The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-24
HONEYMOON JOURNEY1NG.
FASHIONS EDICr OF THE WEDDING
TRIP MIGHT BKTTER NE EYADER

| LAYERS Throw. CoutnuaIiy Touetber,
| with No Other society, shouid weary
| o. Each other-rhe Country House Plan.
The honeymoon idea 10 greatly changed
| since the days when the welded lovers stole
svay TO some secret retreat, using every
| known device to conceal their destination from
| their most intimate friends as well as to de-
ceive every one they met on the way concern.
| ing the newness Of their wedding vows Now
| the fashionable metropolitan bride usually
| goes 10 some city hotel after her evening wed.
ding 70 stay until the next day, IL not longer,
| before she starts out on her wedding journey.
The loyal friend who supports the husband
during the trying ordeal In the capacity Of
best mau." and remembers all the things
the husband Is supposed TO forget secures the
rooms at the hotel In advance. and possibly
engages the sccomm cd ations on the train for
the Wedding journey.
Usually, however. the bride and her consort
are left undisturbed By their friends. no matter
how long they may remain In town, nor does
any one appear at the station whom they de.
part though neither the time Of starting nor
the destination Is concealed. One bride
made most original Innovation by remaining
at home after q noon wedding TO attend the
Baohelors' ball In the evening aud taking
train for Philadelphia ct O'Clock In the morn
Ing. A very fashionable girl who married an
EnRlishman returned In three days after the
wedding to open her own house and to give
out and receive invitations, As to the wedding
tour IL IL no longer deem cd obligat tory. and the
English fashion Of retiring for short time TO
some country place IL growing here In
America. It seems inoonGruous with the
American girls ideas OF good taste to read Of
the Going-away gowns OF English brides,
which are OF pure white II the LADY has royal
anteoedents. or Of all sorts OF light and fanofpl
materials. pale gray with white trimmings or
blue with fur and passementerie For the
American bride always chooses for this going
away gown the most qules and Gsntsel Of
colorS aud not infreausntly the clever BRIDE
elect wears the gown Just enough to take OF
the look OF painful and embarrassing nsvnesa
But 10 must be remembered that the wedding
journey OF the English bride 10 usually . car
rage Journey, or at most Q railway journey
OF . few hours IN the compartment OF Q
frst-class carriage. Its destination II to
soms country house which friend places ~
their disposal for . couple Of weeks. whore
well-trainsd servants are sent on ahead 70
prepare everything for the comfort OF the
lovers. aud where the cold and cruel world
does not intruds. An English bride would
never dream Of attempting see voyage or OF
sourryinR across continent Sightseeing for .
Wedding journey. And indeed thsre IL wisdom
IN this. for travelling II rather trying to ones
nerves and temper. and decidedly demoralis-
ing to ones personal appearance OF course .
elnder moro or less on ones face. dismally
straiGhtsned out bsnR. ought not to alienatsa
mans affections from the woman he has taken
for better or for worse. but II 10 . kind Of
shock 70 have the worse tried on him 90 soon
and whom he isn't really prepared for It.
An American bride who tried the English
honeymoon plan claims that IL 10 most de-
lightful II was at Now England farmhouse
situated in little town OF scarcely three hum
bred Inhabitants. and 90 carly In the season
that the ubiquitous summer visitor had not
arrived. that this bride and groom realized
the possibilities OF the English experiment
vance. and horses and carriages as we'll. Meals
were movable feasts and su bj ect to the within OF
thelovera Hthey forgot them entirely. driving
about the country roads whore the apple trees
unsympathetio mundane being cayilled. This
same happy bride advises all girls who marry
tn. wedding. even II they must as she did.
defy all superstitious precedent ~ peing mar
msr mans business osr.s relax lis WORKING
are as G
ding. While the winter BRIDE with bury S E SSs-
band. Ia lett much to her own resources, which
perfect and there Is little to Suy or msie
ssS 6ss ssEs. yet "a ass
SsiP,: hen q hss simply Sss.u;s she had
70. no fancy work unfinished. not even a
book 70 read IN the trunk IL Witch she packed
business through the day aud herself alone in in
q hotel In . strange city, the honeymoon days
WE'RE no, At ali the les i1sis 81 Si,sri,y she had
expected; and her advice to the bride in or
swim. where al her time is ABSORBED in 81.
eiety. is 70 leave come OF the pretty hnery
uhmads, to oc supy her In the first homesick
days Of the new iis IN strange town.
memory 81 her own s sapsfieass adyss @n that
9s Ssddas SsTnsSy Be sS5sa 'S 9Ga s
Thing ior The newly married. i to lake G them:
selves and d. their new hhSppiasss into little
name beor. s he home is .stsd II loo S'H m ~
and gsn. for shs aom 10
Il s sss.sd II sSs ,1s. q AZ
Sody has called and seems aitss the ago ssoss. oi
the first dinners with ices that didn't come and
finger eowls that were forgotten have been
have husband isn't as the second MIRA Tan.
is 4 DELIGHT 70 both the husband aud vile.
are such pretty things Until they Come IN con.
~. s does a1s he Rsr h SSss
Of her scheme; 70 the amusement OF tho mar
There sIs SsS
OF girls who long 70. go to Europs for the
wedding journey Most Of those who 90
vising others to do the same. Indeed, one
unfortunate bride and bridegroom who went
were both ssasiek before, they were out %
sight OF Liberty. and only recovered from
their WG-ds-mer In time to leave the steamer
on the other side, That bride says she can
appreciate the delights Of the wedding journey
which the bridegroom took alone because there
wasn't enough money Tor both to 20, aud con-
les ,ed that she would never have believed that
the absence Of the man she loved could have
been 90 desirable as on that ocean voyage.
There 10 the story, too. OF the lovers who had
been surrounded by so many Interested friends
and relatives during their counting that they
never saw each other alone at ALL add went
with auticlpatiOns uf great delight 10 a shoot
nE box In the country, remote from any hAbi-
alton. Three days OF this Isolation almost
convinced them that marriage was indsedE
allure, and IL was only their pTselpitOus re-
urn To the ant hill Of relatives, when the tAts-A-
etes were again frequently disturbed. thAl
PTssserVsd ne marriage bond intact -,