Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1870-03-16
RHND01I SH0IS.
NUMBER ",
BN LADY GAY.

II the old Dominion where | first
saw the light, it would have been con-
sidered, thirty years ago, the height of
vulgarity for bride To he seen, Il month
before her marriage 10y any one except
her own family, or her most Intimate
friends. The disappearance Of a young
lady, from the the street and other pub
lie places was sure, signal of her ap-
preaching marriage Efaw is il tuuw =
Only last week bride gmsrried last
Thursday was out shopping searching
for white kid gloves, aud this too with
out any visible embarrassment. Well
there is one thing to bc said IN her favor
She does not belong to the cccHc and be-
ing rather illiterate was probably eX-
cusablc. Some latter day girl Of the peri
oT may laugh at my backwOOds ideas,
as the Irishman said: 'DiviI a bit do I
care, Laugh on! 7 believe as the smoke
of the last Random Shot died out l said
/ TO bc continued Yes that Jenkins
wedding! / told about the dresses &C.,
but did not mention the bridal presents.
! We will say she the bride married a
/ smith, john SmitIl-WelI he gave his
chosen a beautiful set Of pearls, ear
rings, breaches, bracelets and necklace.
He could afford this, as pearls last, and
the future Misses Smith will have pearls,
without papa having to buy them. Old
Mr.. Smith gave the bride dozen silver
/ solid silver table spoons and ditto tea
spoons, that is old Mrs. =, gave the lat
/ ter, Miss Mary Smith the sister Of the
groom gave a castor silver all the little
( SMITHS threw in and gave the new sister
one dozen siI4eI forks, that is a fork
apeicel. \ brother-in-law.o the groom
gave a napkin ring piece to the happy
couple. The brides father gave her a
blessing and shed few crocodile tears
! al tie ceremony, and then in a rebuke
for her needless extravaganza, a cousin
Of the bride, performed ali ler errands
before hand, this was enough for him,
! an cld sehOolmate embroidered a flannel
skirt as a bridal present intimating at the
same time, that she had performed a
similar favor fGr aE other friend, and
concluded by saying: She HCAEF even
said thank'ee, much less gave me any
] thing This piece of unselfsh devotion
cost the bride in question the round sum
of $500, a. Of HoUE3e being q iudy she
did not desire to hear amy aniMadver-
sion upon her lack Of gratitude. If there
was a present made by any one out side
Of the kin Oh either side, and for the
sake Of real SIIGctiOn, I did not see il,
and here l will add, have witnessed
many fashionable weddings, but have
never yet seen a bridal present made,
that did not have, elinging to it some
where mtcrcsi, and this is why 7 say it
all looked bOIIoW.
] cannot close without an allusion to
t8ie s-aIdiug breakfast Reader. do YOU
know why there Is g Charm connected
with the brides cake HAT is never at
tached to amy other cake. On the occa-
sion alluded to, the Brides cake was
narvel of beauty, in its wreath
Of snowy icing an4 silver leaves, fine
white roses, and capped 10y an a4aropri-
ate device. An sffigy of the loving pair,
clothed in bridal array half hidden by
white flowers and gay mischief look
ing cupids eu, &c. When the breakfast
was about half done, being privileged
character, took upon myself the honor
Of cutting the brides cake, and for a solid
hour I s:nod sIIcing, and handing it to.
those who had already paTtaken lavish
~ Gf everything else OH the table, hut
there seemed to he q kGrtiopIar 'mania'
for the brides cake What fam about tu
state is literally true. Long years ago 7
knew little girl who was so excessive
~ found Of spring chickens, that when
eyer Der mother was invited out to sup
per, IN iiIo aBF1Etimc, she invariably
had a chicken cooked, and made the
child eat till she was satisfied, to prevent
her from disgracing herself by eating
an immoderate quantity from home; now
7 think it would be well for every lG0thr
or, when her family is invited to we'd
ding, to make a Brides Cake, and allow
eacb member Of the family old and
young, to eat till the passion qf 4Rpatite
for Brir1Cs CGkc is in some degree sati-
aIcd, Such a course would go toward,
preventing so many persons from going