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Supplement of The Canadian Statesman, Marçb 10, 1976 ENTEMTINING GIFTS foýr the first-"home, where today's newlyweds prefer to entertain, reflect their preference for the elegant, too. Th ose sterling qualities that matter so much for the table are flatware anld hostess sets, candleholders, salt and pepper shakers, a coffee service, silver- topped jamn jar with silver server. The colorful porcelain has oven prop erties, essential to today's working bride, reports the Jewelry lndustry Council. Crystal for the f irsthome can be as modern as the decanter shown, or as Old World as the deep cut pattern of the brandies, carafe, bowl, suzar and creamer. Flowers Add Meaning to Wffedding Rites Theyoug bideof n- ened bontiul arvst Today's bride carrnes The oun brde f an sete, a ountfulharest flowers as a symbol of love. cient Rome wore a garland for the bride and groom. Sedcrtshrsr of orange- blossomns in her Drn h easane udnswt lwr n hair and 'carried stalks of rurn h easachsfoZr o e ted wheat,, other grains or a the bride also carried bsfoesfrle ted basket of fruit tolier wed- sheaves of grain along with at, e ohr h ding. The flowers were flowers. By the eighteenth goosmohradrn- symbolic of love in full century, however, the tra- motes h ro n bloom and fertility while dition remained for the bsatnat ahwa the grain or fruit repre- bride to carry only flowers. foe ntelplo hi jackets.