The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-09-20
A HOTEL WEDDING.
How It is Prepared for and Carried Out.

well, now, take u wedG.~ in n hotel
and the man and his wife start out on a
perfectly fair and square basis," said n
prominent hotel clerk. "Jt's give and
take from the word go, and that's the
correct thing in matrimonial life. This
ls the way it is managed. Tho groom
| ana the brides father come here and
| make all tho arrangements two weeks
before the event. If they arc wise they
Will also pay all bills in advance. cyon
to tipping the hall boys and walters,
! Then they will not be bothered by de.
mands for money during the festivities.
The bride and her mother and friends
come to the hotel some hour ucAwc the
ceremony and busy thcms' Avcs wN(l the
| toilet. A suit of rooms - at thciNlis
! posnl, with absolutely cvcrything\at
hand. Trained attendants Of all kinG,
are Mt moment, call, and no convenH
icnce is laoking,. The groom has also n
room, which is used "a q sort of consoln-
ton apartm lcnt by the friends of the
J. d"ccascd-I mean the friends of the
groom.
"All this time the Clergyman and the
members of the brides and groom's
families E. irc receiving their friends in
the suite of parlors. At the proper mo-
mcnt tn, procession is formed, and they
all marc 'h into the parlor and are married.
Then ttney all file into breakfast or sup.
per, ,'whlchcvcr the case may br, without
going to the usual trouble of putting on
tvhclr wraps and fighting their way TO
their carriages. After all this is over
the wcll-balanccd and evcnly-sSarted
couple drive off together. Thus every
thing Is accomplished without hustle,
confusion, or unfairncss, and there is no
danger of the bride or the lady guests
catching cold by exposure Mt the church
| door"
Are there many hotel weddings ?"
"Blcss you, yes. Many are not on
the elaborate scale [ have just outlined
though We had one hero last week nj
which there were 400 guests, and even
! more extensive ones take place. Some.
times people get married Mt hotel be-
cause there is sickness in the brides
family. There arc other instances
whero wealthy groom has hcsitatcd 10
ask his swell friends to his swccthcart's
humble home. Such n case occurred
! recently when n millionaire toy manu-
facturcr married one of his factory girls
She was announced as n native of n
small town i'll Massachusetts, but the
deception was SO thin that even the en-
Ployecs Oh the house saw through it,
She was n lovely girl.
IA large proportion OF hotel WEDDINGS
are contracted hy people living out of
Town. They come to New York for tho
tone OF the thing, you know, and as IL. .ey
seidom nave friends who keep house
here, they resort to the big hotels.
Some of these couples orc united IN tbc
public pnrlors simply and qvictly3, while
others are joined h'mbly in n single
room. In such cases one of the hofcl
proprietors or the manager or the clerk
or may be all of them. arc, called in to
witness the ceremony. SSuch WEDDINGS
arc usually good fun fou us, and we some,
times give the newly married. couple n
little dinner, and we always kiss tho
bride"
The clerk smiled gentle adieu TO tbo
reporter ut this point, gracefully assumed
another posture, and resumed his
naughty surveillance of the portera.