The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-23
NEWLY MARRIED COUPLES.
Why Is II, One Writer Asks. That So Many
Strive to Hide Their Newress-

Strive to Hide Their Ncwness-
There Il something about the look Of
couple fresh from the hymeDsal altar per-
haps not altogether easy Of description, but
patent to every old hand at least There
are, however. signs that even the uniniti-
ated can hardly fail TO observe. There is.
for instance, the general ''getup" OF pair
On honeymoouiug bent that Is rarely ever
assumed on less important occasion.
There Is no mistaking the spick and span
toggery Of the happy husband-those fault
lessly cut, light colored pants, that perfect
~ fitting coat and the fashionable tile
that possesses a polish and a glory all its
own. The travelling dress Of the blushing
bride. with her telltale dainty little bon
net-all these outward and visible signs
tell their own pretty story. as the smiling
pair await the train to swish them OF to
bliss.
But why do newly married couples take
such infinite pains 20 hide what is apparent
20 nearly everybody else7 To keep from
the world the knowledge that they are on
their honeymoon Is the aim Of nearly every
couple. For weeks before how to escape
detection is their one engrossing thought,
and all sorts Of lodges are planned between
them. Some couples flee into the metrop-
oils and other crowded centers in the hope
that amid the busy throng they will pass
unnoticed; others choose scenes ''far from
the nadding crowds ignoble strife" trust
ing that IN the secluaOn Of arcadian soli-
tudes few will discover their secret.
But these young innocents who fondiy
imagine that they can get through honey
Of
calculations many factors. There is the old
and experienced railway servant who can
spot out newly married couple In the
twinkling Of an eye. He is always on the
watch for them and should be squared at
once Then there is the wary hotel waiter,
whose knowledge OK the newly married
seens intuitive. lie knows them at
glance, to say nothing Of the old landlady,
who has had EN- before, you see, and knows
all their little ways by heart.
Seldom is the error ever made of mistak-
ing a couple of friends or cousins OF the OPP
posite sex, a brother and sister or man
and woman a twevemonth married for
pair newly wed When such as these traye.
together, their actions toward each other
are perfectly natural, free and easy and OF
the everyday order. But not 50 with the
newly wed. There is the proud sense OF
proprietorship beaming in the face OF the
husband and the chiv8lrous look in his
eyes as others gaze upon her which seems
TO say, Touch her IF you dare" Then there
are those acts Of attention 30 demonstra-
tive in fact, rs TO fill her with confusion
and 10 make her blush to the very roots Of
her hair. besides thousand other little
signs that cannot be mistaken.
A young lady known TO the writer was
so anxious to keep the fact dark that she
was honeymooning that she carried her
husband about to fresh hotel every even
ing Silly grill she was letting the cat
ont Of the bag 20 FAR more people than had
she been content with the one place all the
time.
Another couple rather courted company
than otherwise as they set off on the rail-
way journey by getting into compart-
ment fairly filled with people, settling
down to n book each and taking no notice
Of each other. But unfortunately the lady
dropped hers, and in her eagerness TO pick
IL up herself she suddenly bent her head
and from her bonnet fell "A shower OF rice
at the feet Of her astOnished husband. Then
"a smile went around that compartment
nearly loud enough to be heard in the next,
and two at least Of the company went very
red and looked extremely embarrassed
If newly married couples could only be
convinced that all their scheining to hide
the fact is but vain and to make up their
minds TO 90 through the ordeal Of chaH
and congratulations with smiling faces,
they would save themselves a world OF
worry and disappointment and oftentimes
from appearing ridiculous rs well.--Lon-
don Tit-l}its.