Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-05
PARTISAN MARRIAGES.
The Manner in Witch These Afa1rs Are
Managed.

The Manner TN Witch These Afatrs Are
Managed.
Our lady readers will perhaps be interested
to know how grand marriage is arranged
in Paris. The preliminaries are generally
arranged between the two families with the
help of the notaries; less often the marriage
is more romantic, and springs purely from
love, in which case the traditional steps of
courtsbip and marriage are mneh modified.
Supposing, however, that a marriage has
been recognized as advisable between two
families, the first thing to do is to arrange
an interview between the young folks. For
this purpose some neutral ground is gener-
ally chosen, a reception at friends house,
concert, ball, and the theaters. The
opera is preferred by the world of fashion;
the Opera Comique ia popular with the bour-
geouise and the provincials., The young
man sits in the orchestra, and the young girl
dressed IN her best, is placed in front, of a
box. Between the acts the young man pays
visit to the box end is presented. The
next day ne pays visit to the father, and
makes formal demand of the young lady's
hand. If he is accepted he begins to pay
court to the young girl. Every day, at this
stdge of the proceedings, the young man is
admitted to the house of his future wife SIS
if he were one of the family. He is called
by his christian name. The day after the
"accordiallies," or his ecceptation by the
family, he presents his future with ring, al
ways the same, one pearl or two pearls,
mounted with diamonds. You may see the So
rings by the score in tho jewellers shoes.
Every day, too, he sends bouquet of flow
ers. Nowadays these bouquets are splendid
and cost a small fortune, for it is
the custom to envelop them with lace,
which is sometimes replaced By watered rib
bon, on which the name of the young girl is
embroidered. In aristocratio families the
first person to whom the marriage is an
nounced is the Pope, who sends his benedic-
ton by telegraph on the day of the ceremony
at the church. The mother, ACCOMPANIED
by her daughter, visits her friends in order
to inform them of the happy news. In Mad.
de Seyigne's days young girls wedding
| trousseau only contained three dresses. In
the year of grace 1880, wedding trousseau
in high life is very grand affair, and COM
| prises twelve dresses, all made I'D, witt
| stockings, shoes, sun-shades and hats tC
| match. The trousseau, together with the
| linen, is worth from 10000 to $4,000 francs
| In the trousseau of the Princess Isat ella d.
| Gray, the wife of the Archduka Frederick
| of Austria, all the linen is counted by tbs
gross. There are twelve dozen of ever,
thing. The wedding presents, the "cor
| BELLE" are not now cent in a basket viii
| bows and ribbons. The modern "corbeille'
is piece of furniture, chifonier, work
table, or what not. A few presents only arr
placed in it. and the rest are sent. A purse
full of gold is always hidden in one of The
drawers; 1t is the share of the poor, the char
ity purse. 1t is no longer the custom fo
the bridegroom to present the traditiona
cashmere shawl. That has gone out of fash
ion. The 'corbeille'' of high life now con
| tains two lace dresses one white and on,
black, two velvet dresses not made no, twC
or three satin dresses, and Two fancy dresses
mantles and sorties de bal. Fan!
of all degrees of splendor, scent bottles
a necessaire, and card case arr
| indispensable. "Bibelots,' too, are repre-
scented in the 'corbeille, by groups in SAKE
| Louis XIV. chatelaines, fans painted by Wat
teau, or any agreeable and precious knick
knack which the fancy of the bridegroom car
suggest, and the curiosity shops furnish
On everything the young lady's crest
motto, and monogram figure, and on bel
church cervice her amorial bearing viii
all their qusrterings will be displayed
grand complut. In the matter of jewelry
we may add that the pearls are esteemed
higher than diamonds. A necklace of pearls
of five rows is worth five hundred
| thousand francs, or enc hundred Thousand
| dollars. It is no longer the custom to ex
hibit on the day of the signing of the con
tract the presents to the bride by her friend:
andrelatives. In England they publish the
lists of the presents and their doners in the
Court Journal and the local newspapers
Here the bride thanks each of those who
have thought of her, and adds their tri
butes of friendship to the others. On The
day of her marriage the bride wears onl,
Jewels that have been given to her by he
mother and husband.