery. 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