The times., 1898-09-04
A WILD FLOWER WEDDING.
1t Brings Good Luck to the Bridal
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September and October are ideal months
for weddings and share their popularity
only with June and its wealth of roses.
However, while the Summer month offers
only one flower in abundance, the Au-
tumn provides many blossoms 10 be had
for the picking. The most beautiful dec
orations imaginable may be arranged
from the small purple and white daisies.
golden-rod and Queen Anne's Lace
wild CARROT. The abundant rains of the
summer insure vigorous and lovely
wild flowers. during the next six weeks.
and an hours trolley ride will place one
IN the midst of a wonderful crop Of them.
Ihese will decorate drawing-room or
church chancel more gracefully than anv
hOt-house flowers
II Is fact well worth knowing. that
the tlny Michaelmas daisy, as il Is called
IN the old country, may be picked and
useu tne day before 1t is needed and look
ohIy the prettier the next noon for its
steep IN church or room overnight
Twice the writer has been an ..insider,,
at weddings where this fact has bsen
proven They were cut with long stems
ana placed in masses over chanceI. win
doWs, on the cross-beams and whara.-e-
the arrangement was most effective. By
the next morning the flowers had closed
ana formed tiny white bud The sx-
quislteiy dainty effect may be imagined
when the reader is told that every win
cow had hrst been massed with cedar
which had been picked in the neighbor
ing woods Young light green branches
which grew low down and sheltered from
tne sun We're chosen. and left the trees
none the worse for the loss of a little
underbrush
The bell which hung over the heads
OF Inc happy pair was made of these
same flowers over foundation Of wire
with asparagus green as BACKGROUND
On the wedding morning the more frag-
lie flowers We're added to the decora tions
put goldenrod in abundance had been
freely used the day before.
Just here there comes to mind another
mint for wild flower decoration, which il
TO use the drain pipe jars. such as are
hKed Tor umbrella stands. and are very
enectiye filed with goldenrod. daisies.
and wild carrot.
Most country church societies possess
a tent or two used for bazars. straw
berry festivals and the ike. and wflI
siadly rent them for a small sum Az
the TWO weddings mentioned the ''break-
Iast or luncheon was served in one OF
tnem instead OF crowding the guests into
the mouse The bride and groom and their
attendants, with the brides parents. stood
- e4e vi d"lhS room only long enough for
the company 10 file by ard out into The
open air again, Offering their congratu-
lations on the way. After this. with ap-
petttes well sharpened, all repaired 10
the tent, which was forty feet long. The
sides looped high and the poles covered
with the same green and white decCra-
ttons 50 effective in the church Many
beautiful garden flowers had been sent,
and formed rich and varied coIoring on
the table, but they certainly had TO take
second place.
In case of a city wedding it would
scarcely be possible to use wild flowers
in the abundance described above, for a
large hay wagon was pressed into service
10 carry the goldenrod and greens for
these occasions, but a basket trunk, with
its contents lightly pressed down and
damp cotton on top and bottom, VIII hold
surprising amount of material But
why not be bolder still and charter a cart,
such as is used TO peddle fruit? Its owner
will be made happy while merry party
help him TO fill it with the most beautiful
load imaginable.
Our brides of today are too scientific
to place any value upon signs, but there
is no harm in the knowledge that a wild
flower wedding" is said to insure for
bride and groom a long and happy life,
with children and grandchildren 70 riss
up and call them blessed