Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-03-29
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that % oompaetely ehan3se her Who'll
exfsssnoe a. marriage, and foe that vofy
reason ene 70 apt 70 b moro oupoeUei.
eous and fancifol at that time than y
any other and, while supsrstitions ~
fass becoming 2 somsthinR of the pase
thefe are very few women who vii -
hesitate before making Friday thsi1
wedding day, CT will not rejoiee q e.
sunshine. for happy II tbs bRids thal
!ne sun snines on. June and Ootoho1
have always besn hald e the mod pro.
pataous months n the twelve, Q heppy
result being rendered doubly certain Il
the ceremony Vas timed % ~ 70 eaks
place ct the full moon, OF vhsn the euu
and moon were in eoujunetioo.
Inc Romans we're veey supssstiiioua
about marrying In February or Nay
tney avoided al eslsbration days, and
Calends, Nones and ldss Of every
month. The day Of the week on which
the 18th Of May fell Was oonaidssod
vory uniucky IN many parts of merry
old England, and In Orkney . brids -
!ects her wedding day % that it, svsn-
ing may hsvs growing moon and .
In scotland H. laH dsss of IL ysas
are Thought to b Iuoky, and u -
moon should happen to b full q any
time when . wedding takes place, The
brides cup Of happiness = sxpeeted 10
be always full. In PeEthshire the couple
Who have bad their bans Published ct
the end OF ono and are married st the
beginning of another quarter Of Q year.
can expect nothing but ends.
The day Of the week is also Of great
importance, Sunday being q great favor
ite in parts Of England and Ireland.
And although an English Lass would
not marry on Friday, the French Rirl
thinks the first Friday in the month
particularly fortunate. Most Of %
know the old saying concerning the
wedding day
Monday for wealth.
Tuesday for health.
"Wednesday is the best day of all.
Thursday for CROSSES,
Friday for losses,
Saturday no luck at all.
In Yorkshire, when the bride Is ON the
point Of crossing her fathers thfesh-
hold after returning from church, .
plate containing few square inches Of
cake is thrown from the oppor window
of the house by . male relative; il the
plate Is broken she will be happy, II
not, she will not expect to escape mis-
cry.
In Sweden bride must carry bread
in her pocket, and a. many pieces q
she can throw away, just % much tyou-
bic does shs cast from her; but it il no
luck to gather the pieces. But should
the bride Lore her slipper. then she
will l0se all troubles, only in this case
the person who picks it mp will
gain riohes. The Hanxmen puts salt
in their pockets, and the Indians bless
II N an unhappy omen for q wedding
TO be put on when the day has been
fixed, and il 10 believed much harm will
ensue II bridegroom stand at . juno
ti0n Of GROSS roads or beside . closed
gate upon his wedding morn. In Eng
land II u thought IN be . bad sign II
the bride INDUCES herself BY taking q
glance at the looking-glaas after her
toilet u completed; but she may crafty
her vanity without danger II she leaves
one hand unRloved. To look back or
90 back before gaining the church door,
70 marry In green, or while there IL an
open grave In the churchyard, are al
unfortunate. and the bride must b.
careful to 90 in at one door and oot at
another.
when the bridesmaids undress the
bride they must throw away and lose
all the pins. Woe to the bride il ain
gle ono be left about her. Nothing will
20 right. Woe 10 the bridesmaids IL
they keep one of them, for they will not
be married before Whitesuntide, or un-
til the Easter following at the soonest.
II the bridal party venture Oh dry
land they must 90 up a stream. The
bride must, 70 be lucky, wear
Something old and something new.
Something gold and something blue.
II she sees . strange cat or hears Q cat
sneeze ON her wedding day, then ahs
viii be very happy; and II on her we'd
ding morn she steps from her bed on to
something higher still, she will from
that moment rise in the world. For
this purpeae . table 10 placed beside the
bed, and II Il oAn stand neaH the droo-
ser, or something higher than Il, thsn
che must step from the table to that
which il higher. Bat voo botide hsY
should ahs fall.
In leaving the house and church chs
must be very careful % put her right
foot forward, and ON no account allow
anyone TO speak 20 her husband until
aha has called him BY name.
TO break the wedding ring d an omen
that the wearer will soon b. widow,
bat
Az your wedding ring wears,
So vill wear away your cares.