The tenth wedding anniversary has many possibilities for fun. An
informal social evening or a dinner followed by some jolly stunts are
in order.
In any case, arrange for the dining table a centerpiece of a shiny tin
funnel filled with bright garden or wild flowers surrounded by a frill
of lace paper to represent an old-fashioned, formal bouquet. Use tin
candlesticks with bayberry candles for illumination and scatter tiny
new patty pans with crinkly edges over the table to hold candies and
nuts.
The salad may be served on shiny tin plates covered with lace paper
doilies, the ice-cream in individual patty pans, and the coffee or
punch in tin cups.
At each place put a tiny funnel bouquet, a miniature of the central
one or else some tiny tin toy.
Tin whistles for everybody would promote the hilarity.
The old-fashioned game of "Spin the Platter" would be good to start
the entertainment of the evening. Then may come a "tin" minute paper
and pencil contest to see who can write the most words beginning or
ending with TIN in the allotted ten minutes.
Ten "reel" years of married life may next be shown. This feature is
simply a series of movie-like pantomimes showing humorous events, real
or imaginary, in the life of the host and hostess--given, of course,
by their friends.
A tin band concert will also provide a good time. Those who are in the
band perform on instruments contrived from kitchen utensils or the tin
noise-making novelties which can be obtained in the shops.