The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-04-23

ly remarked, at don't take long when
hearts find each other and people have
been acquainted, rs II were, from in
flnoy.n | could scarcely ropress n
smile or forboar to say, "iiefore birth,
for your acquaintance was during tho
school days Of your mothers"
Upon Tuesday the Icriob,tng took
place, That Is, the friends Of both
parties met at the house Of the lady,
aud the young couple exchanged rings
and were introduced TO the company
as bride and bridegroom, and by these
titles they are called until they are
married, when they become husband
and wife. The lpRoJuag is also pub
llshed In the papers, or In more FASH
ionable circles, cards similar to we'd
ding cards are sont TO the friends, an
nounclng the engagement
Now the whole current Of the
faulcln's life was changed. No more
quiet mornings or afternoon slsterly
visits. Calls of congratuation to re-
ceive, ceremonlous visits TO make,
an overwhelming amount OF shopping
to be done, although the lingerie had
all been prepared years previous, still
there must be "dresses for riding and
walking in, dresses for sitting orstand-
ing or talking in" and the dress, the
veil, he wreath and the thousand and
one little articles which go to make up
the OUTFIT ola bride.
What asudden change in the frau
lein's life She who had never been
ont allnc Witl,a young gentleman In
her life, now found herself IN unre-
strained and familiar intercourse with
4 a man who week ago was Il perfect
stranger TO her. They went alone to-
gether to concert or thenleT he play
fully leased her, addressed her as
"thou,n and kissed her openly in the
presence Of all her friends.
The frNulein's conduct was II con-
tinuul source OF amusement to me She
was ms happy in her new possession as
II little girl with new doll, and just MS
urtless in her expression Of her happi-
ness There was no attempt at hiding
either her JOY OF her affection. She
came to me saying that she should be
obliged to give our reading or music
altogether, as she could not know when
her "brdcgrOOmn would come. "You
know" said she, "a married woman
and u bride cannot think for them
selves alone; they must consult some
one else's wishes, butt she added art
lessly,. 81 think it's good deal nicer.
Isn't II strange how soon one becomes
accustomed to things? A little while
ago did not mind spending the even
ing alone, but now If he is ten minutes
late | am uneasy and restless, and
hardly know why"
The days gIded by all too swiftly,
for the bridegroom was impatient to
hurry up the wedding day, and in spite
OF the repeated assurances of the frau
mamma that things could not be got
in readiness before the 18th of January,
he one day came in with the announce
mCnt that he had procured the papers,
and had the bans published for January,
lth There was then no help for it,
and so, upon that day, two days more
than three weeks from the time of
their first meeting they We're married.
The young pair We're both children
of Israel, and so the ceremony took
place in the Jewish synagogue at noon
of the 4th of January, which was Sun
day, according to christian reckoning,
but was not the Jewish sabbath. The
synagogue, or temple, is a circular
room, lighted through II cupola. The
"ground floor" as we might say, is set
apart for the "holy men," and the wo-
men occupy a gallery enclosed by an
iron net work, through the meshes of
which they peep down at the priest
and the congregation of the '1orts of
creation" Upon wedding occasions,
however, they are allowed to approach
more nearly to the level of the men, and
gallery which extends around the
room, and which is elevated about two
feet above the level of the center of the
temple, is given up to the women. But
no woman decorates the center part,
except the bride and her immediate
friends, who walk through it.
The bridegroom entered first, alone,
and followed by fathers, brothers and
gentlemen friends; then comes the
bride, also alone, and followed by the
mothers, sisters and lady friends. The
two divisions of the wedding party
were seated opposite to each otlier, and
at u given signal the groom and the
two fathers advanced from one side,
and the bride and the two mothers
from the other, meeting in front of the
altar, and standing under canopy, or
"heaven," as they call it. There were
bridesmaids upon the occasion, but
they had nothing to do but to add to
the gorgeousness of the scene by the
brilliancy of their dress, and to carry
huge boquets.
In former times the canopy, or
heaven" was supported by fouryoung
men, and to add to the pomp and
splendor, fashionable people had four
pretty and handsomely dressed brides
maids to stand by the side of these four
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