St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-24


The yonng woman indicated Was
walking before them, beside a lnascu-
line companion.
Cousin Anna. thas isn't bride.
Why she hasn't a flower bonnet or a
silk dress, and she isn't hanging to
her husbands arm. / believe IT'S her
brother"
"MY dear, Tve been coming here for
thirty years. I'Ye always made point
OF looking out for brides, and ] can tell
you positively that style has quite gone
out, and there arn't any aliectlOnate
bridal couples nowadays. Don't look so
h0rrihed-I mean publicly atfectionate.
There used to be. but / haven't seen
one for ten years It's time that old
Joke was dropped"
The Old-Time Bride.
The tourist remembers, back In the
sixties, a certain bride Of the old order.
She was timid and petite. II was before
the day Of Charles Dudley Warmers tall
girl. She lifted the weight Of her
trimmed and trailing skirt when she
iipiOed on her higl-heelcd shoes. She
uttered ecstatic screams at the sight OF
the lovely falls" and begged Charlie
to hold her tight when they stood on
Prospect Point.
she subsisted chiefly upon sponge
cake.
darling, you have eaten nothing to-
day" her husband would say, bending
over her.
"Well, dearest, Pm not hungry. You
know my appetite Is delicate, but per-
haps could eat little sponge cake"
MY love. III send to the hotel for
some at once"
This bride never tired Of sponge
cake diet. She nibbcd it at the hotel
table as well as OH her daily trips.
The Indian Squaw's Request.
Where can be found now the coolng,
fresh-tolctad creature clinglng timidly
to an adorlng man? Where can be seen
the caressing pair which is supposed to
furnish public entertainment?
AT Niagara, no doubt, a generation
back. The big waters" had a Mecca
like attraction for newly welded cOu-
pies.
Very likely an Indian pair set the
fashion years ago. Passing along the
side of the great cataract on their we'd
ding Journey 10 the new wigWam, the
silent little squaw stepped meekly in
the track of her brave, and cast down
spell OF submissive dependence on the
pale faced sisters who have followed.
But the bride doesn't go to Niagara as
often as formerly, and has shaken of
much traditional weight. Today il is a
difficult thing TO spot q bride. When
she is recognized, the tourist Is inclined
10 note her with a capital b. She seems
30 sufficient unto herself that he won
dcrs why she brought her husband.
She speaks TO him with casual frank
ness. She is to the fore with her guide
book, and comments upon the sights
after the way of the tourist world. She
avoids the newest attire; wearing last
seasons Macintosh and hat of her
maiden days.
a Modern Bridal Couple.
The couple lately noted by the tourist
were Of the newest type. They gave
the impression Of having spent much Of
their trip Oh hill and stream. Both
were deeply sunburnt. and bore ABOUT
them the breezy atmosphere OF an out
door life.
The husband was attentive, but not
iOvcr-likc in his manner. The brides
manner was frank. She did not cling.
She was vigorously upright. She did
not favor sponge cake, but she took
hearty interest in her dinner. She was
close skirted and thick booted, but just
as pretty as the bride of the war days.
An amusing bride made " short con-
nection on the Central road one day
last week She was not recognized by
any one but the watchful tourist. She
had with her II beautiful setter, with
whom she shared her seat while her
husband read paper on the other side
OF the aisle.
The Dog Fad the Advantage.
The bride put her arm about the dogs
neck and talked to him atfectionately,
pointing out objects of interest for his
benefit. 70 this attention he responded
by licking her face and tearing her
skirt. Perhaps the groom was of less
progressive mind than his wife, or for
got the part expected Of him. He some
times looked across the aisle as if he
would like similar attention.
MY eye hurts me-" he remarked
pensiVely, while trying to extract Gin
der.
Does it? Don't rub it. beIleve
you're getting a sty." TO the dog:
Come up here, deary. Keep your nose
out of the aisle, Bunny. Oh, | haven't
washed your face today"
This she proceeded to do while her
husband mOpped his eyes in loneliness.
Mark of Indifference.
pretty little Southern bride sat OBJ
pOSite the tourists at the hotel table.
She gave careful consideration to the
menu. She commented upon the din
Ing hall decorations and looked inter
eStedlY over the news. Now and then,
through chink in this possession,
she gave mOmentarily forgettul glance
at her husband, which told the tale. But
the dark eyes were SO pretty in their
unconscious franknesS that the little
touch of sentiment has pleasan re
memOrancC.
Western brides cover their identity
with more vlvacity than their Southern
and Eastern sisters, but are just as sue
ceSStul.
The brides in all parts of the land
know we'll that the trail of a fOregOne
senumentality is over them, and they
are determined to cast it off.
The Only Exception.
There has been but one bride seen
this year who took nap on her huS-
bands shoulders, and she was a bride
with to0thache. The tourist can state
positively that the sentimental couple
belongs to past age; that the bride of
truly modern spirit walks with serene
composure through the highways and
byWays of a wedding journey.
SHAWLS AGAIN IN FAVOR.
Genesis, History and Possibilities