Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-06-10

terly forbidden. They must be left
alone in solitude adeux.
PHILADELPHIA HAS SUPERSEDED
NIAGARA.
But not all brides and Grooms have
the chance at country house, and this
year quite an original Plan has been
adopted.
Where the wedding occurred during
the day, or at an hour so the couple
could catch the midnight train, New
York brides have been carried of to
where? Well, the last place anybody
would ever think OF going on we'd
ding trip - actually TO Philadelphia.
Dozens of society brides have made the
first stop on their wedding trips at
Philadelphia.
at is so quiet" they all say. The
most-sought-for destination is a place
where the couple can hide themselves
and retire to seclusion, and when they
move not be preceded by herald. One
of the attractions of Philadelphia is a
particularly charming bridal suite pos
sessed by staid hotel. Its fame has
travelled around the cities of the East,
and it has been engaged weeks ahead
for New York couples.
Lee Taller and Marie Stirling, OF
Baltimore, went no farther than Wash
ington after their marriage In Balti-
more and placidly submitted to receive
the attentions of few friends after the
first few DAYS. On their way back
they, too, took in Philadelphia. No
matter what the soothing qualities OF
the Quaker town are, they seem to have
taken the fancy Of the spring honey
mooners.
Another idea that has been followed
by more brides is this: The best man,
who tends TO everything concerning
the wedding arrangements, even TO
buving railroad tickets and arranging
the stag dinner that the groom
gives as a farewell to his bachelor
friends, selects some retired hotel in the
city itself and secures quarters for the
prospective bride and groom. The
brides trunks are sent there the day OF
the wedding and when she changes her
wedding fnery for travelling gown
and drives away 1t is to go no farther
than this hotel. On the day following
the couple start for the first section Of
their trip, or, if pressed for time, on the
wedding trip proper.
Down south" was the favorite destl-
nation of early spring brides and the
Ponce de Leon in Florida has been quite
a resort for them. Its so romantic"
and still society is to be had If the
couple become ennuied with solitude
adeux,
The fashionable idea involves seclu-
sion and any place that will allow the
couple to pursue their own sweet will
without having their movements chron-
icled.
WASHINGTON A HONEYMOON RESORT.
Washington is still in favor. Not only
do the brides of the people daily in its
lovely parks and poke around among
the monuments, but the SWEETEST brides
of two seasons have sought the capital.
When Miss Cornelis Bradley Martin
became the Countess of Craven the
couple went to Washington aud submit
ted 10 several dinners. At the same time
Mr.. and Mrs. Suffern Taller were in
Washington on their Wedding trip, and
the two couples called ON each other,
dined together and did the town in COM
panY, which was rather unusual. How
ever, they seemed to enjoy it immensely.
Miss Brewster, who was married to
Count Henri Frankenstein this spring,
was also taken at once to Washington,
although they, too, stopped over in the
quiet precincts OF Philadelphia for day
before going on To Washington, where
the Russian minister dined them. Then
they returned to New York and sailed
away TO Europe.
In the search for unusual places or
localities where fashionable brides
would not naturally be looked for, one
bride, Miss Seymour, who became Mrs
Jefferson de Ment, chose that former
haven of brides, and calmly announced
to her relatives that she was bound
straight for Niagara Falls.
Niagara used 20 be the style. Now 1t
is passed, but the more thoro ughly out
of the beaten path Of brides a place is
the better does this seasons bride like
IL.
Nobody thinks now OF starting at ono Q
for Europe, or on an extremely fatigning
trip. Formerly many couples were
married at II o'clock, or noon, and sail
ed on a o'clock steamer for Euro pc.
That was enough to make any girl
despise a man, and the custom has very
rightly fallen into oblivion, where IL
ought to remain.
Just the same there is to be regular
gathering OF brides in Europe this sum
ner, and "a Congress of American
Bridal Couples" might be very easily
arranged. Every couple that can con-
trive it will be on the other side OF the
water this spring and summer. Miss
Kip, who became Mrs. Richard Nc
CreerY, is going to live abroad. The
Hamitons will spend the summer
abroad. The California millionaire,
Croker, is going to sail at once with
his bride for Europe.
sPooNEY FOLK ABROAD.
In England it seems to be quite pop
ular for bride and groom 10 make a
round Of visits at the country estates OF
various relatives and intimate friends,
and several American girls who have
made foreign matches have, after the
first few days preliminary honeymoon,
been members OF house parties.
The only possible advantage bridal
couple can be In large house party Is
that they require no attention from the
hostess, but are amply equal to looking
after their own pleasure and comfort.
At one time it was the proper thing
for the couple not to know where they
were going until the "best man" took
the couple to the station and handed
them their tickets, with the destination
and quarters written on slip OF paper,
and gave them their trunk checks. But
after several brides had been almost
bored to death or had found themselves
the victims Of practical jokes that Gus