Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-12
BRIDES DO NOT BLUSH.
IL is Net the efspsr TAiss 10 b Ea
ksrrkgKea q tae AfaF-Tks Sci.
tMn CeFe RnAtcs
Or Lsng Ago-Wky yhfte Lat Coed
0olsr to be Mayried In-Bcu sueta
0at Of Fashion.
Chicago News.


"Well, Elizabeth, I call it disgracs-
full"
1t was one evening last week. The Anal
notes OF the Loaeugrin wedding hymn
were sounding FROM the organ OF south
side church, and the usual chatter went
on as zoe guests passed down tie aisles
In the rear of 8 fast vanishing bridal
party. A sweet faced, silver haired
womsn, supported on one side by an sth-
letic looking granddaughter, and on the
other oy q gold headed stick, closed ths
procession, scandal z2d expression on
her Gisnised old face.
"r repeat, Rlz2oetn, an shocked. l
never would nave believed il Of MARY
IS daughter! The girl scizslly sissled
ct the atari"
"Elz,betn" ssHs her broad shoulders.
l"But, grandRS, dsEr, Jou don's ander-
stsBd," she explained. "Brides are not
supposed to look shy and tinid IOWA
days. That sort of thing ia considered
the worEs possible form. They are sx.
pecssd TO seem esFy and uxcoEcsraec,aId
welI-rather amused, yoa know. Nelly
wasn't really irrevsrsat. She was os!y
uodern."
eyes; ipE perfectly trss. The 'blush-
ing BRIDE 10 suite thisg CT the psst--5s
mack out Of date az wedding fsvols, "said
IN authority on the subject "I'Va
seen aias brides this GVismr, aid
there wagn't Amt OF asrycEs-
zsIs or ihs ghost CT 9 bxsA RhoU.
ore OF them. They seemed TO regard The
Ceremony az "a excellent joke or bssi-
ness detail, sra think tnsibcsiReas- like
brides we're in the nIj0risy. No cllRgins
T., sac arms Of their nssaral protectors
and RErmarixs Of responses for them
| No, lRdeedl You can hear Frances
a eann, take Charles Augustus FROM She
vesubuls nowadays. And as for ss6se-
queRs tears, tksy would be 'trishtfsl bad
tsiyIe.'
"Weddisgs have certainly been revolz-
tisnl54d lately. Do 1 tkisk 1t an Improve
@sxs? No, can't say that dc, though
fasaioa to tAs exaggerated sslsa.
Ri,y uhiah was In vogue o few
years SEQ, when these very 'higl
church weddings Arst came in. Yes re-
ncR Der, doz't yos? Tas bride used *
walk up the aisle alone, a. funeral pace
with her s;es Gxed Oh the toss Of her slip
pers, and the most dismal expression she
could achieve, and ths bricssRsids were
sHppsx&A 10 be equally fuRsrsal. So kof-
iisis6 6e pleasant for the waiting sroeR
tSox know. Now, the bride walks rather
quickly, and somstimes Rods &Rd sRils:
80 che recognizes acqasiAtsrces on the
way. Not zany girls hGvs ASSURANCE
enough for thst, though. Isn't 1t Hardy,
tha novelist, who says that "there are two
classes isto which gentle young women
NATURALLY divide; thofs who grow Ts& o.
,hai weddings and those who crow palei
sn sorry 10 say tkat saw ore very red
s.ide LAST month. She WIS rougea. Yee
actually. Q1l&e young girl, too, and 8
pretty ore. It was cold day, and l sap
pose she was afraid Of get Ing az DEC omiDs
| ~ pale. AS matter Of fast, most girls
| look their worst IA white, especially Dy
daylight. Thst is tbs real reason way ths
repeeEed attempts 30 make evening wed.
dlIss unfsshIonshie do sot succeed II
this country. Morning weddings sra tke
rIls in EaglsDd, whore good complex !oni
are more cQImOn.
"Hnstish brides sre Te7iyipg the old
! fashioned white muslin gowns and bon
nets Of their erandmoIhers. Miss MAEE-
sci, 8 well Known south OF England
| D64utyt WHO WsEIlSu snp dOI' CAHSbOl
Bethel nOs long ago, wore q frock O
white sprigged muslin and 8 drawn tull
bonnet, trimmed with orange blossoms
Tbs effsct musS hsVs been very qusiG
and pretty. Another English girl wa
married. lately in 8 tailor msde gown O.
white serge and white straw bonnet
and still another il Hhlts silk director!
costume spd big chip hat, loaded dow
WITH white os!rlch feathers. Anything
] il my opinion, is prefersble to the coz
ventional veil, which Is unbecominl
in zine csses ont of ten, sad Il
nesr!y SlWkys i'll arranged. I don't be
lieve l ever sau one well put on till th'
other day at Miss Ma Wedding. Ths
wss triumph indeed. l wonder wat
arranged II ior hel? All over the church
people were saying, HOW well her vel
sul,s her!'
HDld you know that bridal bCquets sr'
goirg out Of fashion, toe? II is 'sweL
TO carry 8 prayer book, bound IN q pieci
II the N sterial from which the wedding
gown IS made. Bridesmaids e,il carrI
flowers sDd the groom is SLOWED bit o.
st phanotis c. Ely Of the valley, never 1
rose What about his behavior? Oh, b
mey be joculsr or serious, just es h
p!esses. Il doesn't matter in the least, 81
| 20 one cYsr 0yCenng Of looking a. him.