National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-04-30
BRIDAL COUPLES.
THE KIND THAT COME TO THIS CITY.
Washington as the Objective Point OF Wedding
Trips-What the Hotel Men Say-HOW the
Couples Behave Themsclyes-The
MODERN Bridegroom.


sweet flowers and the soft signing of the South
wind comes the blushing bride. Nature IS in her
softest mood and the bridal couple are in the
fullest harmony with nature. 1t Is beautiful 10
note these charming correspondence, ana observe
how the great heart of nature throbs responsive to
that of humanity. Softly the tender buds unfold
their soft petals softly the zephyrs blow, soft are
the billowy cloud masses in the azure sky, ana
soft is the conduct of Chloe and Stephen in the
hotel parlors. The hotel people laugh at them,
the young married woman says that it is shame
full the crusty old traveller grunts his disapproval
the staid married woman thinks sadly OF the
sweet memory in her own past, and the gay young
bachelor utters an expressive
YUM! YUM
while. unconscious of everything and everybody,
the bridal couple keep on being in harmony with
nature. IT is nice sweet thing TO be in harmony
with nature, and bridal couples seem to have
monopoly of the business. Whether there is bet
ter sample of nature here in Washington, or
of nature that rules hereis more
sociable, is not known even to the weather bureau,
but certain it is that this is the paradise to which
Young married couples fly. 1T seems to me that
the number of bridal couples that come here is in
caeasing each year, said prominent hotel man
yesterday. 1--WE have had q great many
this year, and at the present time there
are eight couples in the house" The principal
reason that this city is favOrite place for this
class of people TO be that it is nice place TO
visit. That it is the political social centre of
the country makes difference TO bridal couple.
They don't see anything or anybody but them
selves; and what is more, they don't want TO. No
one ever knew of a bride or goOm writing book
oftravels, or giving any interesting accounts of
what they see N the few letters they write home
They can't doit. She writes to say that she is well
and happy, and then the suferingS and doings OF
John occupies the next page or two, leaving only
brief margin TO say how splcndidly that dress
fitted. The scenery and the sights are left out in
the cold. So
THE BRIDAL COUPLES
come to Washington to see and be with each other,
and they come here because people are expected
to do they please and generally do it. and that
is what they want TO do. The ideal bridal couple,
that fits in exactly with the authorized and duly
approved popular conception of a bridal couple,
are two people of the opposite sex who sit and
hold each others hands and gaze fondly into each
others eyes like two young calves which is the
smile of the cynic. The phenomena has long
been observable, and philosophers, after much
thought, have come 10 the conclusion that the ex-
PLANTATION of the phenomena is as follows: The
bride is generally young female person having
just left her home She consequently feels strange
and lonely. Instinctively she puts out her hand.
The bridegroom is in full spiritual accord with
the bride, and, q result, he puts out his hand.
The hands meet, are grasped. She feels satifed.
He is happy. Hence the position which has been
made the subject of criticism. A reporter of THE
REPUBLICAN, however, yesterday, after thorough
inquiry, made the startling discovery that this
statement about the habits of bridal parties was
either campaign lie, gotten up for the purpose of
breaking up the marrying business, or else was an
obsolete custom. At any rate this phenomenon is
No OH ol IN fha
hotel parlors,
OCCUPY TWO CHAIRS,
and at an easy conversational distance, and are OBJ
served to engage in conversation. Their signs
cannot be heard more than ten feet distant, and
they do not object to conyersng with people She
does not blush when anybody happens to glance
at her, and he is not excessively conscious of hav
ing feet and hauis. At the dinner table they have
separate plates, and he does not feed her with a
spoon. She has an appetite, and eats heartily.
After dinner he leaves her in the parlor and goes
out and takes a smoke. He does not find her in
tears on his return, nor does she sob out OIL mis-
shoulder felt so lonely while you were gone"
Her dress is not crisp and new like bank note,
and he does not wear new suit of clothes. They
dress like other people. and don't give themselves
away. In fact there is new kind of bridal couple
going about the country. The hotel-keepers like
the new style. They are quiet and well behaved
and very much IKE other guests. They, however,
insist upon the best accommodations, and exhibit
an Indifference to the amount of the bill which
delights the hotel people. There is nothing mean
about
THE MODERN BRIDEGROOM
on his wedding trip. He has royal way of order
ing things which is impressive. He acts as if lie
had an unlimited account at The bank. Whether
this is the result of marriage is not known, or
whether it is the consequence of the round-trip
railway ticket system is equally matter of doubt.
At any rate they not disturbed by sOrdid cares
The hotel-keepers regretfully speak of the near
of the close of the bridal season. As the
warm weather comes on the cooling doves direct
their flight to Saratoga and other Northern resorts
and Washington is deserted. As an evidence of
the increase OF this class OF patrons nearly all the
hotels in this city have fitted up large number of
rooms for the especial accommodation of bridal |
parties, and during the season they are all in de-
mand.