The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-11-01
mILWkUgRE WEDDING.
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October, the popular month for fall
wsuanne;ss y near at hand, Tho Mil.
sInuAee peiies who are to become brides
t,uring t,t9u'i aus auspicioi,s reign, having by
sI,s tsne got their sewing done,' are
With reference to the details Of the ;n'es
portant ceremony to which thew natur,I-
~ .iook forward with much aelightfnt
nnficlpation. a wedding anooro ti,n
nlcs people who make no pretensions 70
i 3asiliioneble display" she said "wouid
pc managed something in this way: The
y Pa'rior carpe stair carpet, and front hall
snouio 90 covered with white muslin
iaia as nicely as possible. This prelim.
mary. the bride should rather insist upon
Tor 1T gives q bridal air to the entire snr,
rounding, and is very little trouble. If
improves matters immensely if the car
& petss are q little shabby, and. the muslin
rs just as good as new for all sorts of
uses atterward; besides, this use of white
coyers distinguishes wedding from on
ORDINARY party. Tho room should be
charmingly fresh and pretty, with bas-
Aets or poWls OF flowers hero md there,
ahQ the bride and groom should decide
peIo9ehand lust'where they will stand:
usually the. space between tho front win.
dows or in front of tho high mantel il
chosen if the house is an old. fashioned
ono. Ii the Episcopal service is used.
TWO Dassocks, covered with white muslin
are placed torthe happy pair to kncci
upon. Inc company should be assem-
pied III the parlor little while before
tho hour set for the ceremony, tho mill
1ster standing near tho place to bo oc-
eupied by the bridal couple. When the
nour arrives the groomsman and brides
maid ,precede tho bride md groom down
the staircase, then loitor q moment Mt
the door of tho parlor until tho bride
ana groom nre just bohinG them, then
they enter leading tho way for the bride,
and take their places just upon tho left
OF the place where she is to stand. This
brings tho two girls in the center with
the two men on tho outside, and tho
tablcau is n pretty ono. Tho party, of
course, face the company, and the family
OF tho bride and groom take their places
on either side, SO rs to ut onco otter their
congratulations. At tho close of the
ceremony tho minister talscs tho brido's
& hand, calls her first 10y her now namc.
md, If the moral sense Of the company
will permit, he kisses her. Then he
congratulates tho groom. This is the |
moment selected by the self f-posscsscd |
man to pay his fee. He has provided |
himself with SIS gold piece, ut least,
probably IN eagle, and possibly $50
piece. 1t is nicely wrapped up in tissue
paper, in his vest pocket, and he clnps !
1t INTO the parsons palm, saying softly !
to him that nothing can fully repay tho !
service he has rendered him. Or he !
can lntrust the delivery of the fec to the
@groomsmnn, who should attend to it tho
moment the paraon has congratulated
the happy pair; but the groom had bet
ter attend TO it himself. The eroom's
parents are entitled to offer tie first
congratulations among relatives. because
they of course welcome the bride as
their new daughter. Then tho other
friends come up and SAY civil things.
Presents may bo sent any time after the
wedding invitations nro out, and they
ought to be sont always before tho day
OF the wedding, though this is q rulo
very frequently violated. Tho brido
writes pretty littlenoto to each piycr,
expressing her thanks and her plcnsurc
Mt remembrance. Verbal thanks do not
count us acknowledgment of bridal gifts,
The collation. should he laid in the dim
groom, and small tables may bo
"'s placed about tho room. Some mCmbcr
OF the brides family should see to it that
the Old people among the guests arc
comfortably seated and served .',,s suro
the general company cntcrtho dining.
room. The nhUirs which tho bridal
,n"I y alo to occupy arc prottily dcsip.
mated by white ribbons"