The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1895-12-21
SCOTCH FISHER FOLK.
Quaint Wedding Customs In the
Coast Villages


tAs nrsaaing Of Bre.d Above Her
Head-The Concluding
Ceremony.
The courtship may have been OF many
years standing, and "the young mans
intention" have been not only obvious
to the community, but assumed with
out catechism by the lady's father.
But so soon as the contracting parties
have come to an understanding, the in
tendant bridegroom, accompanied by
two or three bachelor friends. calls
upon the father of his inamorata, to de-
mand her hand in marriage. The origin
OF this escort is. perhaps. capable of
more than one Interpretation. 1t is to-
day, indeed, nothing more than piece
of etiquette, but it may be relic of
time when escorts were not without
their protective use in the event of any
difficulty arising between the parties,
or when witnesses to such an interview
were actually members Of the suitor's
family.
Yet that even now there may be oc-
casions on which the persuasions of the
bridegroom's friends may be not with
out service would appear from the fol-
lowing conversation between the Sis
ter of an expectant bride and friend
(the case being marriage with a farm
servant: Sister-"Oor James ga'en to
get married" Friend-"Wha' wi'?''
Sister-"Ga'en to marry great coun-
try muck-the-byre. He Gamma shell
mushel nor yet bait line" Friend
.'An' what the deuce guid will he be ?"
Sister-'sDinna ken. But he ard his
laddies brought in three mutchins, and
my father said: .A'richt.' Friend
sWell, she'll rue't!" The consent OF the
brides father having been obtained,
the happy suitor, accompanied by that
worthy or his deputy, proceeds on the
following day to the registrar to exc
cute the legal part of the contract.
commonly termed 'the booking" This
prosaic business dispatched. on the
Saturday of the same week the BRIDE
groom gives an evening party as for
NAL announcement of his approaching
marriage; graceful custom, much to
be commended. With this very fifty
ends the first of the three weeks.
On the following Monday, the bride,
win her parents, SHOWS nc. accep'slnce
of the position by proceeding to the
town in quest OF her trousseau-an ex-
peditlon Oh no iess l"pol1ance 'h''ii ~
Belgravia, though conducted, it may be,
with singular deviations from the cur
reh' niooe roiio"s pei.ou " .all''s
ueVo'eu W Tue cons = uc'lon u
1nents "mcn no lay man IS more worthy
10 inVes'igate III oco.'isu mag '.iail
he is IN the west rnu. AZ Inc eApira-
lion OF tnis' ana strlcty On 'he Satuf-
cay prlde Win prioesinaios On 'ne one
hand' bridegroom, WIN groolns Oh tue
.nsner, resPectiseiy n0Ae nouse- W
house VISITING ,oun' -, l11stso W. :, :
guests ~ Tue "euuins rnus c1oses .uo
seco,lu wees. on tne 1uesu,y ~ 'A:o
',iru anu ,as'' very c.ass1. So. =
piayed. me oriue' WIN nef maius
vlsi.s ner lu.ure noi1e: wueie .ney "
getner Dake Inc Dlesu Ior 'ne mal rug
1eas1' when Dy 1ne way gives ner an
oppor ,un.y u le,c'ss .ne
groom we" u VIVA. - "na. VI
Tue suceeeu.ns evening par III mon
alone; y given ., .ne nouse :, .ue
pliu,' > ia.nel' .ne Ia .alA1s Deae un.y III
sl.eu. 70 rnspec. .ne u '.lnes' =.
.ne "euu'ne plesen.s, s.s ~. - '1e |
nouscs u Dllue anu = .u.s @ 49, -
'n1no oiooney plays 'ne 80 p1' - ~.
Nn1s - .1e - new " n,e De q so s:1sso
-, ~ soara. go, th.n a, wh i ich orrsr no+h;ng
80. -oo,a oo-,for+ahla - shor-,;Le
asnac+ e - The cosv interior ~ = f;sher.
man.s L;+ohen when This exh;h;t;on
has boon d,,1v horored the hr;deoroon,,s
nresen+s r,,,s f;rs+ and then the ,,r;f1e,s are
=, +ha fo11ov;ng evening convaved tn
tho new hora
T-o aavs ro,v ;r+ervene and eaoh ~
49, = -:a.t - ~ ,,r e,,,;n,,s ~ - caremon;es c,
~ , ~ = n;gtt ier - the fret the feet Of the
i s-;,s - 80 - hatla5 :. - ~. l,v hsr na;ds ~ ber
,,,o%horsSe houoo. xuhi1o IN tho bride.
rroom's his friends perform that Office
for him On the NIGHT Of the second