WEDDING DATES
WHAT THEY ARE CALLED. The first anniversary of marriage is called the paper wedding anniversary; the second, cotton; the third, leather; the fourth, silk; the fifth, wooden; the sixth, iron; the seventh, copper; the eighth, bronze; the ninth, pottery; and the tenth, tin. The 15th year brings the crystal wedding anniversary; the 20th, china; the 25th, silver; the 30th, pearl; the 35th coral; the 40th, ruby; the 45th, sapphire; the 50th, gold; and the crowning effort is the 60th, or diamond. wedding anniversary.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 13 May 1938, Page 5
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85WEDDING DATES Wairarapa Times-Age, 13 May 1938, Page 5
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