Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-06-22

STRANGE BRIDAL OMENS.
BExwxoMs ABOUT TIE DATES
or MARRIAGES.

Enrlous ne1Iess ABout Lucky and
mHmcIxv Nyo0d1mgN IN the CouD.
exles % the Oad world.
oh, bless you, no; the wedding viii
not take place until early in June, said
society mother in q chat with the
fashion editor, who had touched on tho
subject Of her daughters nupfials
FBut IL was supposed to be all fixed
fof an earlier date. = said the visitor.
so it was, long time in advance. .
sid the mother; "but we discovered
hat the wedding would come in Lent,
81 We put IL off,
eWhyT'
because IL was il Lent. We couldn't
have d marriage in Lent, you know
Why notg There's no law against
marrying at any time, is there2o
No; but it would be bad luck"
Who says so9''
Everybody. Why, it's as old as the
niIle that superstition. The young
women Of over a century ago used to say.
Marry In Lent, be sure to repent.
And the young girls Of this century
keep on saying the same thing, 1t seems. !"
said the mother OF the pros
peekiFe bride, its superstition that
one does not like to acknowledge and
yet no one wants to run the risk of in
Tifing bad luck by violating the rule. T"
The editress being started on the track
eg woman's superstitions in regard to
marriages, made inquiries and gathered
aAHpriAng number Of them.
40 girl. for instance, is willing TO
make Friday her wedding day.
Away back in the tragic times the
most Of these maiden superstitions were
Traced. The Romans were very super
sfitious about marrying in May and Feb
fnnry. The 14th has always been con-
aiaered In England peculiarly unlucky
Eor brides. Why, tradition sayeth not
IA the Orkney Isles the bride selects an
evening for her wedding when there Is I
full moon and flowing tide. In Scot
land the last day of the year is con.
eidered lucky; the brides prospects In
lie arc supposed to be brilliant
sunday Is a great favorite with brides
"a some parts Of England and Ireland.
no French demoiselle, however, thinks
the Girst Friday In the month particularly
Fortunate for her nuptials
It'd Sweden the bride on her way back
from church has pieces of bread in her
pockets. These she throws away on her
road to her home to insure her good
luck It is ill-fortune to the one who
picks up these crumbs. If the bride
lose her slipper on her way from church,
she will lose all her troubles, and the
one who picks it up will gain riches.
II every country it is an unhappy
omen for the wedding to be put off when
once the day has been fixed, and in
nqland It is believed great misfortune
Hllf1asue IL bridegroom stand, If only
Tor moment, at the junction of cross
roads on his wedding morn. In England,
also, Il is thought 4 sign of bad luck If
Ehe bride fails to shed tears on her we'd
DING day, or IL she turn back to take a
AAst look at herself in her wedding toilet.
Among the English lasses it is bad
luck for bride to look back or 90 back
when once she has started for the church.
s 10 marry dressed in green, or to let
the ceremony 60 on while there is an
open grave in the churchyard. When
fne bridesmaids undress the bride they
nust be sure to throw away all the pins,
u make sure oE good luck to themselves
well as for her. II 3 single pin be left
IS The brides raiment, woe unto her.
And II q bridesmaid should keep one of
.hem she viii not be married before
Whitsuntidc, or the Easter following.
Therefore bridesmaids in England are
#et given 20 preserving tho pins from the
bridal costumes II the bridal party
venture Oh the land they must 90 up
stream. aud the bride, to make certain OF
coed luck, must, on the happy day, wear
Something old and something new,
Something gold and something blue
she sees 3 strange cat on that day she
will take Il rs an omen that she is to be
very happy and II on the morning OF her
Wedding day she steps from her bed on
something higher than the floor, and
on sonsthing higher still, she will
Fisa Ia the world from the time OF her.
nafEia4o no make sure Of this, the
nAI6en has chair and table at her
bedside. and steps from one to the other
$ rising from her slumber on her we'd
~ morn. On leaving her home and
starting from the church TO return,
ii very careful Il step out with her
Mh foot frat. hna a careful not ID ad-
Der hnshHnN after they are wed
without first ealing aim BY his full
e Tho break Of the wedding ring
ien that the weareE viii soon lie
widow
And there wofe 4 Others Of the same
which ere shared ~ our young
yemen. who carefully follow many III
nnmmeFies iii Eh weddings 81 to-
Though theg netcen century
ias the graduates 4 colleges Of high
sadinn. they are not proof against khe
stefS lions Of brides from time imme-
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