The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-06-08
Cost of First.Class Bliss il, Parls


New Orleans Picayune, Paris letter.
II IS very expensive to be born in Paris. 1t
costs still more to die here. But to be mar
riel hJre is the NEST eXlravagant thing man
cuuld do. unless the brides pa planks down
the money cash, and in leglons of NapUlr ).
Do YOU think all that is necessary Is TO get
her 10 say ~ es ~ and to slip 4 SlOO note into
Rev. Mr. Walters hand? GreenAOrn! France
IS Il military nation. A French girls heart is
a >rtlan, which mHst be approached by
trenches. attacked by siege artillery from be
hiAH gabions, mined, rather than carried by
AS aull. After it is won the winner is allowed
t. visit the won Uhe dear ohe) daily. He
gives her Oh his first visit a gold ring with one
Cor two at mOsD very valuable pearls set be-
tween two diamonds. The eve of the we'd
ding day he gives her the PLAIN gold ring and
Il very costly sapphire or ruby or emerald
ring. He sends her daily nosegay of the
rarrst white flowers tied with costly lace, or
with moire silk ribbon, on which her name is
embroidered in silver letters. In aristocratic
Romish families the first person to whom the
marriage is Announced is the Pope, who the
,av of the wedding. tplegraplIS his blessing.
II s0vereigns or princes OF the blood are
among the tamily'S aCQuaintancrs they are III
formed by letter, sealed always with red WAN;
it is against etiquette to address such persons
letter, sealed with black wax. If these regal
pelSonagcS be intimate trends Of the bride 5
father, the mother and betrOtheu announce
the marriage in person to all their friends.
The groom in fHfuTO is introduced by them
only 70 grandparents. The parents give their
daU.lhcr twelve dresses, with stockings, bot
tines, parasuls and Oulmets to match, The
finest white linen and lace alone are used in
the linen. The wedding dress must be of
EasL Indian muslin or IauZe, covered with
orange flowers in tufts, i'll wrcatls, i'll tringes,
with long train Of lamask. No lace. / hrer
sorts Of lace only are in fashion-McchlIn.
NaIcucienEcs and Aeucon. 4 mother who
has the least selt-respect gives her daughter
six dozen day shirts Of very fine linen, six
dozen day shirts Of cambnc, twelv" dozrr,
night shirts, two dozen short prtticoals Tor
walking, six ball prtticOaiS of muslin, with 4
long train, twelve pettroatS for robes dc
chambre. The ''baskct" is no longer willow,
covered with silk and trimmed with knots OF
ribbon, but a very costly antique or modern
secretary, with every drawer filled with pres
cutS, among them IA pIl>e full Of gold tul
charity IN some drawers are lace tiouncr>
enough to trim TWO dresses (one black, one
whlc.) velvet enoug! Tor TWO dresses, fancy
goods enough for two dresses; in other draw
erS are ball fans, drawing-rn0m fans, TASKS
wolk-hoX, card-casr, dreSSing-case and al
sorts of costly knick-knIckS. Pearls are tho
faVarito gems offered L pearl necklace Will
five rows costs Sl0O,OOU-dog cheap. The
groomS mother gives diamonds. II is nC
longer The fashion to display presents giyer
by friends. Cashmere Shawls are no Longer
%iVcn-ShawlS have gone out OF fashion. Cal
you wonder marriages are so rare in Frahct
when /. takes fortune TO enable the groom
to reacl4 the bridal altar