Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-02-16
Weddings and Good sense.

Hemp is strong, musk is stronger, fashion Is
strongest Among its (fashion's) superlatiyes
OF folly Is the stereOtyped bridal tour. A snob
dreamed that 1t would make him notorious to
take his bedzaned bride to Europe. So It did;
t"r he got into the papers as item No s, with q
burglary on one side and public execution IN
the other, Good so far.
Snob No. followed suit, under tue autict-
patton that il would bs the thing In snob-
dom, and by getting in early, he would be one
OF the charter members of the new dispense
ton.
Snob No. 3 could not afford to go to Europe,
SO he turned up his nose at fnrrin trip aud
went to the White Mountains.
Snob No. stopped of al Boston or Newport;
No. went to o'Sara.ogy; No 0 to New York;
and the whole brood went somew here, because
you ser, 1T was all the Co..
Then, people who are neither constitutional
ly nor clrcnmstantially snobbish made up their
minds that II was the respectable thing, and
the young husband could not afford to treat his
young wife with less consideration than had
been shown to other peoples wives; and the
young wife was too timid TO give his common
sense fair play, and suggested to Augustus
Adolphus that IL would be so much nicer to 90
right into their little cottage or visit grandpa 8
in the country, or just stay at home with motli-
er, than TO roll away amid smoke, dust, and
discomfort, with everybody erinnng at them
and guessing that "they've Just got married,
they act so spooney-lke."
The fact Is, the man that Invented wedding
tours ought to have been hung without benefit
OF clergy. IL is the most uncomfortable, OK
psnsiye, unsensibe, unhealthy, ir.eligio,,s
thing that the enemy of mankind could have
suggested; yet so absolute is the dominion o
fashion, that nobody in the upper CIRCLES
(Which Includes pretty much all the circles In
this country has had the courage to break the
dismal ranks.
II really has been amazing to sac our stur-
/, dy epubcans-brimful OF independence, 4tt
| of July and the spirit of '76--march in these
] chan-gang psocessions, with sci teeth and
, grim determination TO find II most delight
| full
| They all Come back declaring that the triT
was perfectly splendid but with what looi
OF general decay! What hoarsensss, sore eyes
] Observation-Disclosures, universal delapidation o
look! We old fogies have flmed, mothers who
had no eligible daughters have pronounced tn,
custom ridicnlous; nice young folks have post
poned matIimony because they could no afiors
| to be happy at eight hundred dollars fort
night; piously inclined people have hoped for
| change, but all in vain. Hitherto snobber
has led US by our unresisting noses. Hoy
much farther are we going in the same direction
/ is question shroudt d 10 darkness. Ali we car
do Is to scold away, and hope for the best.
t'eauu VI Sut uas just suot AcaocS my SOM
bre sky
/ Three couples of tho first class have nsb
asserted their rights.
/, First young Collins led Nellie Robb to tn
altar. They were of the Universitys boys an
girls; and good specimens, at that They la,
money enough between them to 10 to Jamaic
It they chose; but they didn't choose. and tha
was the wonder.
They Just went down into the couuiry to th
home of of noble farm m.r f,isad, with lious
as Large rs all out of doors. and Il heart twic
as big as his house, and t1ere they s.e chick
ems, heard the birds sing, picked up hickory
nuts, romped, sang, and were las happy an
healthy AZ heait could wish.
Next, barry V. Smith, young banker q
Chicago, took Ella, the eldest daughter Of i.
; d. Easter, Esq, for better or for worse. Il
Is secret between you and me, that the obst
wss no worse In the case.)
Well, Harry and Ella could not backsids =
OF sudden, so they rolled away 10 New Yorl
Miss Easter had been travelling In Europe .
: summer, and could have well afforded to grat
fy her own excellent Judgement. without th
least deference to the ton. And 10 she did, a
ter the first move.
The young folks forsook the Gr;de-book ft
d such cases made and provided, and ran right
, his friends first, aud then TO dear, venerab
granoma's, where spare-ribs and mince-pie'
and apple butter and love and welcome and e.
A J perienced advice awaited them.
: Third In the list, under the new dispens
ton, came Charles G.. Haskin and Helen D
1 Kirk.