The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-03-06
a rAnIn nnIpAL FARpY.

Primitive Custom VI q Great cilS"Ihh
White nobed Bride IN Paris DO hop'
ioane
The Bois do BOulogne ID the fayorlte
mark near Paris, '1he Woods" New
Vorh parisiana call II, when they TO-
turn 10 their native place Tor ylplt,
after they have resided some TINE III
the American metropolis
The French are 40 proud OF lhtit
English WHEN they come over here, 40
we arc OF our French when wa 10 70
paria And as we apply French nantes
10 nuInbeTless things, which are btllef
said m English, 80 They uhe Ehgllhh
NAMES for places and customs OF Their
own, nj.
Well, the French returning 70 PaFle
| from New York, 60 tho liIht places OF
all 10 "phe Woods" Aud such a w00lhi
lhe perfection OF landscape gardening,
inteIaet with ilpwer plata ana gtottpp,
ana hemmed all around WIN dehhe
mahses OF trees, Restaurants. het heie
and there serve the most delightful
dlshea aud drinka chiefly W little tables
set among the tlera,
There arc lovely graded walks ana nn-
expected ina aud outs among lTlekllhg
fountains aud dewy ftInerleb, All Fallh
loyrs the "llOih, and rich people VINO
ride la ohaaheA drive out thrrb every
day, thousands OF them TO lunch, or
dine, o a.
But the poor people OF PariaY An,
rare indeed, 10 II for them 10 20 hhy-
where, Paris IL their heavens thty nave
never dreHmtd OF u better, unless u IL
the olloia" No matter, thtre Is one hap
py chance In the life Of every boy hud
qirl. when no and she may reasonably
none 10 taste the earthly heaven. Ihat
ID ON the blessed wedding day.
From time out OF MUD the FaflhlAn
wedding tour for the trades people and
the working classes has been 10 the
| UBolRn 10 h aa much a part OF gttling
married Ha tho priest, lhe mass, Tic
welding veil aud The dover Ana QUO
never goes 70 the "boh" without hur,
Ing q train OF carriages whifl in ana
aJup before a ruataufanl; When tnt
| fathera,in law ana m0thefHln law
the white yelled bride, m her white
dress and ahOta aud tram, ana lht
groom in aOher black, with u white
| flower In his button hole, diumount hnd
followed by "A troop OF alalern aud ooua'
ms aud auuta, make the rounds OF Tue
WaIka aud afOttus. They are simple,
/ aulet unconscious, duing Just whht
| their fathers aud grand. fathers, moth
ers aud grand mothers have zone, lar
back into Pagan GauL lhtft lsbuppr
stti0n mixed up with the pleasure, ahd
the bride N q lucky bride VINO renewb
| her vows before u certain grot, FHr
! weather or lOul, the party make thtlf
pilgrimage, aud their utter disregard
! of the weather 10 q charm WITHIN l'brll,
The French girls live very secluded
lives. Even the daughters OF the poor
are hidden away from the public gaze,
aa far ns posMble The school hnd Tile
convent claims the GIL until her iAthtr
aud mother nave chosen husband lol
her, II they are tnlfIy parents, Ahu
the French usually are, thty nave, ny
piuching Rnd saving, accumulated
nice little dover for every daughter 10
be married, aud are ready W DO lho
handsome thing NJ the Wedding
Two things are uppefmoyl then, III
viewing suCn weddings the demuto
and unw0rldy bearing OF the bride ana
the sel satisfaction OF the parents The
groom is fully as timid as the bride,
ior ms vet, no Is tied W his mothtf.H
apron strings. French boys and gllls
obey their parents, especially lhtlr
moihers, who ure heads, at least jointly
In their households, As for the mother
in.law, she is not the dtspleed creature
Americans Of later birth have tried TO
mako her; aud she never appears Nv
better advantage than at u wedding
The stroll over, retreshmenls are tak
en-, aud then the bridal party return 10
Paris The bride, now that she Is mad
am, has some OF the privileges OF lhr
American girl, If she chooses TO enjoy
them, Asa rule abe joins heartily ~
the affairs of the coparlnership ana 10
before long as shrewd IA business as
her husband.
KATE BRowELEE SHERWOOD
Canton, o., March !,
NorE: BOia dc Boulogne, the Sou
logne woods, pronounced BWada BOO