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PAGE 4, WEDNESDAY MARCH 16, 1983j WHITBY FREE PRESS BFUDAL SECTION Select ýChina Pattern With Confiïdence Choosing a china pat- tern for your table should be as much fun as selecting a new dress or suit for your wardrobe - china is fash- ion for your table! To take the trauma out of making this decision, here are some helpt'ul hints fromn Royal Doulton, one of theworld's iargest pro- ducers of consumer ceram- ics, including fine china dinnerware and giftware. By following this timely advice from the Royal Doulton experts, who have been making dinnerware for more than 150 years, you will be able to choose your china pattern with confidence. Ail Sizes MEAT & CHEESE PLA TTERS *Showers * Rehearsal Parties. eWeddlng Recoptons.e ORDER TODAY 666.1 545 ~~BUTCHER BLOCK 1626 Brook St. S., Whltby 0 Buy what you like - not what your mother, fut- ture mother-in-law or best friend likes. Allow your china service to reflcct your taste. lt will then fit in comfortably and naturally with your style, and you will enjoy using it every time. 0 Get some ideas of how the place settings look on a table by visiting the china departments of sev- eral department stores. Look at their table settings and decide which you like bcst. Considcr the pattern, color, size, shape and style. Choose the one that reflects your home's per- sonality. An intricate, gold-lcaf design that looks lovely in a formai dining sctting will probably look out of place in a country retreat! lu Are you a."tradition- alist," or do you prefer a more contemporary look? Look for patterns that can be mixed and matched so that you can crate differ- cnt table setting styles to -I -Marriagge iin'83 Complete your Bridai table with a selected weddng cake -ftom our Speciality Shop E Color-Theme-Design Flowjng Foun tain available -- - - - - - meet a variety of dining oc- casions. If you plan to purchase your pattern item buy item, look for a pattern designat- cd "Open Stock." Open Stock is an important china term to understand. This means that you may pur- chase the pattern by item, rather than having to buy a complete place setting. Keep this in mind if you like to mix and match dif- ferent patterns, or buy. more pieces of one particu- larly useful size. Most major manufactur- crs like Royal Doulton alert retailers well in ad- vance - usually two years - on any plans to discoun- tinuea pattern, so you will have plenty of time to pur- chase replacements or en- tire place settings. 0 What is a basic set- ting? A four-piece place setting includes a l0-inch dinner plate, eight-inch use.t salad plate, teacup and saucer. The traditional five-picce place setting in- cludes the bread and butter plate. Serving pieces can be added depending on your personal needs and preferences; for example: serving platters in several sizes, vegetable dishes, a gravy boat, coffeepot, tea- pot, sugar bowl and mrner, and soup tureen. Look for pieces that will give you the most versatile TODAY'S BRIDES CHOOSE TRADITIONAL ROSES as the main flowers for their weddings, Ieading florists report. One popular idea is to tuck a few rosebuds in the hoadpiece for an elegant, fragrant ornamnent. t Brides Prefer Roses .Although the florists differ in their wedding planning experiences. ali agree on these traditional flower tips for brides: c8OI CR Sis UNEW C5LATERIN~,Or PHONE NUMBER 683-3845 bride's and bridesmaids bouquets, bring a swatch of material from the dress- es to the florist for advice on rose colors. lu As an alternative to *WEDDINGS a STAUS e HOME & OFF ICE PARTIES * DANCES OR ANY SOCIAL GATHERING e BUFFETS OR SIT DOWN *COMPLETE BAR SERVICE e DISC JOCKEY SERVICE e SERVINO UP TO 2500 PEOPLE 4 SOME HALLS SERVEDI CEDAR RIDGE, EDWARD GARDENS STEPHEN LEACOCK CENTRE, WEST ROUGE C.C. j i SERVING TORONTO - SCARBOROUGH ION S '7fo9wae u'ith eIir ]Brides Ouly668-3111l -A complote floral service - Flnest quallty - Lowest prîces Weddlng Invitations j*Brida arch Church stand Canleabra's Free delivery in Oshawa & Whitby 108 Brock St. N., Whltby the standard bouquet, brides and bridesmaids may carry an armful of Iong-stemmed roses. 0' Both mothers should have flowers. Ideas include corsages'worni at the wrist or neck, tucked to a waist sash or pînned to a clutch purse. 0 Trim veils and head- pieces with fragrant rose buds. Tuck a rose behind the ear of each bridesmaid. 0 Trim the wedding cake with roses. 0 Etiquette calîs for the groom to send flowers to his new mother-in-law the day after the wedding. Pink roses, the traditional messengers of gratitude, are an appropriate choice. t WhyDo Brides... Wear orange blossoms? ... for good luck and hap- piness. It is believed that the orange' was the "golden apple" given Jupiter and Juno on their wedding day. Have a tiered wedding cake? .. . for prosperity. It was an Anglo-Saxon custom for wedding guests to bring little cakes and pile them into a mound over which bride and groom attempted to kiss. A French chef conceived the idea of icing cakes into a solid mass. Wear a veil? . . . This is a reminder of the Egyptian custom forbidding the groom to see the bride's face until the wedding day. Receive a ring?9. .or everîasting love. There are iaîny beliefs about the oni- gin of the ring, but one of* the loveliesi k this: Primi- tive man woye a cord and hotind it 'round the waist oilhe woiiia,î he loved. He helieved her spirit thus entercd hi% body and she %vas bound to his forever. Don't seule for less than the best over 30 cakes on display. TIARA CAKES 1LTD.ý 68 Commercial Ave., Ajax. 686-28. Brooklin Village Shoppeu Ladies' Wear In a.quaint century old building <wit old fashioned service. Let us help you plan your Honeymoon Wardrobe eDresses' L Tinge~rie Sportswear eActiV'e wear Hwy. 12 BROOKLIN Next to Rennies Huse of Flowers & Glîts E 655-3474 I ------------------ ----------------- ---------- ;42,