St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-26
LUCK IN CARRIERS.
Bellies Ruled BY Superstition
The Bride and Her Rhyme.

Girls are naturally superstitious, and
a young ladies' boarding-schooI is a
regular breeding place for superstitions.
Those of childhood are there added to,
and when the young lady makes her
debut in society she has a large assert
ment.
This is no fairy tale; it is the truth.
They do not parade their SuperStitions
in public, because they would be
laughed at, but they have them just the
same. They are not confided to fathers
OF brothers ordinarily. and yet who has
not heard of the brides superstition
contained i'll the following lame rhyme:
Something old and something new,
Something borrowed and something blue
As fight OF poesy it is not worthy of
much notice, but as a superstition it re-
ceiveS great deal of attention. Did
you consider it idle talk when you heard
it? If you did you were sadly mistaken.
During the last season there were prob
ably not three society brides, if the term
be allowable. who had the courage to
disregard the rhyme. Obedience to its
dictates is supposed to insure happy
married life, and so strongly is the fem
mime mind imbued with it that should
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bridesmaids would openly revolt.
OF course the something blue'' can
not we'll be worn in sight, bride being
dressed in white, and so it is usually a
garter. The something old" is gener-
ally piece of old lace, while the ''some-
thing borrowed can be ribbon or anv
little thing; the value cuts no figure.
There is good deal that is new about
every brides attire, so no trouble is eX-
perienced there.
Then follow the other superstitions of
the wedding. The ring in the brides
cake every one knows about: also the
throwing of the brides bouquet. The
latter is very pretty custom, and is
ever attended by great deal of excite
ment and jollity.
But there is one inconsistent feature
about all this-one problem that no one
but woman can solve The brides
maid who gets the ring when the cake
is cut is to be the first one married. The
bridesmaid who catches the brides
bouquet when thrown is also to be first
married, and SO is the one who gets the
brides garter. How can three be mar
ried first? This is the problem.
Bah! 1t is just pretty custom, you
say: no one believes in it.
''How is that?" was asked of North
side young lady.
Indeed they do believe in these
superstitions to a great extent" she re-
piled. 1.-The old and new one is so
firmly believed in that young ladies
believe it almost imperative for brides
to observe it. And the others. Well,
they have sort of half faith in them.
They may laugh at them little, but
they are awfully anxious to get the
articles, just the same. Good, SEN
sible girls they are, too, whom you
would never suspect of anything of
that sort. Why, suppose you are en-
tirely ignorant of the fact that
lots of girls to be seen at the balls and
parties every night actually wear yellow
garters on their left limbs all the year
round, because it is the sign of an early
marriage. This is superstition brought
from boarding school, where the custom
is to exchange carriers every Hal
loween."
do you mean that?'
'lndeed / do. 1t is one of the MANY
superstitions observed in perfect good
faith. Did you not know that it was a
sign of bad luck to put your shoes or
slippers on the table? No? Well, that
also emanateS from boarding school,.
i nearly frightened my room
mate into fit by doing it once thought
lesSly. Perhaps you didn't know that
it was sign of good luck to have dog
follow you, 1t is, though. and, more