The Red Cloud chief., 1881-08-04

Bridal Couples nv Wssn'ny'o"'
Along with the tender buds and the
swee. flowers and the soft signing OF
the south wind comes the blushing
bride. Nature is in her so.test mood.
and the bridal couple are in the fullest
harmony with nature. II is beautiful
10 note these charming correspon-
dences, and observe how the great
Leart of nature throbs responsive "a
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. and soft
| IL the conduct Of Chloe and Stephen in
the hotel p~arlors. The hotelpcople laugh
at them, the young married woman
says it is shameful, the crusty old trav-
cler grunts his disapproval, the staid
I married woman thinks sadly OF the
sweet memory in her " past, aud the
raw Young bachelor uttcrs an expressive
| yum, yum! while, unconscious OF every
thing and everybody. the bridal couple
keep on being in harmony with nature.
IL is a nice, sweet thing To be in har-
mony with nature, and bridal couples
seem to nave a monopoly of the busi-
ness. Whether there is a better sam
pie of nature here in Washington, Or
whether the section Of nature that rules
here is more sociable is not known even
10 The Weather Bureau, but certain 1t Is
thet this is the paradise To which young
married couples hy. 1T seems 10 HE
that the number of bridal couples that
come here j. increasing each year"
said a prominent hotel man YESTERDAY.
I'VE have had a great many this year.
and at the present time there are eight
couples in the house" The principal
reason that thi, city is a favori,e place
for this class OF people seems To be that
it is a nice place TO visit. That il isthe
political or social center Of the country
makes no difference TO q bridal
couple. They don't see anything
or ANYBODY but themselves; and
what is more, they don't want
to. No one ever knew of a bride or
groom writing abook OF travels, or Civ
ing any interesting accounts of what
they see in the few lette IS they write
home. They can't do it. She writes
to say that she is we'll and happy, and
then the sufrerings and doings OF John
occupies the next page or two. leaving
only a brief margin TO say how splen-
didly that dress fitted. The scenery
and the sights are left out in the cold.
SO the bridal couple come to Washing
ton to see and be with each other. and
they come here because people are ex-
pec;ed to do as they A-and gener-
ally do il, and that is what they van
to do. The ideal bridal couple that fits
in exactly with the authorized aud Only
approved popular conception of 4 bridal
couple are two people of the opposite
sex who sit and hold each other hands
and gaze fondly into each others eyes
ike two Young calves. which is the
smile of the cynic. The phenomena
have long been observable, and philos-
ophcrS, alter much thought, have come
so the conclusion that the explanation
CT the phenomena is as follows: The
bride is generally a young female per-
son having just left her home. She
consequently feels strange and lonely.
lnstinctiyely she puts out her hand.
The bridegroom is in full spiritual ac-
: cord with the bride, and. rs a result, he
! puts out his hand. The hands meet,
are grasped. She feels satisfied. he
, is happy. This phenoma non, however,
is no longer observed. Bridal couples
now, in the hotel pirlors. occupy two
chairs, and at IN easy conversational
diSian e, and are observed to engage
: in conversation. Their signs cannot be
heard more than ten feet distant, and
} they do not Objec5 10 cOnverSing with
people. She does not bush whel any
. body happens TO glance at her, and
y h is not excessively conscious
of having feet and hands. At the
: dinner table they have separate plates,
Il and he does not feed her with a spoon,
She has an appetite and eats heartily.
After dinner he leaves her in the parlol
y and goes out and takes n smoke. lie
does o find her in tears on his return
} nor does she sob out on his shoulder
a Il felt so lonely while you were gone
Her dress is not crisp and new like
bank note, and he does not wear a new
: suit OF clothes. They dress like otheI
II people, and don't give themselvet
n away. In fact, there is a new kind o
bridal couple going about the country
The hotel-keepers like the new stylc
~ They are quiet and well behaved anC
; very much like other guests. They
- however, insist upon the best accom-
modations, and exhibit an indifference,
to the amount of the bill. which delight
. the hotel people. There is nothin.
q mean about the modern bridegroom 0,
" his wedding trip. He has a royal wa
"a of ordering things which is impressive
a lie acts as if he had an unlimited a.
count nj the bank. Whether this is tn
IL result of marriage is not known, o
whether it is the consequence of tn
IT, round trip railway ticket system
equally a matter of doubt. At an
= rate. they are not disturbed by sordi
II cares. The hotel-keepers rcgrctfull
speak of the near approachO of the clos
of the bridal season. As the war;
weather m on the coo nc doves di
= rect their flight to Saratoga and othe
y Northern resorts, and Washington
deserted. As an evidence of the in
crease of this class of patrons, nearly a
: the hotels in this city have fitted up
large number of rooms for the especi:
accommodation of bridal parties. an
~ during the season they are all in de
mand.- Washington Paper.