Telegram-herald., 1890-11-30

Lie tIras 4 sal4anersaait complete,
The dss Is sala saas el,iiis a. sbFou9h-
-Dstrols Free PEssA
The Romans deemed Il an ~ omen
b mset certain animals While On the
way - have ne wedding ceremony per-
formed. A hare, dog. caG, hard or
serpent vas an extremely unlucky AMI
MAJ 70 meet upon such occasions. A
wolf. toad, OK or horse was lucky. IN
Greece the groom - sprinklsd with
gater 0n leaving home % meet hls Ia
ture bride. Tue BRIDE must visit the
oven IN company ~lth hss father aud
mother q she would have happy mar
Tied t.fe.
In France, during the middle ages, a
ring woven from straw, or one made OF
horseshoe nails, was placed on the
brides anger Al tho conclusion OF tne
marriage rite. The couple also stood
IN ring nve or 81 feet n diameter
made Of mistletoe or straw.
In China. girl Who 8 partaklng OF
the last meal she - to-eat ln heI father .
house. previous % her marriage, sits at
the table With her father and brothers
only, bat she must not eat over one
half OF ths bowl OF rice SET before her,
otherwise her departure viii De fol-
lowed by continued scarcity IN the
domelle sho IS leaving. In Scotland +.
~. lac e..
meet funeral while or the way TO
ued.ock. The BRIDE or groom was GER
tan TO die soOn. as the sex of the per-
son beng taken 10 the graveyard was
male or female. The SWeedsh bride
seeks 10 catch glimpse of the groom
before be sees her, hoping thereby 10
gain the future mastery. She also
places her foot before his while the Ger
emOny Is being performed aud sits
down hrs.. W bile the words are being
said she stands near the groom, so that
IA the future-nO one vii come between
them.
In Brittany, II the wife hopes to rule
she must take care that the ring, when
placed upon her finger, shall slip At
once 20 ~ place without stopping NJ the
large second lOiat.
Ia Russla ths bride must not eat OF
the wedding cake unless she wishes 10
lose her husbands love. IL dog be-
longing % the family OF the BRIDE
snOuld howl on the day of the wedding,
or the day previous TO the event, he
must be snot by the father Of the bride,
and no one else, and, besides that, with
a bullet made from a silver rupee
80. Louis Republican.
AtA recent wedding supper among
the upper ten of tins clty one young
mAn-s most fastidiOus guest from out
OF she city-created quite ripple OF
amusement by declaring that every
guest should have 4 souvenir OF the Oc-
caNon Re immediately proceeded 70
seiEe and pocket an elegant gold fork,
and as each one OF the guests n the
room followed SUIT, the pretty table WAS
shortly deunsd of It's ghtterlng array OF
gifts. However, when the hour Tor the
departure Of the guests arrived, It was
not deemed necessary % count the
spoons, for every article was IN It's pro-
per place
50 Far this fall the prevailing styles
IN dress fabrics show bold aggressive
paltsrns-immeuse spots, wide stripes
ana NFnaA pt@ih FtAita fArFAttAi-- tti
the lstters styles Is taxes generally an
eighth Of yard 10 SHOW the pattern
I'm dotted materials the dots, or spots,
arc 0fteutlmes as large "a silver dollar
and are concOctcd OF Cameis hair or
some other long shaggy stun. Rough,
coarse stuhs will be the mode too
some Of the materials are Of the etexture
OF blankets. Only half q dozen yards
would be needed for a dress, rs quite
PLAIN skirts are likely 70 be the only
kiud worn for some time % come.