Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-23
spccia, correspondence of aazotto aud journal

weddings and brides and suggestions of
brides and weddings everywhere, one
is forced TO wonder what the new
woman will assume in place of the
Wedding veil. Naturally, she wont
wish TO wear that frivolous white tulle
thing fancied now, for it is too femi-
nine. Its very origin ia essentially
womanly. 1t is claimed for it by the
OrientaliRts that it ia remnant of the
Eastern canopy, but it is also claimed
for it that it had its origin in the bo
havior of Penelope, who when she was
asked by her father whether she would
leave him and go with her husband,
did not answer, but drew her veil over
her face to hide her blushes this silence
was equivalent to the Yes which is said
by the modern maiden, only more audi
bly,, and at the altar. There is no
doubt about it that the most becoming
veil is the soft one Of shimmering
tulle, that is cream white in shade,
and cloud-like in effect. A bride wants
to seem euveloped in it; it must fall
behind her and fall in front of her, like
part Of the heavens, surround her until
she really seems a something entirely
too good for everyday food. or an or
Ciinary man. The lace veil INHERITED,
AIOth OuT WHICH rs lIH-
quently bought from smart second
hand shop, is expensive, but not bo.
coming. 1t makes Il girl look matrony,
and it will Suggest the lace lappets
worn by Her Royal Highness, Queen
Victoria OF England lady for whom
] have the utmost Tesnect, but whose
appearance is not suggestive of bride.
Although you and | would think a
hri6n lDnlxnI uHfui in unythinu hnt N
white veil, opinions differ. The happy
Roman bride hid her bushes under
veil of deep yellow. The Persian maid
intensified her modesty, as painted on
her checks, by wearing veil of rose
color; tho Greek girl went her one bet
ter, and made her blushes look almost
fierce by wearing veil of bright rcd,
while the yourg lady of Turkey put
bushes and eyes and everybody else
under cover, that is, as tar as seeing
sanything was concerned, by assuming
veil Of hrocade, seeded with pearls.
The last named may be magnificent,
but it suggests economy. Think of a
girl in a brocade veil? Think of a
newly covered sofa But wherever the
bride is there should be some kind of
veil, although, personally, | should
prefer the brocade of the Turkish lady
to the black one worn by the Spanish
girl. 1t may he coquettiah, but it
certainly will bring bad luck. / never
could fancy bride without flesh
veil. Even down on the Bowory, the
young woman who hires white saith
gown not quito now, orange blossoms
that have been used before, gets new
veil by paying a little extra.
You and ] are inclined 10 scoff at the
girl who hires her white satin wedding
frock. There is good bit more sense
in that, however, than in getting one
after the fashion of Miss Shabby Gen
teel. She has worry little money aud an
immense capacity for getting into debt.
She reads of the gorgeous wedding
frocks worn by women who have mil
lions of their own and who wed mil
lions; then she elects to wear froclS
rs near like that of Miss Bullion as she
an; so, instead of putting her money
neat little walking suit that will
of use to her afterwards, she buys
a cheap, cotton back satin, lines it
with canton flannel, gets gorgeous
tiara of orange blossoms, superb veil,
white kid gloves, white silk stockings
and white satin slippers, and the con
sequence is, in a months time, Miss
Shabby Genteel has nothing to wear.
She is not invited to houses whore
white satin is the rule, and in time she
realizes exactly how foolish she has
been, while she has the doubtful pleas
ure of wearing her old frocks and weep
ing over her folly. OF course, we'd
ding frock can always be cut to advant-
age to make a ba ay's cloak, but we'll,
some people are sentimental.
HEALTH AS A VULGAR BLESSING.
During the days of good Queen Anne
ii was the thing for a lady never to he
quite we'll. Although the ladies' of
those days drank and ate until they hid
their fiery checks, not to mention
noses, under powder and rouge galore,
still health was counted vulgar bless
ing, and those of the court never con
fessed to possessing it. | only wonder
one thing. and that is. how did the
men behave in those days, or have they
changed, or were they particularly
angelic during the reign of good Queen
Anne? | think they must have been,
or else the ladies' of the era would not
have had 30 much pleasure in being
not quito well. Nowadays, if woman
is i'll, unless she is staring death in
the face, the average man regards II
as a personal insult Ho flies from i'll
ness as he might from an invading
army, and he is great deal more
afraid of a bad headache, or fever
than he is Of one Of those new guns
that shoot million people at cnce.
When he asks, how you are, it is in an
aggrieved tone impossible to describe,
and il you happen to have enough
strength left to argue a littlo, and men.
tion 10 him that you think it strange
he did not send You a few flowers, oi
some dainties, he remarks, tOh, we'll,
il you were really dying, would prob
ably care a great deal about it all be
cause, of course, | am really very fone
OF you, but when you are only little
bit sick, we'll, it seems SO unnecessary
and | would rather not be around
Then, too, why didn't you ask for wha
you wanted?'
WHEN WOMAN WANTS SYMPATHY.
From the standpoint of the coroner
we die once in our lives. But woman
dies hundred deaths from headache
and heartache, and rheumatism ant
diseases that verge on pneumonia, bu
don't quite reach it, and everythins
else that is unpleasant and not danger
Gus. And these occasional deaths ar
the ones when she would like to have
little thought given her. When she i
absolutely dying, she don't care. Sh
is not troubling herself about men
then.
1t is while sho is living that sh
would like to be remembered; whei
she is under the weather, as were thos
ladies in the days of good Queen Anne
when, perhaps, morals were not quit
as good as they are now, but man
pers were great deal better. Histor,
tells us that during those days th