The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-05-03

taste. the ofacating clergyman shakes
hands with the yonpnS couple and con-
graduates them The bride taKes her
husbands right arm and they walk down
Che broad aisle without recognizing any
one ia the church to their carriage at the
door, followed by the bridesmaids, the
usher5, tie family, ard drive home to
stand under q floral bell and to be con-
gratuiated. The signing Of the register
in The vessry is not an American necessity
as it is IN Eng land: but it is now the fash
ion to have 4 highly illuminated parch-
n1ent certificate signed By the newly
married pair, with two or three witnesses,
the bridesmaids, the best man, the father
and mother, and SO on, being the attest
ing parties. IL an evening wedding takes
place in church those who are asked TO
the house afterward should 20 without
bonnets.
Catholic ladies' always cover their heads
in church. so they throw a light lace or
mantilla over the head II the wedding
occurs in the evening the groom must
wear the dress coat and white tie
At home after the ceremony the brides
mother Yields her place as hostess for the
nonce, and Is addressed after the bride
After two hours of receiving the
for q travelling suit, which may be of any
color but black. She comes down
with her mother and sisters, meets the
groom In the hail and dispenses the flow
ers Of her bouquet TO the smiling rnaidens,
each of whom struggles for flower.
Then comes the farewell. scene OF min
gied tears and smiles. The horses and
driver and foorman Of the carriage which
Is to drive the happy pair for the honey
moon are all dressed with white favors
and flowers. and as they drive Off rice is
thrown after them and an old slipper. In
England the happy pair spend tbs honey
moon at some house, friends house pre-
sumably lent for the occasion. However,
in this land OF comfortable hotels. an
agreeable and quiet apartment can al
ways be secured After returning 10 ner
home the bride should advise her friends
by card of the days on which she will re-
eeiVe them.
THE WEDDING GIFTS
As for showing the wedding gifts, that
must be left to Individual taste No
friend should be deferred from sending a
small present, one not representing q
money value, because other and richer
people can send more expensive gift.
Often the humble offering is much more
enduring and useful souvenir Any gift
which hetokens a long and predetermined
interest in the bride is the most fatter-
ing.
The custom Of giving bridal gifts ma
become an outrageous abuse of a good
thing. From being very pretty custom,
one which had as It's base the good reason
of helping the young couple to begin
housekeeping, which is still observed in
Holland and the North, by presents OF
bed and table linen and the necessary
furniture of the house, IL has become but
another form of ostentation. There gets
to be a rivalry between the families; the
publicity of the whole thing, the noto-
riety and extravaganza could well. be re-
buked.
II a wedding is to be celebrated at
home, the space where the bridal party is
70, POI Il 10 h1v h
The clergyman comes down in his robes
before the bridal pair, they face him, and
he faces the company Hassocks are pre-
pared for them to kneel upon. After the
ceremony the ciergymon retires from his
coign of vantage, and the bridal party
take his place, standing to receive their
friends congratulations. Should there be
dancing sc wedding, and IL is not bad
old custom, particularly in the country,
the bride must open the first quadr1lle,
dancing with the best man, while the
groom takes ont The first bridesmaid
The prettiest wedding is one In June at
country house, particularly If the bride
can walk to church over flowers and
under the biossomfng trees. The massing
Of a single flower, the yellow daffodil or
the pink and white apple blossom Is Q
very good idea. If choir boys could sing
wedding choral outside the windows it
would be happy thought, and it is q
pleasant feature of q country wedding
that the faithful domestics who have
loved the bride from childhood can assist.
In England they count on each wearing q
favor made by the bride herself. The
cook, the maid, the nurses and the men
servants in England always expect
wedding favor and small gratnity, and
in this country all expect box OF we'd
ding cake.
BoQUETs AND CAKE.
AT country wedding, If the dayis fine,
little tables are set out on the lawn. The
ladies seat themselves around, the gentle
men carry refreshments to them. The
piazzas can be decorated with autumn
boughs, evergreens aud flowers, the
whole thing becomes garden party. and
even the family dogs should have q
wreath Of white flowers around their good
old necks.
Many brides of today leave the bouquet
at home, and carry an ivory prayer book
10 churoh. The term honeymoon is de-
rived from the Germans, who drink
metheglin, beverage made OF honey, for
thirty days after the wedding.
Quiet weddings, either at home or in
church, are very much preferred by some
| families. The bride is married in travel
ling dress and bonnet, and drives off in
thief groem's carriage from quiet we'd
| ing to the honeymoon, [
the wedding breakfast IN America is
stand-up affair, and it is proper to serv 9
and lobster, boned and truffied turkey
and pheasants, patti of game. cold part
ridge, pate de foie gras, terrapin and
oysters, ices, creams, jeIlies and fruits,
champag claret aud punch. The bride
sometimes cuts the cake and allows the
young people to search for ring.
The bride cake is not so universally
sent about as formally. but still one
! finds the little narrow box Of cake near
| the door for each to take. As the ring is
| the expressive emblem OF the perpetuity
of the compact, and as the bride cake and
| libations form significant symbols OF the
nectar sweets of matrtrnony, it will not do
| 10 Danish the cake altogether, although
| few people eat IL and few wish to carry it
| away.
II she is a widow, she can invite in her
own name as Mrs. Mary Steward HaEil-
| ton, or better still, a friend sends out
| the cards in her own name with imply
| the cards of Mrs. Mary Steward Hamil-
| ton aud of the gentleman whom she is to
| marry, somewhat thus
MR. AND MRS STEWARD
request the pleasure Of your company
at the marriage of their daughter,
MARy STEWARD HANIITOS