Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-10-09
QUEER WEDDINGS.
OCCASIONS WHEN oDolTY WAS An
IMPRESSIVE FEATURE

Freak. who uavs Hscn Joined In wed
iech--Nlany Gases Of Marriage b, PROXY.
welded ny Photograph - symhoiicai
Marriages Of India.
The conventional idea ~ a wedding
does not agree with the tastes Of some
people. and ctcaHonnlly very eccentric
aud sometimes romantic marriage cofe'
monies arc solomnlEod. Men and ocm.
On entirely opposite In disposition aud
.haracier frequently unite in the holy
bonds Of matrimony-somctimcl much
to their mutual regret. This peculiar
TACT. IL would scem, also applies to oddi'
ties Of human nature In many II the
travelling shows the freaks who help to
draw money from the public inicrmar-
~, aud u IL not nm unusual thing IN
ind tho fat man welded to the skeleton
woman and tho tattoocd nun 10 the
BEARDED lady.
Mrs Hannah Battcfsby. who one
timo toured the country ~ fat wum'
m, was married 90 Pennsylvania
man. aud Il IA stated a. O curious fact
that no sooner were they married than
she began to lotc hcsh aud be- TO gain
IT, His weight increased 20 rapidly that
h. soon took to exhibiting himself ~ n
fat man An exception 10 this rule u
contrast. however, was Colonel Glover
the giant who stood feet inches lie
VIVA welded TO Martha Peabody. the
American ginntcss Several years ago.
when they appeared IN public together.
they used 10 receive "a much On $3.50 n
week.
Tho Italian consular agent ut Cincin.
natl performed the most peculiar mar.
riagc ceremony on record. The groom
was well to do resident ~ the Ohio
city. and his bride lived IN Italy The
contracting parties were thousands II
miles apart WHOM the wedding was per.
formed, tho marriage being by proxy.
Tho consul filled In blank certificate.
which he forwarded 20 authorities IN
Italy, who In the presence Of tho parish
priest exhibited II before tho bride. who
affixed her signature, accepting II as her
action. The marriage wa. perfectly
binding
A worry similar ceremony was per.
formed some time ago The affair took
place by proxy, aud Mics Maple was
married by u clergyman Ia New York
~ man who nj tho time Of tho mar.
riagc lay dying In Texas town. Tho
bridegroom was represented IA the ccrc.
mony by tho BRIDES cousin. who made
tho necessary responses aud signatures
~ his proxy. The two lovers had been
engaged for long tiino, aud Miss
Maple wished 60 bear thu name " her
bctroihod even though sho could do 20
only as u widow.
Tho all important ring Is somctimca
forgotten. and IN morn than one case
the door key 81 tho church has had 90
do duty. but IL IL not often that portions
Of tho marriage service arc omitted In
a southern town. however. u little while
nRo. after tho party had lett the church,
II was discovered that tho clergyman
had forgotten tho words. "wiih this
ring thee wed. otc.. thus relieving
tho bridegroom II tho most serious part
Of bis obligations, and the fair bride
was minus wedding ring Instead Of
sitting down 10 tho breakfast the party
hurried back 20 the church aud were thus
practically married twice IA une day.
Cupid ran Amuck some years ago
among the old folk ~ Georgia town.
An old soldier. ~ years Of age. led 10
the altar nn aged damscl who had sem
70 summers. There were three brides.
maids. whose ages respectively were 90,
0s and 20. They woro all spinstcta
Tho best man, who was 20, brought the
combined ages up 20 i2a years
An unusual kind Of marriage was
oolobfatod In Now York recently. This
was between a couple both deaf aud
dumb They held prayer hooks while q
friend pointed out tho different passages
in tho service ~ they were spoken by
the clergyman, and thuy made the Gus.
tomary responses in the deaf aud dumb
alphabet.
An ingenious couple once conceived
the idea u being married by phone.
graph, In tho place where tho bride.
groom resided he and the minister went
oyor the mArriagc service, and be- recitcd
Tho proper responses into the instrument.
Tho monograph was sent Ia the lady,
sho willingly supplying tho requisite
81 will. " and II do" In the presence Of
hor pastor, who then pronounced tho
pair united In mntrimony. No EXPLAIN.
tion Is given Of how they got over tho
difficulty Of the ring.
A well known anthropologiit. IN De.
scribing various marriage customs, r..
fera TO strange sort 81 Hymbolical mar.
riago which IL supposed to have urigi.
mated In India It IL marriage with
trees. plants. animals aud inanimato
objects II any ono proposes 20 enter
upon union which IL not la accordance
with traditional ideas, II is believed
that III luck which is suro to follow
may b. aycrted by q marriage Of this
kind, tho evil consequences being borne
by tue object chosen. In various regions
ngifl must not marry before her eldest
sister. but tho difficulty Is overcome By
the oldest daughter marrying tho branch
Of u tree Then the wedding Of tho
younger daughter may safely bo cello.
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