The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-28
ALL ABOUT WEDDING FEES.
SOMi; or THE QUEER THINGS THAT IRE
NOTED .IBOIT THEM


In New York. where marriages form Il very
important part OF the clergy 3 functions, we'd
ding fees are looked after with especial solici-
tudc If a clergyman bn popular, Z NAL. and Of
good social standing. his fees often form
large item pf his iirumr Tho crcam'of the
marriages in high life usually fall to the share
Of the Protestant Episcopal and Presbyterian
ministers. since those two denominations om-
brace the wcalthcst part Of the church going
community. The Episcopal marriage service
with it, ring accompaniment. fine music. and
poetic and historic attractions. il generally
preferred hy those who desire to he welded in
style. and To start in life under fashionable
auspices The rcctors OF this dcnomnntion's
hundred or more churches probably reap %
larger revrnu" in this resp, Il than ,hosn of any
DETERMINATIONS with ont posrih.r"Xcpution
Fees oi so. $50. and siub ARE not uncommon.
while on ocrasinn4 when the Bishop or some
other dignitary uf the Church BE- cHilod in. they
reach 5000 In the poorer parishes 90! tlg cast
ANA west side. the amount shrihks ~ ST. -.
and even ~ ~ rule. wcll-to-dO Episcopal
nays lmy larger fees ll,an oihrr.
NcN; tu The Episropllians IN this respect come
IN" tdih"i'S. strictly sprahing. priests ar"
lothdd"u ju take money FOR such s.rN l'"s thai
n, iury are crIu"str! not 10 sell the sa"iil-
mrnis iul custom sanctions srIiuhS ur ~
tgN1. the si1f OF which is a'"urdln@ tu ttr
amnv "i ne glyrE, H. elias. 'iholi.- are
in"le prompt ANA lia'rni thIh thr "Nriusr Yi
IrHtc,tauis. Ten dollars il thc sum ordinarily
civ Even poor mechanics lHy rs high a@ 3d.
Where tie PARTIES arr" "vi'lcutyiou pour tome
such an rNp'Esr. the ulirsi often declines tax
iu- anNihfhg. Alter I'll" Catholics az" Nl";hnd-
fr 't"StIht denominations In I'll" orlrrui tnrit
uumb"I- and wealth. Foes OF - SO AMI s2uHi'
iiias' most commonly given me Inucr % iusih.
liMil usually reached by the well-t'-do hut not
Wi4i,IV ciu-~.
H1rrNs contribute librray and rabbi with
an average cOugr'. aiinu rarely i-rs / ss than
Sluo. 80 and often $50. ilOn. AMI 25u.
The largest in's are laid n tlicdis,r bound
Gel "a thr 'asi h Fourth Ncnu .on the south
hY foultrrnin street; On tie west nN SiNt. aye
nur, AMI ON the north hy Central Park. IN this
narrow. strip. more than tive niilcs long hy
Third 0t mile wide. q ir"ot sj1 b. considered
ordinary and our Of sluD from ." fair 60 mn
ding" I'm weddings attended hv. great lat
the amount sometimes rphg 5000. ihntGh
this i usually only when Bishop or Cardinal
Tie wealthy dwcllers about Gramcrcy Park
ave- arcn E ffr rom st str S f TO- Twesg,' wd
the luu.. and sIlid blocks OF brown -tou" about
Stuyvcsan' square ara highly remuneratNe
10 tlto nriSuhuriug pastors.
More t'as are paid on the east side than tho
wret side. and more north ct F0urt .enth street
tDan south OF IT, II Is % little singular that tnc
HNt ra..r rat with th" wealth of tu' contracting
mriirS Thu. n nam wish siu.uIO WONT rarely
t'liuk 90 tend ring '~- than go. while "a NAN
worth ,JuNulh Woui3 consider 800 ample. !
CLERGYMAN OF twenty yrdts 'Np rl'nH' thinks
%" % f.lr amount \ man boz receipt Of 81 900
per year j. wiling Co pay $40. hut one with live
iir's as much would decidedly object to ,;N-
bit many persons eot married withou, pay
iul. any fee. IN EPISCOPAL rector ON th" caat
Silr ~ay- that IN ton years VI ministry hc haas
married over ON" hundred couples. many of
tnom we'll tp DO. and some cv.u wealthy. who
huvc uoi paid him one cent. ia a nhn.irr of
Instances the parties have called ia carriages.
with the usual u'cumpauim utS OF silks, bout
quits. and cosilyatt.rr. heen pronounced man
iH-torultrH a-ury ou" 'cuttna richer Ia uue case
tlg groom Was a man 81 exceedingly fashion
ahl" uuur irul'', with wraiihy conn .iions. ami
az H'hnuMl'lGcd social sian ms. u" Rotor
uuG tine U.iauItln.. groom -'lll meet frequent
IS 'n Ho,i"y. hut ~ a Suspicion ems 10 dawn
urr.ss ihr mind oi TIE letter THAT h' j. stll hl-
ua~t, d.utoy \ Roman CWho.ir r!orsyulun
ia one 81 ihr most iopu"uS pdr'sn'- says thn'
tim uDtllug. am Nugie "a iar-" uro.ortion OF
tarm Wor" evidently a.lo t. ply handsomely.
Some of tInn pr,fii- "a io "caii Iud .rttir IN u
l|W duy~: others excused thru- 'INu- ry say
lug they Ai,l ua 'flAuI' W.tu turN; ana ~ "
others Nlkri ol without OF cN !'atua,l %.
i n.'.i. almost ryrry day W"ii-ds.s..,i youil:
ncp whom he has married. and VINO nave hot
C,orgymen Of an denominations are unan-
!mous in saving that very large per-
c'nia-roi persons WAC marry never pay any
fee at Gll. N9met.iu"s those sins OF omission
ARE beyond tur rra'n % the hrid"lrNpW. Too
N.tDu the hands iur sam ur haS all ttHd lur that
purpose is goo 'ketrt @ thy p-rhd.0us best
Nupue LrutrMtu, tn SON oi "a wrr IN no hf-
luuSlr. o. . l,,-llu Ntnlr 'lu-r'eAiion up tuNn,
.
r..uy tlr groom Dluil.lrl TOUT" k.opIug ui th"
-roOu~Liuu "a ~ 'iN hllt -iiN purse UuiitlnlnI
,I,r-,m,an M ihcrl..,oi tnrs.f,i.r Msirnd
,. d.iu- this. however. tlie sguuusnhn rollly
r'.h,tau tho uaI,. Hli EaNe thr pa,i lr ll liz
stead % - LNtr. lur rrl'N'i AMI "~'uuislrI
dIi.lui. was luu p.Iud o. eaN anything az o."
TIM. llj when. uu the D. ~ day. his iui nor iu-
lurA.l him tnt the hul Wi, counterfeit. his
Patience WAS 'Nhuu-iri. Heou rlN-rd Tie note
! o. the supposed N .Adfr. HrYuuIulrd hy t'W
-rHhin- in - IN. prompt ,rt. tIuu and ,N-
fItt t
7 tue original ..ratI.y ly one equally handsome,
/ followed as a matter Of course,
! rae & rn of "a" irc Narlt-. la the times VIII II
/ gold Ms at a nlsh rrr~"Im u ".lr4 lv}h mat
iuru. ana eagles. du! i'Ir 'arl =, ANA nan rH- JOS
J iup or 500, certified checks nre som eiln' =
given. Ar u iuIr nov, crri. ru-iin@ Etwh-
/ hsrAe are given. The Zee il ueuAlJ .,nec'l ia a
B small Nlli" envelope. ANA hHutr L. lNr rlvlsy-
man lT the groon'snan. At the CLOSE %! the
Wedding frrs in Protestant churches ur'
/ usually CONSIDERED the p'ruUi-itrS of the
/ pastors W.fc. Ladies whose llu money from
; this source Aggregate from 5000 30 Sl.5u1
/ paralulu.,ram uu either -lo NJ FlNh avenue.
Slmr are sand 10 ENJOY %. h. ,.h 80 ;2.uun IN
y "'hri r'pHlrly M Br9'b Nu. hl- W'ddiug
I l"r~ ARE sad to hay" h"n over - 900 u Year.
Ii Oh" pastor IS unmarried h" M~uHi> put- tho
/ money INTO nI"N7 Many ny HIF"H h"s
/ been ac'npulalei ia tuis way. One Eplr opal
/ ! ios Wlih lur-' conGr' s"liHN "nutrl.ui .~
/ tn-umuuut OF his WclIiu,. fr'- toward laSlii,
, t1n funeral expense, 81 lna moro moody
sumr churches are more u0uunr than others.
was u fuvor.tr resort oi Monlns hti,- ana
. tlr.r Eruom-. People u-citu oumn FROM other
tbs lni"ndin- Co. ma." thH i"nr oi lurnr went
lllct h' Gu'. ~ u, 'NuN 800 D 1, az l'ti' i'u.
Il, w.. an4 the mpr s-i'o momorw- a--o-
Grated with lt,u~ One ol tun oil ~ ami y, tA-
+ l,-i Dtul hrt 10 lhr country, lNu- uai' 70 IL
iM .rH' wedding centre. amt j. i~ SUI uair IA
/ ltHd largely iug this puti $50. !vN.g t.II'l
4 In Nr-i Twenty u!tI street, D. a FASH "A. 100