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HOW TOGET MARRIED
suggestions From All Lands
for Jersey City's
Spring Brides.
ORIGIN OF THE BRIDESMAID
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Of the Schubert.
ORIGIN OF THE BRIDESMAID

Wedding bells will be Ginning fast and
furious next week for Jersey City's pretty
brides and the Ginning will be accom-
panied by ceremonies as varied as the
pretty brides can make them. OF course,
as from time immemorial,. each pride
wants her wedding to be a little different
from the uSual run, and as this must be
so a review of the customs of other coun-
tries might be of use to our brides.
The bride Of today who considers herseif
well able to take care of herself would
hardly relish the fact that her six or
eight bridesmaids were formerly to pro-
tect the bride from the groom, although
the bridesmaids might perhaps be JUS
tilted in thinking they would be more
useful in tha case than in walking
demurely on carrying lowers.
If any of cur bride have trees they
might follow the custom practised in
Western China L the tribe of the Loios
upon the wedding day the bride perches
herself upon the highest branch OF a
tree. while her bridesmaids. who are
many, arm themselves with sticks and
do their best to keep away the bride
groom. If he cannot break through
their ranks he is unworthy of his bride,
but if he succeeds in reaching her he
takes her away without more ado.
If the brides are afraid to tear their
beautiful dresses in their efforts to
climb a tree they might follow in the
footsteps of the Monaghan Koraks. The
people of this tribe take a large tent
and make many numerous compart-
ments. all communicating. The bride
starts to run through these, the groom
after her. Her bridesmaids STATEN them
selves through the tent and throw ali
R tSs greo9 10d finaliy re ca lae the WAy Bride "e ssa
marriage is accomplished. This would
nave one drawback for our brides-tns
dear five hundred friends would not be
FOR HOESEY BRIDES.
For those Brides who are horsey in
the Kirgnis would De Excellent. These
people. when. a girl is Of a marriage
able age, call ali her suitors together.
The girl is Their given 9 fleet horse.
lowing, also IN horseback. The suitor
who captures her viii be the favored
one, but as the girl mas the right Of
it is generally pretty certain that she
viii have the man she wants.
There is q custom in Assaro. Sicily,
by all not in the immediate circle OF
the brides intimates. The female rela-
tiyes and friends of the bride are invit-
ed to her house upon the eve of the we'd
ding and taken to a room where the
brides trousseau is displayed. A woman
called IN appraiser comes and computes
the cost OF each separate article. ana
then the sum total of the trusseau.
Il introduced into Jersey City this
would save much calculation, and just
think how much pleasanter it would be
to know just how much Miss ~So-and-So's
wedding gown cost and where it was
made, than to be saying to your neigh
hnr n n nNr6 nid n 00Nf AN-a~ c71oIL ~
amount for that stuff, and
imitation?'
In Sicily, as here, there is an unwrit-
ten law that wedding journeys must be
taken. There the length of the Journey
decides whether or no the groom will
bride but a short distance they say she
will be unhappy, but if a long distance,
her wedding is suspicious
me women a1ne1 t Of Cares. India DO not
is considered an insult to the bride if
the proposal comes from the groom's
side Of the 4 honse There, also, it is the
He pretends to be unwilling and runs
away, but he is caught and taken to
TRAINING FOR MARRIAGE.
a custom which would be of practi-
cal use. if introduced here, is followed
by the Romans When a girl IS be
marriage and is taught to cook and keep
house after the most approved style.
Here is a hint for the guests. Among
the Greeks of Asia Minor the bride sits
cross-legged upon a couch with a bowl
beside her. As each guest enters he
| goes to her and puts into her lap a
piece of money as a wedding gift. In this
way the bride is able to select her own
| gifts. and there is no danger that she
will receive duplicates or presents which
| she detests the sight of.
At a German wedding the bride wears
q myrtle wreath and the groom a sprig
| of myrtle. As the clock strikes twelve
| they are blindfolded and the unmarried
| women dance in a ring around the bride.
the men about the groom. The bride
| takes her wreath and the groom his
| sprag, and each tries to fasten it upon
| someone dancing around them. Those
| who finally receive the myrtle Will be
| married before twelve months have
| passed. This is a slight variation from
the old custom of throwing the bridal
AS the most troublesome thing about
q, ceremony is to find some original way
| to enter the church. We take pleasure
in suggesting one practiced in Sicily
least nine days. The aiSles must be
kept perfectly clear and at the proper
time the bride enters the church on
horseback and rides up to the altar. The
white gown and long veil would be par
ticularly effective If a black horse were
used.
The brides must watch carefully on
their way to the church. Their union
win be. never happy if they meet a hare,
cog. cast, lizard or serpent. If, on the
contrary, they meet a spider. toad or
Welt. they VIII have prosperity and map
Now, Just a word of warning to al I'M
bethrothed and unmarried. ladfss Ac-
4. corddng to. an cid belief OF the Romans.
Young ladies who dislike dogs will nos
get good husbands.