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 | | At the beginning of the twentieth century trousseaus became more practical in nature, leaving the extravagant and fashionable behind and aiming toward items the bride would use in her everyday life with her new husband, such as undergarments preferably enough to last for the rest of her life. |
 | | The modern day trousseau while usually offered to the bride for she is the one who traditionally receives the gifts — now comprises items ranging from furnishings to tools, to items needed to entertain such as napkin-holders or a sound system. |
 | | While in the nineteenth century the trousseau was a separate and specific entity with items, for instance, being accumulated over years and being kept in a hope chest, nowadays brides accumulate items for their trousseau through gifts at pre-wedding parties, such as the engagement party or the shower, as well as through the wedding itself. |
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