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6io The Book of Indoor and Outdoor Games |
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Was first to liken the virtuous spouse
To that peerless gem, and the world allows
That of all the men through the ages whose lives
Made them good judges of jewels and wives,
None surely was better than that old Jew:
We may therefore assume that he certainly knew.
Sometimes it is desired to send a little souvenir of the occasion to distant friends who are unable to be present at the entertainment. A small box of fruit-cake, such as is seen at weddings, tied up with a gold or silver ribbon or cord, with the interlaced initials of bride and groom in gilt or silver on the cover, would not be inappropriate as a gift in honour of a golden or a silver wedding. |
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