Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-07-07

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Oh entering the church. Thus, tae father
Ofthe bridegroom now leads the bride, and /
ihe mother ofthe bride now takes the arm |
Of the bridegroom Those invited follow |
alter and make their compliments 10 the |
newly married couple and 70 both families.
There isEar general presentation by the
bridegnoomof has friends 10 his bride, and
the mother Of the brideintrOduces her friends
10 the bridegro0ns -s
: II is contrary % al French ussge 70 iu-s
vite company 10 the marriage Of widow,
or even O.. any lady, sur K rct0ug, abo We
thirty, which ought 10 take place early 10 the
porBing, without display and the toilette
ofthe bride 60 such cases h0nIa nOt De
White, q .as4sd DC r1ezsH- v1rrs)
EsA THF H0EEYNOON. | r.
IL is not generally the custom now IN
France TO take journey AFTER the marriage
Ga The contrary, the wedding party often
spend the day together, go for drive 10 tue
Bots De Boulogue, aud nave dinner and
| ball nthe evening. AZ the dinner the
bride and the bridegroom should be placed
/ opposite to each other, the bride having 70
4 her right the father Of her husband, her
| own mother sitting 10 ths right Of the bride
! gfoOm, and the bride is 20 be the brst served
| at the table. At the conclusion Of the din
ner a toast is proposed for the young mar
| ried couple One Of the tenI0its Of The
bride proposes the health Of the bride, and
one Of the teaoins Of the bridegroom pro-
poses the health OF the bridegroom. Ora
tory is required to be brief, and the fathers
Of Che bride and bridegroom returh thanks
for their respective children: but above all
no singing Is expected among decent peo-
Pile; therefore if an EngIishman 6nds him
cell al such festival he mist not propose
10 sing the Roger BOnhemme" of Beran-
ger. zs re- r.l a-gF.
The guests who are invited to dine are
expected, before leaving, 10 give an invita-
ton to the young couple for dinner or a
soirec; and such return is called the reHdu
de noce, and they are allowed whole month
for the givingOfihe EeRdu de ROee, al which,
naturally, the best places and all the honor
is given TO the new couple. No one, Of
course, must appear at a marriage in mourn
ing; even a widow, if ca grand de1ii, must
appear al the marriage OF her daughter 10
white and gray. In the best society, how
ever, the festiyity of dinner and ball takes
place on the day Of the signing of the mar
rage contract; aud il Il 20 be observed
that Protestant minister may be invited
to the wedding, but Catholic priest never.
AZ the ball the bride opens the dance with
the guest 10 whom she wishes TO pay the
greatest attention, aud the bridegroom
does the same thing. TIE newly married
4 pair dance Ia front Of each other IN the trst
| QuAdrille, but in the second they dance To-
| gether. After this the bride has the priv
ilege of inviting VI HON she pleases for the
rest Of the evening. The bride aud bride
groom retire as quietly as possible, the lat
Ter some time afternthe former, and every
body does his best not to observe their
departure. r 80 snta COL
/ The icttre5 dc fare part Of the marriage
are TO be sent within fifteen days, and the
persons who receive them are expected to
pay a marriage Wait within month.