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. One can stay at Timberline
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