A 1940’s Stork Shower Suggestion

For a woman who married and moved far away, a group of her friends have asked if it would be possible to give her a long-distance stork shower party.

MRS. POST ENDORSES LONG-DISTANCE SHOWER

FOR a woman who married and moved far away, a group of her friends have asked if it would be possible to give her a long-distance stork shower party. “All of us would like to send her new baby presents, all at one time, and since much of the fun of a shower is getting together and seeing the packages opened do you think it would be all right if we have a party among ourselves and then wrap the gifts in matching wrappings and send them on in one big box to our guest-of-honor?”

In answer to this, let me say not only may you do this, but I think it one of the most appealing ideas ever thought of. In fact, I'd like to suggest that you have some snapshots taken of all of you looking at the things, or perhaps of each of you holding up your own gift, and then enclose the picture (or a collection of pictures) in the box of packages. I like the idea so much, I am sorry that I don't know your guest of honor: that I can't be at the party, and that I can't see her when she opens the presents! Really. I think it is a lovely idea. — Emily Post, 1941

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