The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-12-04
WEDDING suPERsTlTIoas.
Curious Customs Which Have Been in
Vogue for Many Years.

As long as there are fair women and
| brave men there will continue to be
weddings and as long as weddings are
| the fashion there will still be plenty o;
| persons on hand to suggest to a young
bride just what she should do to avoid
bad luck, and also what she must NOT
do for the same reason.
People who are ordinarily sensible
about most things let all their super.
stitious notions creep into their ideas
regarding the preparations for wed.
ding, and these whims are made the
subject of discussion at as early a stage
III the proceedings as when the young
lady is considering what she prefers fol
an engagement ring.
She is told to avoid opals, as no one
ever was known to have any happiness
who owned one of them In spite OF
this however, dealers say that there is
always demand for rings set With
this beautiful stone. Pearls, the super.
stltlous say, are even worse, but event
ually the little circle is purchased and
the time for the wedding discussed,
Then more complications arise as Ger.
tain days are unfavorable and some
months are to be summed Nav il
said to be an especially unlucky month
why, no one can tell, but many
rhyme could be quoted to show that
this notion has prevailed for manv
centuries. August is also looked upon
as disastrous time in which to wed.
and those who marry in Lent will live
to repent, according to very old
authority.
Winter seems to be the favorite
season for the wedding bells to chime,
IN our country at least. In Scotland
the last day of the year is regarded with
great favor, and should December 81
fall on Friday so much the better, as
that is the favorite day of the week fol
wedding. Sunday weddings are com.
mon in England, and in the early his.
tory of our country many couples were
made one on that day, but recently such
thing is seldom heard of
In Norway and Sweden Thursday
marriages are forbidden by the church,
it being called pagans' day
After much consideration the day IL
decided upon, and brave indeed is the
girl who will consent to change it. fo,
that is sure to bring ill-luck which ali
the rice and old shoes of the country
could not drive away
The time arrives and with If nuch
advice in regard to the color which she
shall wear and the manner of arrayino
herself Probably no girl in her teens
is Ignorant of the rhyme which urges
young brides to be careful to wear
something old and something new.
something borrowed and something
blue" in order that she NAV live
''happy ever after" as the storybook
says.
Misfortune is sure to follow the bride
who has a speck of green in her cos.
tune: She must never array her
self IN all her pretty robes until
dressing for the ceremony. She must
never read the marriage service quits
through and she must not stand before
the mirror one second after she is ready,
no matter how pleasing the reflection OF
the happy face and graceful gown.
The one who speaks first on entering
the church will rule the house, SO the
wise ones say, and in throwing the
numerous articles of footwear after the
departing couple, any of the guests
may run after them and -the-ene who
in picking one up will be
married next.
On her return from her wed ding
Journey the bride must be careful not
% step on the threshold of her home,
out must be lifted across by her hus-
Oand
Ii all these rules are followed care
ully, and great care is taken before be-
coming engaged that the object of her
has a name which begins
With another letter of her own, there
loes not seem to be any reason why
should not prosper with the
'rlde unless the old saying may possibly
lave much of the truth in it, which
ays that the reason why so few mar
iages are happy is because young
aides spend their time in making nets
instead Of cages.