Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-06-09
Out of Door Marriages.

FROM the New 1Ork world.
Last year quite noted couple-names old and
distinguished in New York and Virginia-were
married out OF doors in June and since then the
fashion has greatly grown in popularity, so that
half OF the weddings this month Will be solemnized
under the blue sky and amidst the roses. At
these sylvan marriages the bridesmaids wear
short gowns OF lace or net and the wide white Leg
horn hats either loaded with curling plumes or
wreathed with flowers. They carry on their arms
pretty white and gold baskets tied with floating
ribbons and nlled with natur i blossoms to match
the flowers that wreathe their hats. One Of
the prettiesu weddings Of the season will be
that now In process OF planning for Well,
known New York girl who is 10 be married
next week. II Is 10 be Directory wedding
and will take place on a wide shady lawn,
the ceremony being performed in 'front.' OF treilis
covered with June roses: The bride wears a
with pearls, and with lace veil that is an heir
loom In The family. Her slippers are the white
satin heeless affairs, bound over the instep with
ribbons, such as our grandmOthers wore, and long,
loose, White gloves are wrtnkled up to the Shout
der. There are six bridesmaids all in white and
and Grape being embroidered in gold thread. Big
Dlrectoire bOnnetS with punches OF wedding
plumes and wide ribbons tied under the chin, make
these six fair maids beautiful that 1T is fatally
certain that In time at al they will be six fair
wives. The big white and gold baskets, carried
on their loosely-gloved arms, are to be running
over with daisies and buttercupS, and in the other
hand they are TO carry gold-mounted lOrgnettes,
the gift OF the bride, and made in copy or the Old
fashioned quZzing glass OF the last century. II Is
needless to say that the amateur photographer
will De on hand and the lovely picture will be per-
petuated In black and White, which, after all, can
give but a faint idea OF the charm OF Its back
ground OF June sky and sunshine and roses.
The Eighiy.eights.
From the London Globe.
"The eighty-eights in English history not only
bring great events, but more particularly they
bring foreign invasiOns." That, says Prof. Seeley
in Good Words for June, Is the conclusion which
we must arrive at II we were to play with chrono-
logical condolences. In 1883, the Spanish armada
in 1888, the landing OF Dutch William. OF course
the spanish did not land, but they would have
done so but for that favOrtng storm which blew
them from our coasts. Ah yes, says the Sceptical
reader, but how about 17SS-what happened then?
Well. nothing In particular; the professor con-
fesses 1t. But in 1896 French troops sailed for
Ireland. in 1898 they landed there, and from 1900
to 1906 our danger from Invasion was greater than
had been In the days either Of the armada or OF
every hundred years or Whereabouts, England
becomes subject to catastrophe from without.
We are now In the presence OF another eighty
eight, and the professor asks whether another
says, very much In that position which Spain o.
cupied IN 1888. In that year, and In the next two
eighty-elghts, our Islands were threatened; IN
1888 II Is not Great Britain but Greater Britain
which Is exposed to attack. We have, as Spain
had, an empire which is to be found everywhere,
and which is prOpOrtionately liable to assault.
Especially liable Is 1t TO the attentions OF an
enemys fleet; while England itself has reason to
be anxious about Its 1oOd supply from abroad.
Such considerations not precisely novel; but it
Is Interesting TO observe that MIR. Seeley, whose
prOfeSSorship is not Of politics. Is as earnest as
any politician could be In his eXhOrtatIon to Eng
lishmen not TO pOoh-pooh possible calamities, but
look things full in the face and to be "ready in
time"