The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-11-25
EnglIsh froGk.oOat with dark paula,
luRTTE or WEDDINGS,

English froOk.OoAt with dark pau!a.
looms and gloves.
ETIQUETTE or WEDDINGS.
Wedding Invitations are issued three
weeks or o fortnight before the mar.
rIage. They are provided by the BRIDES
parents. A fashionable formula Is as
follows.
q MLti WtLlonJ Freie1lee Al the Marriage o.
thcIr daughter on ThtTtddy CVeHin0, N0rsm
Der IL, GtV O'Clock.
000 adams Street.
Cards Of the bride and groom are In
closed. When the ceremony IL per.
formed In church, II ls announced In
the invitations. II reception is not
held ct the BRIDES fAthsr's, invitations
arc issued by the newly.marrled pair
after they are settled In their own home,
A note.sheet, nearly square, contains
the following:
Mr.. John Martin.
Miss smith.
Married. ThurSdaV, November ~, 1863.
1nolosed 10 q card, on which Is chs
graved:
Mr.. and Ma. John Martin,
At Home,
W0dn eSduVG tn December.
900 Hith Avenue.
A small order for wedding cards
amounts to S26. For large entertain
ments $50 Ia the expense OF cards. Al
large receptions each guest should leave
his or her visiting card In the card re.
ceiver, that the hostess may afterWard
remember what guests were present.
BrideS-expeCtant usually seclude
themselves after sending wedding In
vltRtlons. r.
One P. NJ. Is the fashIonabl hour for
wedding ceremonies nj church. A car.
pet Ia spread from the church door TO
the curb, stone, and II the day Is damp
an awning 10 added. The church is
decorated with flowers, and lighted
brilliantly. The organist plays appro.
pirate music while the guests assemble,
and when the bridal party enter, A
white ribbon across the centre aisle or
at the sides denotes that the centre pews
are reserved for the invited guests,
-Four young gentlemen OF. fine address
are selected aB uahers. They 90 early
to church, receive the guests, and con.
duct them to their seats. II lady has
an escort he permits her 10 take the
usher's arm while he follows them up
the aisle. When the bridal party ar.
rive the ushers, arm In arm, precede
them TO the altar. IDA. .r
There arc usually four trademarks
and Rroomsmen. The groom sends
carriages TO convey them TO the BRIDES
house, provides the ladies with bOu.
quets, and sometimes presents TO zach
u lOcket ornamented with the com.
blned monogram OF the groom and
bride.
A marriage at Grace Church will
servo as model. In this instance there
were five bridesmaids dressed In white
tarlatan over plpk silk; the bride wore
white satin and point lace; the groom
and groomsmen the English dress. The
party arranged itself In position In the
vestibule, and walked up the middle
aisle. The ushers, in pairs, came first,
then the tifth brldemaid and grooms.
man, the first brldemaId being last, so
as to stand next the bride. The groom
and the mother OF the bride came after
these, followed by the bride with her
father, guardian, or whoever gives her
away. AT the altar the brldemaida
turn 10 the left, the gentlemen to the
right, the bride and groom are In the
centre, and the parents retire just be-
hind themor 10 The front new. The
minister and the bridal party kneel In
silent prayer, and the ceremony begins.
The first bridemRid holds the BRIDES
bouquet while she takes off her glove
to receive the rlng-assIsLIng her, II
necessary. The first groomsman sees
that the ring and clergyman's foes are
ready. After the ceremony is conclu-
ded the groom gives the bride his right
arm and leaves lhe church, followed by
the attendants, Congratulations are
out OF place at the church, and are re-
served until the reception.
Many guests are only invited TO the
church. Those who are provided with
n card telling at whit hours the bride
will receive proceed to tho house, are
conducted up stairs to the cloak-room
and TO the chamber were the bridal
presents are displayed. The custom OF
making this display IL much con :
demned, and people Of taste are already
abandoning 1t. On entering the parlor
an usher conducts each guest 10 the
bridal party and the host and hotess.
Congratulations are then offered. The
parlors, halls and whole house are
decorated with natural flowers and
evergreehs, and the air IL fragrant with
tubesroses. A large star or IL marriage.
bell OF flowers IS pendent over the place
where the bridal party stands. When
the collation. ~ announced the bride and
groom lead the way TO the dining-room.
The BRIDES cakb 10 In the centre OF the
table, and the bride cuts the first slice.
The reception lasts during tho alter
noon, and Is sometimes followed by a
dance In the evening. II the bridal
party go on u tour, their departure IS
usually the signal for the guests 10 dis.
perse. The old superstition OF throw
Ing an old shoe after the happy pair, to
insure good luck, Ia faithfully OBJ.
served.
The English fashion Of conducting n
wedding Is occasionally adopted here.
There are no groomsmen, merely ush-
ers. The bridesmaids wear short wells,
and the groom the English suit. An
even number OF bridesmaids Ia chosen,
and they proceed In pairs up the aisle,
with the ushers in advance. They form
q half circle around the altar, the bride
and groom stand In the centre, aud the
ushers behind. When the ceremony Ia
ended the ushsrs accompany the ladies'
In carriages to the BRIDES home. In
cases where the ceremony Ia performed
at home, the bridal party enter at the
back OF the saloon, parlor, or the suite
OF rooms; and walk TO the front, where
they are arranged In a square or crea-
cent before the minister.