The anti-monopolist., 1875-01-14
Etiq uette Of City Weddings.

The invitations are generally sent
ou, about ten days before, and run as
follows:
ssMr. and Mrs. F. request the
pleasure of Mr.. and Mrs. BIS COM
pany at Trinity chapel, on Wednesday,
January II, at o'clock.
To this an answer should Of course
be returned. On the wedding morning
the bridegroom sends the bride tAe
wedding bouquet; he also sends bou
ouet to each Of the bridesmaids. These
young ladies are bound to be at the
church in good time, and await the
bride at the door. Her father also
awaits her there. Meanwhile, the bride
groom has, Of course arrived, accompa-
MED BY his "best man. and taken up
his position in the chancel. Occasion
ally in the country there are
"yroomsmen''-that is to say, q
Young man for each brides
maid-but this practice is unheard Of
in good society. The church having
filled with invited guests, the bride or
riycs with her mother (for whom some
gentleman--either her son or some
great friend-should be in waiting
and at once proceeds to the altar on
her fathers arm, and followed by her
bridesmaids two and two, care being
taken to match them as to height as
nearly as may be. Arrived in the
charcel, they should spread out in q
semicircle behind the bride, the chief
bridesmaid (who is either the bride S
eldest sister, if she have one, or the
bridegroom taking charge Of the
gloves, handkerchief and boquet. At
the conclusion Of the ceremony the
newly married couple, with their pa
rents and immediate relatives, adjourn
to the vestry to sign the register and
receive the congratulations of their
neares: connections. This donc, they
emerge into the church and
depart first; the brides
maids following to the church
door. The brides father escorts the
bridegroom's mother, and his father
the mother Of the bride. Very fire.
quen.ly the guests do not 60 1t once
to the house, but arrive there shortly
before the hour named for the break
fast, and spend the interval until it is
announced in examining the wedding
presents, which are tastefully laid out
on tables in the drawing room, with
the names Of the donors on card be-
side each. When breakfast is an.
nounced, the bride and bridegroom
lead the way, followed by the bride.
xroom's mother On the arm Of the
brides father, and the brides mother
on that Of theabridegroom's father. II
is now most unusual 70 have sitting
down breakfast A long buffet is pro.
vided, - 1t - ball supper,
but it is becoming the Gus
tom to have . few small rount
tables to accommodate eight persons
/ At one Of these the newly married cou
pie and their parents MT. often joinet
by the couple Of highest rank present
The custom Of many or long speeche'
. is happily past. The gentlemen Q
J highest position, or nearest relation
proposes N = few words - possible tn
: health Of the newly married couple
. the bridegroom - briefly responds
/ The bride rises and, the knife havin
+ been placed IN the cake, cuts the frs
q slice, and then retires to change he
: dress The company finish thei
: breakfast and return to the drawing
! room, and IN short time the bride re
Iappears to make her adieu- Very ofte
E she divides the bridal boque
. lamone her bridemaidA O
t departure, the task Of THROWN