The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-11
NIGHT WEDDINGS.
Growing Opposition to the British Fashion
Of Morning Marriages.

London Correspondence Philadelphia Times ]
A yory interesting discussion has been
raised In England regarding the hour NJ
which sensible persons ought To be married.
Ii Ia urged that, according to the EhRsh
custom marriages are distinctly ut the
wrong hour and there Ia very much to TO
said In favor of q reform. No doubt special
licenses can be obtained by those who care to
pay for them, and, In reality, marriages can
be performed mt any hour OF the day or III any
drawing. room BelecteI. But, as u rule, peo-
ple have n very proper pr, judice In favor Of
going to church, as their fathers and mothers
did before them and this same church-EoinR
leads to tho morning marriage that Ia so
| much objected to. On two grounds the Eug-
| ish method Ia unsatisfactory. IL ID unbe-
| coming and inconvenient. The most ,auti-
| ful complexion In the world and the fairest
features will scarcely stand against the con
trast or white satin and orange blussoms
In broad daylight, and IT is notorious
fact that brides are not always
young and pretty. In the summer
time the genial warmth Of the season
partly removes the difficulty, but In winter
compextons yellow AMI noses redden ia an
ncomfort able manner. The bridesmaids are
as unauxiuus as the bride to be trotted out FOR
| inspection In this aarlsh manner. IL mum
wants to know when he really looks III let
him consult In the morning OF December u
| looking gass that has It's back 70 The light.
| The spectacle is hideous. III d woman desires
| 70 know when she Is most unbecominR, 1t IL
| at a wedding breakfast In n London house on
| a foggy morning or December. Then again
| 1t Is ineonvenient Tho church IL over; the
| breakfast is short and spasmodie. Every one
feels ia the way until the dear beloved couple
| have departed amidst their slippers and rice,
and then It Is all the more wearsome than
| ever. The poulterer's boy, taking round the
| trussed fowl next door, has had his peep; the
nuTSemaids and loafers have clamhered INTO
| some convenient position, there has been a
faint cheer below and a few giegles from the
balcony. and then oil is over. A clever young
| lady once pertlnently asked: What does
| the bridegroom say when the carriage drives
| away and all this tomfoolery Ia at an end2
| There were various answers ranging from
MY adored one and hearts IDOL" to
a kiss, old girl" and to the expression
| OF natural relief In long-drawn Sigh. Ii does
not very much matter what Is said, but how
much better would be the solem nization 81
matrimony at night English ladies with
compilations and gentlemen with uncertain
hair should think OF It. A warm church
gaily lighted, the peal of the distant organ,
the supplied choir, the cRndefabra, tic dtee-
rations, the flowers and the gas And after
| wards The warm and consollng dinner, the
/ glitter or diamonds at candle-light, the
speeches after really excellent meal-turtl.
soup, oysters and ioint-instead of a miser'
able, cold, indgestible sideboard luncheon
and afterwards the delight OF getting rid O
the young people-the joy of packing them
out into the cold, there TO enjoy the warmth o
their natural affection, the picturesque cere
mony OF the rice and slippers after dark, thu
carriage lamps lighted, and off they go
whilst the invited guests repair to the ball
room and have regular good dance and lol
LITIGATION That Is the way to enjoy wedding
and the sooner 1t is tried the better for every
one concerned In the administration OF thes
| cold English marriage feastS.