The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-27
HIaH-PaIcED BRIDES.
From the New York Morning Journal


From the New York Morning Journal
"A New York fashionable wedding il
a very expensive thing. said a prominent
new York caterer Of Fifteenth Street Ia -
journaler. "
VI course, said the reporter the
brides clothes cost great deal and uer
haps the groom has to pay The minister a
large sum, but do the other expenses
amount to much2"
The brides outfit is something don't
Know anything about. If a wedding is
coming off, the brides father or mother
or uncle or somebody comes 10 me and
says: ! am going to have wedding and
wait you to furnish for it. AN right
| say, how many guests? Well, about
SUI to the reception Then | set to
work to calculate what kind of table
they want
How much per guest" interrupted
the reporter, does il take for very
nice wedding collation."
'Well, l can set very pretty table for
$3.50 per head. That will include ices,
bouillon, cake, wine, jeilies, bonbons,
| several kinds of salads, sandwiches,
| flowers china, walters and all"
What else besides the above menu
would people want2"
"Ol many things. Champagne, oys-
te:s spiced fish which costs $50
more if he is nice fellow; cold meats,
etc. These are all expensive things, and
of course We have to charge for them. "
| 'fDo you include the wedding cake in
the 81 so estimate?"
| Not generally. You see it costs u,
about 90 cents for each box full Tie
box costs few cents, the white satin rib
bon that ties it about s cents, and the
| cake about 10 cents. Each box costs
the person who orders it about SO cents,
which just multiplied by $40 cents, comes
to S1O5. You can always tell swell
wedding by the cake that's served to
you"
How do you go about serving a wed
ding collation."
L send my head man to inspect the
dining-room and kitchen. Then the
I dishes aud silver are sent, the kitchen
being given entirely into the hands of
my men. They set the table mix The
salads, turn out the ices, ETC. and just
before the guests come l go over and see
| if everything is going smoothly Some
caterers take everything left over away
with them. 1t is bad thing to do Tho
family like the remains of the feast SC
much, audit is really of no use to the
caterer. except for walters"
As the reporter left the caterers hi
encountered johnson johnson is
young and rather good-looking man He
takes charge of The carriages and the ad
mittance of the guests at every fashiona
bic affair. He is to be seen standing
under the awning of the mansion at which
the ball or wedding is occurring, and calls
the numbers of the carriages, helps thu
ladies' out, keeps rogues away, anC
/ knows everybody.
Why" said young lady TO jour
| mailer there is never the least danger
of any one but those We desire gettin;
into house as long as johnson is around
Tou can trust linn intirely, and every
one is sure to get their own carriage, too
He is worth his 800 or $500 night
and. besides, he often has men TO assis
him"
Flowers" said florist to the reporter
cost money. But there are several way
of decorating house | can maxi
pretty decorations for $50 or 500, and
make decorations for $500 From $40
to $500 is the general layout. howevc
That will include the church also Yol
see We place the palms, ferns and grow
ing plants about the chancel. but W
take them all back again. But weG
ding bell, a horn of plenty and basket
of flowers, cost the money"
What are the other expenses of wed
dings besides flowers and the supper?
he was asked.
There are the carriages at 81 to 3
apiece The brides family order abot
four besides their own; and there are tn
awnings at the house and church, at 81
; apiece and about S25 to the sexton an
so for the use of the church, and the
there are the Invitations big bill il
themselves. People send cards to hun
,, dreds they do not invite. Take fC
instance, Mrs Vanderbilts ball Sh
!, invited 1900 people. For invitations
directing and delivery, it cost her ovt
! $4,000 Now, let us figure up. For tn
breakfas;-$1 50 a head for 800 peopl
$3.50; flowers, wedding cake, $105; awl
ings, $50; Johnson, 800; carriages, S1t
, clothes, $500; in all, 1,195. think L
just get married and 90 without the wed
ding