St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-01-24
Night Weddings.
GROWING OPPOSITION TO THE Hp1T1s1,
FASHION OF MORNING MARRIAGES

W -hNhNlANN -nAhRIAtTES,
London Correspondence Philadelphia Times
\ very interesting discussion has
been raised in England regarding the
hour at which sensible persons ought t.
&c married.. 1t is urged that, according
to the English custom, marriages are
distinctly at the wrong hour, and there
is very much to be said in favor of a re-.
form. No doubt special licences can he
obtained by those who care to paw fm
them, and, Ill reality, marriages can he
peflormcd at any nour Of the day or in
any draWlng-TOom selected. But. as a
rule, people haveia very proper prejudice
IN favor OF going to church, as their fo-
Tiers and mothers did before them. and
this same church going leads to the
morning marriages that is so much Oh
Jected to. On two grounds the English
method Is unsatisfactory. 1t is unbe-
coming and lnconvenient. The most
beautiful complexion in the world and
the falrest features will scarcely stand
against the contrast of white satin and
orange blossoms in broad daylight, and
IL Is a notorious fact that brides are not
always young and pretty. In the sum
mer time the genial warmth of The
season partly removes the difficulty. Int
III winter compilations yellow and noses
redden III All uncomfortable manner
The bridesmaids are as unanxious as
the bride to be trotted ont for inspection
III thls garlsh manner. 1t a man wants
10 Know when he really looks i'll let him
consult In the morning of December a
Iooklns-Gass that has its back to the
light. The spectacle is hideous. If a
woman desires to know when she is
most unbecomlng, it is at a wedding
breakfast in London house on a foppV
morning of December. Then again # Is
lnconvcnient. The church is over: the
breakfast is short and spasmodic,
Every one feels in the way until the dear
beloved couple have departed amidst
thelr slippers and rice, and then it is all
the more Wearisome then ever. The
pouiterer's boy, taking round the trussed
1oWl next door, has had his peep; the
nursemalds and loafers nave clambered
into some convenient position; there
mas 9een a FAINT cheer below and few
S'SGles from the balcony, and all is over.
asked. What does the bridegroom say
When the carriage drives away and ali
this tomtoolery is at an end 2" There
were Earlons answers ranging from
MY adored one and hearts idol,D to
me practlcal and unpOetical "Give us a
kiss, old girl" and to the expression Of
natural relief in a long drawn sigh. II
does not very much matter what IS said.
but how much better would be the |
solemnlzatlon of matrimonv at NIGHT |
English ladies with complications and
gentlemen. with uncertain hair shonld
think of it. A warm church. railv
lighted, the peal of the distant organ.
the surpiiced choir, the candelabra. the
DECORATIONS, the flowers and the easi
AND afterwards The warm and Con.
sollng dinner. the glitter of diamonds at
the speeches aftera really
excellent meal-turtle- soup oysters and
Io?lnt..Instead of a miserable, cold. in
talgestlble sideboard luncheon, and
afterwards the delight of getting rid Of
ne young people-the JOY of backing
hem out into the cold, there to enjoy
ne p warmth of their natural affection,
md slippers after dark, the carriage
amps lighted, and off they 90, whilst
he invited guests repair to the bali
Dom and have a regular good dance
md Notification, That is the vay to
'nJoy wedding, and the sooner it is ,
RED the better for every one concerned
n the administration of these cold
English marriage feasts.