Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-11-30
COSTLY NUPTIAL KNOTS.
A PROPER WEDDING IMPOSST-
BILE FOR LESS THAN $4,000.
Even the Bridegroom FIseced Out of a
Thousand or TWO-Debuts Not Far
Behind in the Line of Expense-POInt
d. Alencon with a Sad History.
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AhOueAl0 or AhO-OC0ANs -NoA = ~
Behind in the Line of Expense-POInt
d. AlencOn with Sad History.
Correspondence Of the Koraing Meas.
NEW YORK, Nov. 2S.-PeoDle speak OF
the AstOr wedding as ''the wedding" in
the same way as the Vanderbilt fancy
dress ball was always ''the ball'' for
many months after it was given. OF
course the AstOr wedding cost much more
than any that has occurred in the metFOp-
oils In many months, but the tying Of the
nuptial knot in manner at all preten-
tiOus has come to cost a small fortune.
While marriage is not beyond the reach
Of the poorest yeoman of the land no one
who aspires to the reputation of being
fashionable can go to the altar in any sort
OF style for less than $4,000 or $4,000
When one attempts to get his daughter
of his hands he is met by open palms al
| every turn. Even the bridegroom has to
( 90 down into his pocket pretty deeply
/ To begin with the father of the bride can
not secure the church with its necessary
corps of attaches for less than SIS or 500
This allows $25 for the church, $25 to the
! sexton and his assistants, $15 to the or
ganiSt and $40 to the liveried servant who
assists the guests to and from their CARR
ages. TO these little sums must be added
the $50 or $100 which the bridegroom
slides into the hand of the officiating min
lister. Carriages cost 81 each, and the
total may be run up to any amount. 1t
seldom exceeds $50, however, unless an
| unusual display is made, Canopies,
crash, camp chairs and other inoldentais
of like nature consume the greater part of
another $50 bill. The collation., with wine,
cigars and extra servants to serve il,
costs an average of So for each guest. No
than 800 partakers of the banquet. It's
cost, therefore. can be safely put down at
the modest sum of 81, 500. No well
equipped bride can be launched with
trOusseau costing less than 50 600, and at
least $500 must be spent by
the joyous parent for the dresses
of the bridesmaids. Flowers require an
outlay of $500 and the invitations and
their delivery cost 500 more. When all
the bills are footed up and paid the father
begins to feel poor. A bridegroom can
get out very comfortably for $1,000 or
$500. OF course he must put $500 or
$500 in clothes, eXpend an equal amount
or more on the bridal tour, give the ushers
a hundred-dOllar dinner, present each of
them with a costly scarf pin, and give
the bride and her attendants $50 worth Of
flowers, not taking into consideration the
presents nc must make them, which must
where from $50 to 500 each. Taken all
in all, a fashionable wedding in New
York may be truly said to cost very
''pretty penny"
EXPENSIVE DEBUTS.
II the tying of the nuptial knot was the
only severe tug at his purse strings dur
ing a fashionable daughters career in So
ciety the average Manhattan father would
be inclined to smile cOmplacentiy. The
smile never rises, however, for the prOpO-
sition expressed has no foundation in
fact. a society girls career is frought
with trouble, WOrriment, and expense
from its very cradle. The day that is
marked by her debut is the beginning Of
an incessant drain on the purse of the
father. No debut can be a success nova
days unless the scene is laid at belmont
cos, name which has long since been
recognized as a synonym for extTaYa-
gance of the most superlatIye nature.
Fifty Young rOsebuds. as the debutantps
are called, will make their debut this
winter. The occasion is always marked
by ball and costly supper. OF course
there are some who cannot stand the
pinch of the DelmonicO affair, and howev-
er deep the regret are compelled to
make other fields the scene
OF their cOnquests. The next
best thing is to make their first appear
dlcc At d 8IduQ jail given III the ldUljI
mansion with superb decorations. a grand
supper and costly favors for the cotilli0U.
This, too, is very costly. The last resort
is to have an afternoon reception, or
stand by mammals side during an after
noon tea and be introduced to the guests
as they enter. AS a matter of course the
fair debutante's costume may cost for
tune, or a trifle, as she elects and the
family purse may permit. In most cases,
bOr ha fnilnf Tc CT nd
not particularly expensive as society in
go. a debutante Delmonico
ball, including German favOrs and floral
decorations, will cost anywhere from
So, 900 to sc, 600. A nice house ball to 800
guests will cost in the nelghborbood Of
50, 600, while an afternoon reception may
be given to the same number for anything
between 500 and $1,000. OF course the |
debutante's costume is not included in !
the totals herein enumerated. Tulle /
dresses are now IN favor and they are made |
up over slips of satin. Some of them !
are embroidered IN roses, in silver or
gold, and all are finished with ruffles of
white lace. Pink, white and the two col |
Ors combined are the most popular shades,
although fOrget-me-nOt blue and pale yell
low are also worn. If the dress is worn !
at bail it has a train. but otherwise Is |
made dancing length. The cOrsage is cut |
square and the sleeves made short. The |
more bouquets carried, the more popular /
the young lady is supposed to be. Each |
young gentleman invited is expected to |
send the rosebud a floral Offering, and, as
he naturally wants to see what the young |
lady looks like who receives his bouquet,
ne appears at the reception or ball. and is /
in duty bound obliged to show the young |
lady some attention. A round table is |
placed by the side of the young debutante, |
as she stands with her chaperone to re- |
ceive the guests, aud on this is piled the |
bouquets and baskets of roses, the two |
handsOmest ones being held in the hands. |
BEAUTY's HAND AND HEART.
An interesting little incident of the re-
cent Astor wedding has just reached the
surface, every paper in the metropolis, |
despite the length and minuteness of |
their accounts of the affair, having over |
looked or failed to ''get on to it." 1t is
an old Knickerbocker custom at weddings !
in this city to give the attendants of the |
bride and bridegroom just after the cere- |
mQnY, slices Of bread on a silver platter, !
there being a gold ring in each Of the !
slices. The tradition is that the young
lady attendant and the gentleman at !
tendant who find the rings that have fallen |
to them shall become husband and wife. |
This custom has always been adhered to |
at weddings in the AstOr family, and at |
this last one the two persons who receiv- |
ed the rings were Miss Langdon and Mr.. |
Legrard Cannon. Mr.. Cannon is the
somewhat insignificant son OF a we'll
known banker of this city, while Miss
LangdOn is recognized as a very
beautiful woman, in fact; she is
called the belle Of New York. Be-
sides being beautiful Miss LangdCn
has an income Of 900 year and her
own bank account. Mr.. Cannon is a very
diminutive gentleman, and Miss LangdOn
is on record as Objecting to gentlemen of
that kind. She is understood to have reject
ed one, notwithstanding the fact that he
was and now is a Congressman. Should
she persist in her antipathy to diminutye
young men the chances are that the ira
dition of the ring in the slice of bread
will not be fulfilled in this instance.
LACE WITH HISTORY.
There is at present in New York seek
ing a purchaser, a marvellous thing in
the way of point d'alencOn, an entire
dress of exceeding fineness, which must
have cost years of patient labor. 1t is
beautifully worked in flowers and fern
leaves in the designs Of garland and
served with veil of the same beautiful
workmanship, as part of the bridal
toilet OF young girl, at that
time the only surviving daughter
of well-known widow lady.
The bride who wore this dress married
the only son and heir of one of the richest
of BaltimOre's merchant princes. The