The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1895-01-03
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THURSDAY, JAN 3 1850.
BRIDAL SUPERSTITION


Few girls are dauntless enough to
risk being married on a Friday and
also in the month OF May, which is
considered very unlucky time,
while June, September, October, and
December are deemed the luckiest
months OF the year, but even then
she must avoid the thirteenth day.
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
are considered the best days to be
married on il assurance OF happiness
is desired, for
Monday for wealth,
Tuesday (, r health,
"Wednesday the best day OF all
Thursday fer crosses,
Friday for losses,
Saturday no luck at all.
All brides-elect rejoice when the
marriage day dawns brightly, re-
Numbering the old adage:
Blest is the bride upon whom the sun doth
shine.
And all are equally certain that
To change the name and not the letter
Is change for the wore and not the better.
The day following the wedding
belongs exclusively to the husband,
and fortunate for him if il be fair.
In earliest times among the Jews
the fourth day OF the week was con
sidered unlucky for maidens to wed
and the fifth for widows. The Rom.
ans considered the nones and ides OF
each month as unlucky.
The postponement OF a wedding is
even now regarded with such horror
that many will be welded on . sick
bed or in house Of mourning rather
than change the date.
Ii is an OVERLOAD woman, indeed,
who will let her vanity SO far get the
better OF her as to don her bridal
robes in their entirety before the
hour set for the ceremony, rs such
au act presages death and dire mis-
fortune. In fact the brides toilet
has a great deal to do with her future
happiness, and it is wise girl who
remembers all the superstitions per
tanning to it.
She should always remember to
put her right shoe on first, for to
don the left 6rst porteuds an I'M
happy married life.
White is the color usually chosen
for bridal robes, signifying purity
and innocence, but Others may be
chosen wisely, as the following
rhyme asserts:
Mari d in white,
You h we chosen all right
Married IN gray,
You will 90 far away.
Married 10 black,
You will wish Yourself back.
Marie d In red,
You'd better be dead.
Married in green,
Ashamed to be- seen.
Married in blue,
You'll always be true.
Married in pearl.
You will live in "A whIrl.
Mar led in yellow,
Ashamed OF the fellow.
Married In brown,
You Il live out OF town.
Mrrried In pink
Your spirits will sink.
Then no bride must go to the altar
without something old aud some.
thing new, something borrowed and
something blue" Neither must she
after her toilet is complete, look al
herself in the mirror. She must Set
that no bridal guest wears cos
tune entirely black, as that would
bring her sorrow. On changing hel
gown she must throw away every
pin used in the bridal attire.
No girl who would be happy
bride must take hand in the max
ing OF her wedding cake or tho sow
ing OF her bridal gown.
To try on a wedding ring before
the ceremony is unpropitious
Should the shaking hand OF tn,
groom drop this symbol OF love il
the act OF putting it on the bride
finger the ceremony had better b
stopped right there, To lose it i
prophetic OF evil, and many fancy t,
remove it after it is placed on tn
finger is unlucky.
The breaking OF wedding ring
surely prophetic OF the death OF on
OF the married twain.
There is an explanation to thi
superstition:
AS the wedding ring wears,
So wear away lfe's care,.
Which is OF the same theory tina
time will cure all ills.
The throwing OF rice and old sliI
pers (which should never be omi
ted) is descended from antiquit.
rice meaning fertility and plent.
while the old shoe is supposed to il
woke the favor Of the tickle goodies
OF fortune.
No bride or groom must turn bac
after once starting, and the brio
must be sure when she leaves hon
to place in her pocket silver col
so that in future years she may NJ
come to want. In the Isle OF M,
it is customary for the bride al
groom to go to the altar with
pinch Of salt in their pocket, TO j
sure them life Of prosperity.