The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-11-21

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lndegencles attending marriage which
wrro common not very long ago. have
been considerably modified. Nevertheless.
sufficient remain 10 Outrage pOdeyiy. and
20 invest INC ceremony with eHl in6u-
ences. a union which should be sacred,
1nobirusiyc. and unObBeryed. n mhds ~
public ~ may be- nnd surrounded with
All possible means Of u0toriciy. Bells
are rung. n gcnl-pagnn Christian ser
yics In attended BY a crowd of friends
and strangers RosaipH crowd The church
entrance. hugo boqu"ts and wedding fn-
yOra are haunted even by the Attendant
coachntn ana foOtmcD. and me whole
In wound up by a champagne fesugity.
aa though Bacclpus and Venus were the
prcaldlng d4tlcs Of the hour. Meanwhile.
ths young bride. who h presumably pure
In mind and body. must ait and listen
TO all sorts of spc.ches. whether euio-
Cystic. Hympnihetic or suggestive. And
her lady friends still younger II may b..
have 10 go through the same ordeal. u
would h. Sheer hypDcrisy 20 say that all
,iris may De done innocentiy on such
an occasion ti'' crown oi o''''oS''S "NN'
ally take the opportunity 10 indulge In
nipplnt remarks. That which ought TO
h. pur. and ilgnlhed h thus turned into
a show for rhs sensual.
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path. Bnithwai,e sang:
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Think one day Mlides Ike viii be done
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"A couronne on hire he'd they had
vdr,-.seJ,
Sometimes tho nupual crowns were
made Of myrtle. flowers or corn ears.
Thes-. and many other customs like the
wedding ring ana bride cake. were YES
tigrs " Phalhc worship. Even before
the altar th- young men used immedi-
atcly after the ceremony. 10 struggle as
90 who should nrs, pluck Of the brides
carriers. and thcsc. x neraly ribbons for
tho occasion. were worn As trophies in
their hats. Butler In whose ,ime this
custom WAS prevalent. makes Hudibras
alluds 60 Il. whdn NJ says Of the PRO
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The nupuai kiss In the church WAS On.
ioao,d by rhe York N,ssal and the sar,rr,
Manual and u was e.ustomarv for ,u,,
yo,u=, mon prcs.,n, IN salute ,hc brsde
bv turns after m, cerer,o,v srror,s ana
I lHtlgtsTDifN music NlWuN gynRwtgl
In ona OF BEN Jonson's p,ays {, Is said.
Your wedding dinner Is starved wi,hou,
music"
In the "Christen S''.ie OF Matrimony."
published In the rcign OF Henry VIII,
complaint was made OF the "sup@rnuous
eaiyng and drinking Of the wedding
people who came 10 church either
''h1lfo droncke' or AL together" They
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Ihe orde-pye was brought forth.
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Took leave Of Arthur and his bride"