Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-09-21
TWO HEARTS THAT BEAT AS ONE

At Roman marriages the wedding
ring was placed on the thumb.
Secret marriages are in every country
in Europe considered Illegal
In Spain water in which a wedding
ring has been dipped is good for sore
eyes,
In Java as a part of the marriage
ceremony the bride washes the feet of
the groom
In Servia and Bulgaria the groom
/ gives the bride a tap with the heel of
her own shoe.
The Wedding-ring has at one time or
! another been worn on the thumb and
every finger.
A hundred years ago, when the
bride had a fortune the newspapers
stated that fact and also the amount
Among the Tartars marriage is al
ways attended by a sham fight between
the friends of the groom and bride
Martin Luther and Catherine Won
Bora were married with a ring which
bore all the emblems of the crucifixion
When the hair Of a Roman bride was
dressed for the wedding it was always
parted with the point of a spear.
The Greek cities all kept matriInon-
ial rolls in the public offices, open to
the inspection of any interested person
In Samoa the bride wears a wreath
of flowers, a dress of cocoa mating
and has her face colored with turmeric.
The wedding wreath is reminiscent
of the age when the bride was always
presented with a bouquet of symbolic
flowers. ,..< .-...
The wedding ring is worn on the left
hand because, in symbolism, the right
hand is authority, the left obedience.
In Hungary the father Of the bride
takes off her shoe and hands it to her
husband, thus formally turning over
all his authority to the groom.
In the sixteenth century astrological
wedding rings were fashionable in
Germany the device being the horo-
scopes of the contracting parties.
A couple Of hundred years ago Eng
lish and German people, in order to
secure the greatest possible publicity,
were married in the church door.
Among the Illyrians tub is placed
in front of the house where the wedding
occurs, and every guest On departing
throws his gift of money into the tub.
In ancient Chaldea when a marriage
was celebrated the priest lighted a fire
which should be kept burning in the
new home until the death of one of the
parties.
The marriage ring of Plotina, the
wife of Trojan, is in the British muse
UNI. 1t weighs four ounces, and bears
the head and bust of the empress in
bold relief.
In France, Germany and Italy dur
ing the middle ages notice Of the be-
trothal was posted on the door Of the
parish church that all the parish might
be Informed.
A Jewish rabbi says the first mar
reason Adam and Eve were not divorc-
ed was that no other man could be
found for her to marry.
When Frederick 1. and Sophia Char
1Otte were married the king broke his
wedding ring during the festivities, and
the accident was regarded as foretell-
ing the miseries of the union.
The costume of a Greek bride con-
sisted of a long white robe with purple
fringe and ribbons, a wooden girdle, a
wreath of yerh4na leaves bright |
yellow veil and shoes to match
The LOanda bride in fashionable so
ciety prepares herself for the ceremony |
by painting her face red and putting |
on wedding garment of grass, reach
ing from the waist to the knees.
The Albanian girl puts all her for /