The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-26
Cost of First-class Bliss in Paris,
IpnriS Latter

It is veryexpensive to be born in Paris.
1t costs still more to die here. But to
be married here is the most extravagant
thing man could do, unless the brides
pa planks down the money cash, in le-
gions of Napoleons.- Do you think all
that is necessary is to get her to say
"Yes!" and to slip 800 note into Rev.
MIR. Walters hand? Greenhorn! France
is military nation. A French girls
heart is Redan, which must be ap-
preached by trenches, attacked by a
siege artillery from behind gabions,
mined, then carried by assault. After
it is won the winner is allowed to visit
the won (the dear one) daily. He gives
her on his first visit gold ring with
one Cor at most two very valuable pearls
set between two diamonds. The eve of
the wedding-day he gives her the plain
gold ring and very costly sapphire or
ruby Or emerald ring.
He sends her daily nosegay of the
rarest white flowers tied with costly lace,
or with moire silk ribbon, on which her
name is embroidered in silver letters.
In artistic Romish families the first per-
son to whom the marriage is announced
is the Pope, who the day Of the wedding
telegraphs his blessing. If sovereigns or
princes of the blood are among the fam
ily's acquaintances they are informed by
letter, sealed always with red wax; it is
against etiquette to address such per-
sons letters sealed with black wax. If
these regal personages be Intimate
friends the BRIDES father, the mother
and betrothed announce the marriage in
person to all their friends. The groom
| in future is introduced by them only to
grandparents. The parents give their
daughter twelve dresses, with stockings,
bottines, parasols and bonnets to match.
The finest white linen and lace alone
are used in the linen. Tie wedding-drest
must be of East Indian muslin or gauze,
covered with orange flowers in tufts, in
wreaths, in fringes, with long train Of
damask, No lace. Three sorts of lace
only are in observation-disclosures, Mech
lin and Alencon.
A mother who has the least self-re
spect gives her daughter six dozen day
shirts Of very fine linen, six dozen day
shirts Of camhric, twelve dozen night
shirts, two dozen short petticoats TO
walking, six ball petticoats of muslin
with long train, twelve petticoats TO
robes de chambre. The "basket" is III
.. longer willow, covered with silk ant
trilnmed with knots Of ribbon, but
very costly antique or modern secretary
with every drawer filled with presents
+ among them a purse full Of gold 70
; charity; in some drawers elacc fouuce
+ enough to trina two dresses Zone black
: one white), velvet enough for tw
dresses, satin enough for two dresses
y fancy goods enough for two dresses; i
q other drawers are ball fans drawing
!. room fans, TASKS, workbox, card-cas'
n dressing-case and all sorts of costly knicl
n knacks. Pearls are the favorite gems o
!. fered; a pearl necklace with five row
i costs $1O0, 0,0O0-dog cheap. The groom
a mother gives diamons. 1t is no long'
! the fashion to display presents given b
i friends. Cashmere shawls are no long
Il given-shawls have gone out of fashio
d Can you wonder marriages are 50 rare
: France when it takes a fortune to enab
i the groom to reach the bridal altar7