The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-31
The Georgia Bride.

Spring is the fayorte season for marriage.
The gay Cupid disports himself with singular
pertinacty when the leaves begin to bud. and
The first tiny flowers, modestly peeping forth,
burst into fragrant loneliness. 1t Is no won
der that the sentimental young man, who has
sat close by the freside all winter. should
suggest TO the brown eyes which have droop-
ingly watched him the while, that possession
ia more pleasant than doubt; neither IS 1t mat
ter for surprise that, having yielded her heart
already, she should now be willing to yield
her name as well.
Tho nuptial literature OF Georgia. always
above the mark, is better than usual this year.
The Abel News, for instance. as q warning Of
what is TO come grows eloquent over an early
spring boat ride on Gliddens mlllpOnd. 1T
was amusing" says the editor, TO see girls
spit on their hooks for luck and watch the
cork with the eagerness OF hungry editor
Several couples went out and caught nothing
but smiles from each others faces. Twas
pleasant, counting on the water" Contlnu-
ing. the same account says: IF you want to
know what good cooks our girls are. go TO a
picnic like this; they carry nice cookies there
like il was wedding"
And weddings there followed sure enough.
The Blackshear Times thus charmingy
pictures it:
The night was a lovely one. The sky,
studded with stars, was flooded with the soft
light of the silvery moon, while light breeze
tempered the heat The pretty cottage home
of the bride is empowered in noble trees,
from whose pendant branches, in the young
green foliage hung in all parts of the ground.
Chinese lanterns with their crimson light.
The house itself was an illumination. The
handsomely appointed parlor, in which
the matrimonial rite was TO be observed, was
vegy artistically decorated. Near the center
of the room was erected floral arch. from the
center of which WAS suspended a large floral
evergreen bell, bearing in its cavity two beau
tiful Gala lilies. The house was bright through
out with light and the fresh leaves OF the pal
metto."
Here The Sylvania Telephone takes up the
tale:
Then came the youthful bride leaning
upon the arm OF the groom. She looked
lovely in her gown of pale heliotrope gauze
made over silk Of the same shade; the low
cut corsage was in V-shape back and front.
trimmed a la Grecque, with elbow sleeves
and oranage flowers. Her veil Of tulle was
held i'll place with a wreath of orange bios
SONS, and her fair neck was encircled with
the same sweet flowers. In her hand she car
RED an exquisite pearl and silver fan
The pen picture drawn by The Eastman
Times is not quite so elaborate. but 1t Is TO the
point when it says that The small. neat and
tidy form Of the pretty bride was oecomlngiy
and tsstefully attired in a light drab silk suit
with accompaniments to match" With all
these facts before him, The Camilla Clarion
is moved TO say that the bride was lovely"
What could be lovelicr than Georgia
BRIDE Modest and dutiful, sek-respecting
and self sacrificing, arrayed in the freshness
of morning, and given from the hands Of a
Georgia mother whose vigilance over her was
never relaxed, she is at once the glory of her
seq. and fulfills the most scrupulous scriptur-
al expectation. Coming back to The Abel
News. quoted first above, we have not seen
the last of the Georgia brides. for if grassy
lawns and winning smiles mean anything
there will be another verse added to the fol-
lowing:
Have beautiful lawn
In front OF their residence door,
The scene of the park
And the song Of the lark
Add JOY to their houfeevcrplore.
Atlanta Constitution.