The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-11-02
MopERS IRIDAL TOUR.

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The practice Of newly-wedded couples
going to hotel Immediately after their
marriage ceremony has, become 50 COM
mon as to have almost superseded the old.
time wedding tour. Nowadaysa public
marriage in upper New York isnot con-
sidered complete until the couple have
driven to the nearest fashionable hotel,
and have passed at least a week within Its
walls. This is especially true Of what are
known as evening weddings-those held
In some notable churches, and followed
by a crowded reception In the bride Is home
Alter the last congratulations have been
Exchanged. the bride and bridegroom
thread their way through the! thropg OF
black.attired men and lbetounced md be-
ieweled ladies' under the jarched way,
which the thoughtful master OF the cere-
monies has provided, untilthey reach their
coach. In banging the door the head
usher takes care to utter in q stage whisper
"Driye TO the Pennsylvania depot or the
"Grand Central" as the case may be, and
the throng return, imagining that the
honeymoon Is to be spenti in Philadelphia
or Boston. The carriage has gone hardly
, 4 block before down goes the .HmdoY and
the driver reins in his horses "a he hears!
"Where did they tell you ID. go2j 70
40 the Pennsylvania depot, sorr.i "a
"Pennsylyania depot Pshawli Drive
10 the Buckingham Ill IN q
And to the Buckingham they arc whirl.
ed accordingly. Foryears this clever 1T
tie deception has been .prachsed BY young
bridal couples, without any one except
the proprietors and the coachmen being. in
the secret. OF late, however. the practice
has become 50 popular and so widely
known that the atfectationi OF q wedding
journey is only kept up for, the sake Of
appearances. philadelphia and Bos-
ton" in the vocabulary OF Hymens have
come to mean Windsor and "Bucking-
ham," laa.tl.O q -, ...l t].a n. Dhil
The extent 10 which the "hotel honey
moon" has waxed and waned during the
past autumn exceeds anything ever before
known. EyeryIeyening carriages contain.
ing Young men and maidens newly mated
are driven to the ladies' entrances OF these
two houses. and the parlors and corridors
are filed with The fash Of glittering toilets
and the music OF merry voices. One OF the
proprietors assured q reporter In strict
confidence yesterday that they were fairly
oyerrun with wedding parties, oil desiring
the richest and most elaborate furnished
apartments, without regard to previous en-:
eagements or present needs. The bridal
suites proper ofthe Buckingham, although
limited In number, are elegantly and taste
fully furnished. The floors are covered
with the richest OF Turkey carpets; the
ceilings are frescoed in the most elaborate
STYLE, presenting beautiful contrasts OF
shade and color; the walls are literally
covered with massive paintings and en-:
cravings, and the furniture, In blue and
gold is arranged with the taste Of All artist.
Marble mantlepieces are adorned with an.
tique bronzes, alternately with elegant
what.nots loaded with costly ,bric-a.brac:
Polished mirrors reflect the golden tint Of
the walls, mingled with the richer sunlight
stcalingthrough thepartly closed windows,
The subdued hum Of trafficin the street
alone breaks the stiffness. - 80 ~
at almost tempts one to get married,
eh?" the host remarks with smile, Then
he adds, in quiet, matter-of:fact way;
'This suite was vacated only yesterday by
Young couple from Madison avenue. A
wedding party from Brooklyn have engaged
them BY telegraph, and will be here to-
Passing from the drawingroom TO a
dainty boudoir, in which everything that
the most exacting taste could demand is
supplied in abundance, the door OF the
bedroom Ia opened. The bedstead, ex-
iauisitely carved In natural wood, with |
high arched back and low foot board in
graceful mouldings, stands in the centre
Of the floor. The handicapped layatories,
the bath, the paintings and pictures, and
the heavy cut-glass chandeliers are char
acterized by the same degree Of elegance
and refinement. b %" d.uI
.This is only one OF aInumber Of suites !
There are others which I might show you |
were they not occupied" 47il rGil r.,
Concerning the habits Of their newly
welded guests, the hotel proprietors say
very little. Bashful couples order their
meals in their rooms;. others boldly face
the leyelled starcs Of the full dining ROOM.
When there are from half a dozen to a
dozen couples in the house at the same
time they become emboldened. aud act
as unconcernedly as the guests OF maturer
years, Where the couples are young and /
handsome they receive more or less atten-
ton, widows and widowers newly match
ed being left almost entirely tothemselyes.
When an old gentlemantof 10 years ap-
pears, as Is now frequently'the case, with
q blooming young wife 45 or 80 years his
Junior, there is quiet amusement all
around. In the Windsor, where there
are not only wedding couples. butnwed-
dings also, this sight Is not infrequent. ed
"and their appctites? Bodthey eat
fEF sigE@ ;ntta.- it--r-
"Well, mot as rule; at least some OF the
brides don't. They have anotion 1t isn't
delicate at that interesting season ito show
too much partiaiity for the table. I've
known them, however, itos order hearty |
lunches in their rooms after quitting the
dining room without taking enough for a
canary bird. The husbands generally |
have good appetites, and don't Iseem to
mind Il. tilE.f p'l III " IN .-ogI
H"Do they 20 out tnuehs+to church, thea
ter, and that sort OF thing 2PtoJt sd' Z \
dBlcss you, no! i don'tthinluone couple
in! sig 60 out OF the house, except for
drive In the Park or something Of that
kind, while they'reherea; They're terribly
devoted to each other, especially the
younger, ones. To SEQ them wrap each
other In shawls and overcoatsa and all that,
saying all. the time, 'Are,you quite warm,
love q. Are you sure you're wrapped, up,
darlins2--it's enough to make,aT man, feel
soft himself, you know. They're romantic
enough while 1t lasts. Everybodyllikes
them and sympathizes with them. v I've
seen the tearsc come. in an old bachelors
eyes lookingat them.P iIasoN noI
I ""And how long does IL last2i. TOTO
"Well, it's different with different per.
sons. Some 20 away after a.Eweeki and
some stay six. They usually take run
down to Philadelphia or Washingtonor
Niagara, and let the old folks think they've
been at those places all,the time" ~