The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-05
1890, by John De Witt,

very wise bride indeed who remembers
all those little acts that are so sentient
with meaning in regard to the future If
by chance she should happen to put on
her left shoe first her married life will
prove unhappy; therefore it benooves
her to look carefully to this portion of
her toilet and be certain to Sc
lect the right foot as the first to be at
tended to-
No bridal guest should wear a costume
entirely black, as such a choice will
bring sorrow to the bride If the best
man stumbles on his way to the altar it is
regarded as most ominons proceeding,
and, at any rate, is awkward enough to
merit rebuke
The wedding ring should be circlet of
gold unbroken by any jewel, as the signi-
tcance of the ring demands that its form
shall be typical of the endless love that
before marriage is certain to bring dire
misfortune, and many there are who
would regard taking it off as an actual
sin, holding fast to the belief that it was
placed on the finger for all time and not
merely as a symbol of an evanescent
affection
When the bride leaves the assembled
company to change her gown she throws
her bouquet among the group and the
fortunate one who catches it is promised
a husband within year, providing
always that he or she is single at the time.
1t is the duty of every bride who pretends
to be at all versed in these superstitiOns
to throw away every pin that was used in
her bridal attire. The bridesmaids as
rule are willing to go down on their hands
and knees on the carpet in order to secure
one of these luck emblems, and each one
fortunate to possess herself of even q bent
and decrepit specimen feels blest in the
thought that good fortune will attend her
from henceforth.
At recent fashionable wedding in one
of the suburbs of Boston, saws the New
York Times, the ceremony of cutting the
brides loaf was performed the night be-
lore, and was made the occasion of a fes-
tivity, anticipated in by the immediate
wedding party only, bridesmaids, ushers,
and the like. This is a revival of an old
time custom, which may be destined to
run its course again in these days of
craze for resurrections.
The origin of the wedding loaf is to be
found in an old English rite of sprinkling
wheat over the head of the bride, as typi-
cal of the abundance and prosperity
which were hoped for. The first bride
cakes were made of wheat, like bread, but
gradually evolved into the elaborate and
toothsome wedding cake of to-day. When
first used as a loaf, this was broken over
the head of the bride, and the pieces
shared only by the near relatives and at
tendants of the newly-married pair.
A funny commentary on the difficulties
of child training, says the New York
Times, was recently noticed in the utter
ances of small girl, who was spending
the afternoon with another small girl,
each of the two counting a little over
5 years to her credit in the march of life
The young hostess proposed playing
with cards "a a diversion, but was
promptly rebuked by her companion, who
said I'VE don't play cards at our house,
and | am not allowed to anywhere. 1t
might teach my big brother to be gam
bier, mamma says"
IL was not ten minutes later however
that the little guest asked her youthful
hostess if she didn't think it was fun TO
tiirt, and, on the latter's replying that
she didn't know what that meant, had the
process explained to her thus:
why, it's getting a nice little boy off
in the corner and giving him kiss
The astute mother, watching closely for
the mote OF gambling which might appear
in her big sons eye, had evidently quite
overlooked the very pronounced beam of
coquetry in that of her little daughter
A pleasant surprise for the family on a
cold morning is some hot light pancakes
forbreakfast. IE0i Ire the simpkest I'D