The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1898-01-11
FRENCH WEDDINGS.
Queer Features of the Festival Among the
less Fashionable.

Queer Features of the Festival Among the
less Fashionable.
Among the less fashionable classes
in this city marriage festivities are
conducted very much in accordance
with fixed rule. After the usual
and necessary ceremony the we'd
ding party betakos itself to some reg
taurant, often in the suburbs, where
dejeuner has been ordered. and
when ample justice has been done
to the repast long drive, varied
with frequent stoppages at rural
rafes, is enjoyed, the programme
terminating with good dinner and
q dance at some other place Of re-
freshment. Thursdays and Satur-
days are generally selected as the
best days for the tying of the nup-
tial knot and the concomitant diver
sions, and it is particularly on the
last afternoon of the week that
crowds of char-a- bancs are to be
seen threading their way through
leafy avenues to st. Cloud and other
popular suburban resorts, filled with
gay parties, which cause the air to
resound with songs and jests. Not
seldom indeed is dance improvised
before the evening hour, and the
space in front of some cafes in the
neigh hborhood of Paris is paved with
asphalt for the express purpose Of
allowing the votaries of Terpsichore
to disport themselves to their hearts
content while halt has been made
for refreshment and also for well
rome rest to the weary steeds. 1t is
no uncommon thing to behold, while
the fun is at its height, a dozen
brides and bridegrooms, each with
their troops of lively guests, bob
bing up and down to gay polka
tune or sliding along ip the mazy
waltz.
AS n rule, the utmost good humor
prevails, but now and then the har-
mony is disturbed by some unlucky
incident, as, for instance, sudden
and inexplicable outburst of jealousy
on the part of the bridegroom, who
resents the little attentions which
the male guests deem it de rigueur
to offer to the heroine of the day.
Only recently every halt made by
a brake conveying a wedding party
was the signal for the happy man
who had just appeared before M.
lie Marie with bewitching crea-
ture at his side to enter into single
combat with an erstwhile close
friend whom he accused Of having
cast too admiring glances in the di.
rection of the lady. Thus there was
a suggestion of exciting pugilistie
encounters in spite of the desperate
efforts of the company to restore
peace, and the war only ended wheI
the bride, having valiantly endeav
ored to interpose herself, came iI
for storm of blows from her iratt
)rd and master and was conducted
lck to the security of the parenta
pof by her indignant mother.
But the latest peculiar adventure
has been that of a lively bride
groom who, having treated his rel
atives and friends to the wontet
banquet on his wedding day, can
didly confessed when the bill wa
: presented that he had not a sou IL
the world to pay for it. Here wa
an awkward predicament. The sun
! amounted to 1875 francs, and wha
was to be done2 The guests yer.
! politely put AZ francs into plat
= which was handed around, but, nat
urally enough, the landlord was no
: satisfied, and he had the entir
7 noce-bride, bridegroom, relative
8 and friends-marched off, amid
. gaping and jeering crowd, to tn
r Office of the local police commissary
: where an exciting scene ensued be
. tween the father Of the young VIC
0 man and bis son-in-law.
!. At last the matter was settled b
the father law of the thoug htles
r and impecunious bridegroom cor
t senting to pay the remainder of tn
1 bill, but lie declined to give any
thing to the walters, deeming tn
, sacrifice which he was maxim
/. heavy enough, Here is poor b.
( ginning to a married life; yet, |
: point of fact, all the available read
T cash is often squandered ON the nul
r tial festivities, and to the gayety {
+ the wedding succeeds The stern rca
o ity of the morrow. Paris Letter
o London Telegraph.
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