Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-08-24
MATRIMONIAL MARKET.
The On Year the Prospective
of Year.

There is q superstition, or at least
belief, prevalent in social circles in the
good CITY OF Wheeling, in effect that
Hymen's torch glitters with biennial
briliancy; or, to put it in palmer lang
uage, that the even years are more iav-
orable TO matrimony than the odd ones.
Whether il is only every other year
that Young men can make up their
minds to thrust their necks into the
nuptial moose, or whether the young
ladies OF manageable age are
subject to softening OF the
cal only once in two years, is not
known. Indeed, how the belief was
born and grew is unknown. But be
that rs it may, il is fact known to all
persons versed in society statistics, that
the fall of the odd year for the past
dozen or so, has been marked by dearth
OF weddings, and the autums OF the even
one been noted for the number anu
brilliancy of the orange blossom and
tulle veil affairs. ANY well-posted lady
in the city can tel VA tbs. II she VIII.
and Won are no; p"r'"nd ahont H.
This. III "a, hcin the Ia I, W nLlurI..
" To- K .olwu,l To- the approaching
"wedding season with Int'rrs;, rs tins
is the even year. Hut th' prospect Is
not encouraging. From heinz. multi
tude e prospective wed l,ngs. - there
should there seems to he qIiic Il d,zrth.
A society lady las, night informed the
reporter that she could no: account ior
il al CAN'T think What il ia" matter
with the gentle men, sh' sail. Tne
scribe gently intimate! that Il might he
that >om,thin, was .hr matter with the
ladies', bur lis suggestion WAS r-Ccl',d
with lni;v %rrrn. "harriag", sic
said. "i- ~" az" "ut .n!l nIA
OF a womaa's HE, bat is only one OF the
many of mans The idea flashed
through the mind oil the reporter that
this is leap year and perhaps the boys
are holding back 10 make way for the
girls and give them an opportunity. but
the thought was never placed III Ian
guage.
Perhaps there is scarcity OF material;
but this would seem unlikely, alter Il
view OF the field But should it be so,
at present, there is no likelihood Of Il
continuance, especially on the feminine
side. |, has been remarked that Wheel
ing has an unusually large number OF
girls between the ages Of Is and lSyears,
future wives for the equally large
number OF young men, who. this fall,
will exercise for the first time their
rights as citizens, Ivy voting for the next
President And il has been farther
remarked tina, thc.r aforesaid young
damsels are exceedingly pretty and III
few years will bloom into such beauty
as will hei.hten the reputation Wheel
ing has a!rrI'y Won iuI such girls.
So, while We unurn over the iua"-
tivitv OF the matI.mrnidi MARIE; At
present, w. have high hopes Tor the
future Your tue rrpOr.rr revels
in weddings, esp. cia!y the brilliant
ones which ollrr. 50 liir .i"ld for
the flourish o: his descriptive pencil.
He delights tn picture the binshing
bride. her rich to.l,t and handsome
presents to dwell ou her youth, beauty
and innocence, !,"r cnarms Il hear, AMI
graces Of mlri iIr loves To siisnt the
manly groom, because he Is but an I'M
importan, part of the iesti;r scene, but
he can wade into column ION the
bridesmaids, with all the beauty, but
none OF the interest OF the bride. And
there is the church, with its yaulted
ceiling filed with the strains OF the we'd
ding march; and the hospitable mansion
of the brides father, brilliant with light
and redolent OF flowers-but what We
started out to say was that the prospect
for brilliant wedding season did not
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