Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-01-13
HOW THEY MARRY IN GERMANY

marrying and being given In maria .rt-,-,,f1-
mend me to a lady Participating iIi the
wedding ceremony equally, man somehow
mas not so nice discriminati0n-so delicate
tact-so quick an eye to detail In all that
relates TO marriage as Is possessed bv mem
oers Of the geatler sex. Il like that adiec-
tive better than softer, as being less ambig-
uous.) Ladies, l fancy, a.. endowed with a
special talent for the study of marriage ALI
ances, descents and pedigrees-such matters
IA short, a. pedantic individuals might call
the prellmlnar Is, concOmitants. consc-
quents. and various relations of connubial
life
Did You ever remark tf not, pray dot Is
worth whIle) the difference of style between
mans and woman's study Of HISTORIC A
man will seize the broad philosophical traits
Of period-will draw together in imao;pa-
ton contemporary rulers, comparing their no
htleal deeds, and eudeavoring thus 20 convey
- his mind a right impression of the iptIu-
cnce exercised by each in molding the char
acteristics Of an age. Thus given, the reign
OF Henry VIII; vivid picture viii be- pre-
sented to the male mind igy3jasie. of the
Reformation and its consequences; Of Venice
waning IN national Importance because OF the
discovery of America; OF Turks eIbowiug
their way into Europe, and Of unfortunate
SdraceuS fast being eIbowcd out of it. last
To the female mind another set OF memo
ries would present themselves more vivIIIv
To ladies' our British Bluebeard's unhappy
wives would be the center Of attraction. and
! suspect that some pcculiaritv of look or flo
ure-somet Ig distinctive, whether Of trait
OF gesture, about each one of BIuebear,'-
better halEes-would DE Impressed on the
memories o. most female students Of that
portion Of British history. For INV own part.
I IsE.l nm
Anne Boleyu was petite that She had six
fingers on one hand, if not on each, (of which
1 am not sure moreover, that she was
some hat pretty, in despite of uneven teeth.
! have distinct memory too, shat Anne of
Cleves-peac -libe-had uot the prcttiest
ct feet; and that Catherine of Arrag0n IN
troduced tile fashion Of wearing wHaIebone
I'D stays. Beyond these slight, unsatisfactory.
and meagre details my memory has nothing
more authentic to fail back upon iu this de-
parrInent than the waN-work models Of Mad
anne I0u-saud
These being my sentiments. the above NV
testimony, It is no marvel rhat when the de
sire of knowing something about what III
Germany are called "sIIver weddings" and
golden Weddings came upon me. that I
should address myself for information rs "a
German lady.
She SAT- down, ami applied herself rs the
Who is about q be employed In some highly
cougcuial occupation some Of ms readers
who are acquainted with eastern romance
may remember how. at the end of each DAYS
march, little pauuchY Fadlajeeu sat himself
down, shut his little eycs-the better to .avar
medItutiol4-and pronounced his opinions
oracularly. all the while he did So. never ...s-
ing to intcrlace lis little fingers. and tviri
his little thumbs. WheneH Fl ..party fails
this
is a sure sign OF some highly elaborate utter
ance speedily coming TO pass-of the inten-
ton 20 deal with the case In hand from the
beginning EDWARDS to exhaustion Such was
the attitude and bearing assumed for the oc-
casion nv my German lady informant.
The silver wedding" said she, musiuglv
the golden wedding. Oh, yes; but 7 viii
begin with the real wedding No lafter 4
pause I must 90 back further-uust begin
With the polters ahend-" No; further back
still; in short to the beginning
Somewhat apprehcusive that my fair In
formanJ would commence with the birth.
rearing, and education of the two illustrative
lovers that We're in progress of time to be-
come two spouscs, (UEide and bridegroom
lastly, husband and wife, not forgetting to
eNpaIiate en- the little rulings which disturb
the current Of all true .oye, / yeuturcd to
tell my fair friend that the very slightest no
tttF ttA EtbtlliaktttALt@ NEA#l -AtE4EE IGE GG-
gasIou. She bowed assent
hen Ia Germany gentleman expert
cnues tender sentiment for a lady, (thus
spoke my informaDt) the first thing be
does Is So speak go her mamma and papa. ii
mamma and papa look approvluglv. then the
gentleman asks consent 70 pay his addresses
90 le Young lady, if not there the matter
ends"
I opened my eyes.
Has tile Young lady nothing TO say ou her
own behalf demanded Il
!" Not muchi It's not like in England. We
DO things differently in Germany. Our way
Is bettCr-tar better"
..Why tstte- z" I somewhat hurritaLr cx-
claimed, more hurriedly, perhaps. than might
have seemed polite.
I-5y 5sasrE" She echoed; simply I,
ealaSf as
| could not be otherwise than satisfied with
the lady-like logic Of the answer.
II the lady's papa ami mamma see hi. oh
lection, and II the gentlemaD'S papa and mann
ma see no objection, the two Young people
exchange rings, become engaged. call them
selves bride and bridegroom. ANA advertise
their engagement IN the newspapers"
Pleasant, thought l.
i" But il the lady should happen to see a
gentleman she loves better, remarked l. de-
terentially.
AiAaCh - GQttN Ats.aAs hNs a.AF Ass NJ t-
were caught up.
4 woman never loves twice observed
my informant. "Women are not Ike men,
did not argue the point, but went on,
quite dete~eutially, 10 suggest :he hypotheti
cal ease Of change of feeling and opinion 81
the Eeuyleman's part
4 German young gentleman Is only toe
happy to get good wife" said she. " tx
doesn't want to change his miEd. IL want:
somebody 70 clean his pipes, cook for him
make ms coffee, and bring his slippers
Germans are quite different from English.
men"
" Different. How Whvs"
: Be.megs ttsg arc" said she.
could not be otherwise than satisfied.
Ii engagements are thus irrevocabIe."
incurred, why don't the Young people get
married at once ?"
Il was stupid question; I ought to have
reflected upon the pecuniary means. THAI
was not, however, the point OF view from