Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-02-28
ODD SUGGESTIONS.
Strange Notions OF People In Various COun-
tries Concerning MatrlmOny.
Every Other Saturday.

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Every Other Saturday.
There is perhaps no period in a
woman's life that so completely
changes her whole existance as mar
riage, and for that very reason she is
apt to be more superstitious and fan
ciful at that time than at any other;
and while superstitions are fast be-
coming something OF the past, there
are very few women who will not hes
itate before making Friday their we'd
ding day or viii not rejoice at the sun
shine, for "happy is the bride the sun
shines on" June and October have
always been held as the most propit-
ious months in the twelve, a happy
result being rendered doubly certain
IL the ceremony was timed so as to
take place at the full moon, or when
the sun and moon were in conjunction.
The Romans were very supersti-
tious about marrying in May or Feb
ruary; they avoided all celebration
days, and the calends, nones and ldes
of every month. The day OF the
week on which the 14th OF May tell
was considered very unlucky in many
the Orkney islands bride selects her
wedding day SO that its evening may
have growing moon and a flowing
tide. In Scotland the last day of the
year is thought to be lucky, and il the
moon should happen to be full at any
time when wedding takes place the
brides cup Of happiness is expected to
be always full. In Perthshire the
couple who have had their banns pub
lished at the end OF one and are mar
ried at the beginning OF another quar-
ter of year can expect nothing but
ends.
The day of the week is also of great
importance, Sunday being great
favorite in some parts OF England and
Ireland. And although an English
lass would not marry on Friday, the
French girl thinks the last Friday in
the month particularly fortunate.
Most OF us know the old saying con-
cerning the wedding day,
"Monday for wealth,
Tuesday for health,
Wednesday 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
threshold, after returning from church,
a plate containing few small pieces
of cake, is thrown from an upper win
dow of the house by male relative.
If the plate is broken she will be
happy, il not she will not expect to
escape misery.
In Sweden bride must carry bread
in her pocket, and AS many pieces as
she can throw away just so much
trouble does she east from her; but il
is no luck to gather the pieces. Should
the bride lose her slipper then she
Will lose all troubles, only in this case
the person who picks it up will gain
riches. The Manxmen put salt i'm
their pockets and the Italians blessed"
charms.
1t is an unhappy omen for the we'd
been fixed, and il is believed much
harm will ensue il bridegroom
stands at the junction of cross roads
Jr beside closed gate ON his wedding
morn. In England it is thought to be
4 bad sign il bride fails TO shed tears
On the happy day, or if she indulges
herself by taking n last look at the
after her toilet Is COM
Dleted; but she may crafty her vanity
without danger il she leaves one hand
Ingloved. To look back or 90 back
before entering the church door, to
marry in green, or while there is an
open grave in the churchyard, are all
and the bride must ba
,areful to go in at one door and out No
he other. When the bridemaids un-
lress the bride they must throw away
III the pins. Woe to the bride il "A
Jingle one be left about her, nothing
will go right Woe TO the bridemaids
{ they keep one Of them, for they
will not be married before Whitsun-
ide, or until the Easter following at
he soonest
II the bridal party venture off dry
and they must go up stream. The
ride must, 10 be lucky, wear.
rSomethiRg old and something new,
something gold and something blue"
II she should see a strange cat or
lear cat sneeze on her wedding day
hen she will be very happy; and il ON
Ter wedding morning she steps from
Ter bed on 10 something higher and
gain on 10 something higher still, she
sill from that moment rise in the
world. For this purpose table is
,laced beside the bed, and II il can
tand near the dresser or something
Iigher than it, she must step from tho
able to that which is higher. Bnt
roe betide her should she fall. M
In leaving the house and church sh0
must be very careful to put her right
Dot forward, and ON no account allow
ny one to speak 10 her husband mntil
he has called him by name.
To hreak the wedding ring is an
men that the wearer will soon be