PAGE 6, WEDNESDAY MARCH 169,1983, WHITBY FREEý PRESS BRIDAL SECTION Choose Gift-Giving Theme For Special Bridai Shower April showcrs bring more than May fIowers, they serve as traditional gifting preludes to the abundance of spring and summer weddings. The custom of the bridai shower has its moots in I8th-century rural Holland when a group of women brought househoid gifts to a poor bride-to-be whose only wealth was her rich love for the man she would marry. Today's bridai showers mun the gamnut from tradi- tional gatherings of close friends to lavish coed cocktail parties attracting gifts to suppiemnent a bur- geoning bridai registry of' fine china, crystal and sul- ver. One of the traditions left for contemporary showers is that it's up to the hostess to choose a theme rhat sug- gests appropriate gifts for guests to bestow upon the bride-to-be. "$5 Kitchen Gadgets" is a good party idea when the guests are college stu- dents or struggiing career women who are tight on funds. Grocery stores, gourmet shops, even hard- ware stores have racks of kitchen tois that everyone could use. Suggesed gifts include a rolling pin, cook- ie cutters. spaghetti rake, recipe cards, wire whisk. pastry brush, oven ther- mometer, and mcasuring cups and spoons. Another 10w-budget theme is a "Mix 'N Match" shower - every- one contributes a rnatching sum of money for a single gift- a mixer. The versa- tile Minipimer, from Braun Appliances, USA is an ideal choice for the big gift. The Minipimer is an eiectric handheid blender- mixer that' moves from countertop to stove top to blend sauces, salad dress- ings, frozen cocktails, soups, mashed potatoes, baby foods, and much more. For a more gourmet shower, hoid a "Coffee Klatsch" and instruet each guest to bring a coffee-re- iated gift. Topping the list of suggestions are the Braun automatic drip Cof- fee Maker and Mini Coffe Grinder both in the sleek contemporary styling to- day's brides prefer. The Coffee Maker, with 2- tol2-cup capacity, is equipped with a unique showerhead that soaks all of the coffee grounds for an extra rich flavor. The Mini Coffee Grinder has specialiy-designed blades to produce an even, consis- tent grind. Other gifts couid be a matching sugar bowl and creamn pitcher. cups and saucers from the bride's china pattern, and baking pans with recipes for cof- fee cakes. But showers. like most things these days, aren't for women only as proved by the growing evidence of men attending such fests as a "'Round the Clock Show- er." Each guest is assigned an hour of the day and must bring a gift for that time. For example, an ideal gift for 8 a.m. is the Braun Citromatie citrus juicer. The compact electrie juicer EVERY OUEST CONTRIBUTES a matching sum to give the bride ,ý- what else -a mixer. The versatile Minipimner from Braun Ap- pliances, USA is an ideal gift choice. 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