Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 112, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 May 1913 — LINEN SHOWER TO COMING JULY BRIDE [ARTICLE]

LINEN SHOWER TO COMING JULY BRIDE

Unique Announcement of Engagement of Miss Cora Dexter Given Friday Evening.

Mrs. "A; P, Burton give a very clever linen shower to Miss Cora Dexter, one of the Rensselaer school teachers, Friday 'evening at the beautiful Burton home on Weston and Cornelia streets. The guests included all the young lady teachers in the Rensselaer schools and just a few other close friends. It was one of the most unique combined announcements and showers ever given here, the guests all joining heartily in the pantomimes depicting the duties of a married woman each day of the week._ Monday was wash day, Tuesday ironing day, Wednesday baking day, Thursday sew club day, Friday cleaning day, Saturday baking day again and these led Up to Sunday afternoon when a shower occurred but the clouds soon disappeared and the astonished bride-to-be was led to the beautifully decorated dining room, where a large rainbow had been constructed and at the farther end of which was a “pot of gold,” which turned out to be a large number of beautiful presents of linen. Dainty refreshments were served and the evening was one of unusual pleasantry. Mrs. H. L. Brown assisted her sister in preparing and carrying out the shower. Miss Dexter is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey J. Dexter, of Union township, and is a graduate of the Rensselaer high school and has been a very popular teacher in the grades for two or three years and has many friends in this city. Her fiance is Mr. R. S. Armstrong, a graduate of Purdue University, who now holds a responsible position with the Central Union Telephone Co., of Chicago. Their wedding will take place some time in July.