Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-10

ables her to comprehend things quickly, and
a very acute saying is that of the thinker
who wrote, .He who understands everything
can forgive everything This understandine
means great deal in French married life:
it enables the wife to work hard while the
husband rests himself or idles his time. and
I am also sorry to say that it sometimes
prompst and enables her to seek compensa
ton for this neglect of his duty.
THE ETIQUETTE.
The etiquette of the marriage ceremony in
France has now to be dealt with. A great
man on this occasion is the coliffeasr, or hair
dresser. He comes early, having the BRIDES
head to do first, then the heads of the family.
and, as intimate friends arrive for the
c01'tege, If there are any bandeaux or curls
that have been disarranged by new bonnets
it is his business to put them right.
The bridal veil is an important affair
(there are SO many ways of putting it ON,
and lastly there are the kisses to distribute
around before a puff full of powder is
shaken over the BRIDES face. This and the
gloves are the last things put on, and now
one of the numerous white bouquets present
ed to the bride is selected with a view t
please some particular donor. The c0rteqe
with the bridesmaids also carrying bouquets
follow in the wake of the young couple, and
there is a solemn procession down stairs.
The bride reaches the church, led by her
father or nearest male relatives; the groom
comes behind with his mother-in-law; a little
after appears the jubilant na07'ieuse, for the
turnout is all her work. The bride kneels
on a velvet-cushioned 71raeet-dSeu and her
mother pulls out the veil with view to
produce hazy, angelic mist around the
forthcoming proceedings. The bridegroom
tries to look as if he felt quite at ease in his
clothes, but looks as if he thought the SER
vice were long; at about the middle of it he
becomes aware that it is slightly advancing,
for the bridesmaids gingerly led by the hand
between the thumbs and finger of the "best
men, come forward with a pouch for
laquete or collection. He drops in his gold
or silver coin and so does the bride. The
ladies and gentlemen composing the mar
riage party follow the example; then the
bridesmaids and their escorts descend the
steps of the altar, and the collection contin-
ues in the church.
SIGNING THE REGISTER.
When the service is over and the official
ing priest has left the altar the beadles lead
the way to the vestry, where the bride and
her husband sign their names to the open
register. When this is done the bride takes
up her position by her husbands side, the
nearest relatives standing near them; then
the assembled company pour in to congratu-
late them. This generally occupies a con-
siderable time, but when it is gone through
every one goes back to his or her place
in the church, and silence and order being
restored the beadles once more flourish their
wands and lead the way back to the church
entrance down the central nave. At this
part of the ceremony the bridegroom may
smile at people as he recognizes them. He
is happy man now. When he came in he
was Indifferent enough; at least etiquette
willed it so. The bride may imperceptibly
nod, but it is not the right thing to do, so
she winks, and has even been known to pinch
her husbands arm. With bang of the car
riage door the whole affair ends SO far as the
public are concerned.