The Dickinson press., 1898-01-08

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Among the less fashionable Glasses
in this city mafrisgA tG6tiviketa ~.
conducted very much in accordance
withia dx4ed rale." After The usual
and .neceasary sqepemony the wed
ding party betakes itsslftosometes-
taurant, often in the suburbs, where
a dejeuner. has been. ordered, and
when ample amI been dome:
to the repast a long drive, varied
with frequent sAtoptages ut srnral
cafes, is enjoyed, the programme;
Terminating with Z, good dinner and
a dance at come other place Of re-
freshment. Thursdays and satur-
dayssare generSifpiSle6eed ass the
ba1t,dsys epf thetyipgp f the nqpe,
tial knot and the concomitant diver
sions, and It ID paf6aGdIarly III the
last afterpoon ohtheSwesE that:
crowds of char-a-bancs are to be
seen threading their way through
leafy avenues to st. Cloud and other
popqlar4ubuFhanr es9rts. filled with
gay paroles, WkoK eaaae the al q
redonnd skjthsonegand jests. ssNot
seldom indeed isE 8, dance improvised
before tie evening hour, ana the
space in front of some cafes in the
neighborhood of Parisiepaved with
asphalt, for the express purpose Of
allowing ths v6fariespfsT erpeohore
to disport thepsslvasto Il. their hearts
content while halt has beseanfSmade
for refreshment and also for a well,
come rest to the weary steedAs Xt5is
no uncommon thing to behpM SRAil6,
the fun is at its height, a dozen
brides and bridegroonns, each with.
their troops Of lively guests, bob
bling up and down to a gay polka
tune or sliding along In the 9fnazy
waltz. ,rasAlii.ses adj b;o,5 al i,
As rule, the utmost: good :humor
prevails, but now and then the ha1-
mony is disturbed by some unlucky
incident, as, for instance, a sudden
and inexplicable outburst of jealousy
on the part of the bridegroom, who
resents the little attentions which
the male guests deemsit de rigueur
to offer to the heroine Of the day
Only recently every halt made by.
a brake conveying wedding party
was the signal for the happy man
who had just appeared before M.
le Marie with a bewitching orea-
ture at his side to enter into single
combat with an erstwhile close
friend whom he accused OF, having
cast tooladmiring glances in the d.
rection of the lady. Thus there was
a suggestion Of exciting pugilistio
encounters in. spite d. the desperate
efforts OF, the company. to restore.
peace, and the war only. ended when
the bride. having valiantly endeav-
oredSto ipterp9ss herSelf,, came in
for a storm of,bt6ws from Her irate
lord and maates End rss conducted
back to the ascpstY q 1he parental,
roof by her indignant mother. :
But the latest peculiar adventure
has been thatsof "a lively bride
groom who, having reaEedh his rpll,
atives and friends to the w'onted
banquet on his wedding day, can
didly confessed when the bill was
presented that he lhdd not a eou in
the world to pay for it.-.Here was
an awkward predicament. The sum
amounted to 1876 francs, and what
was to be doneG The guests very
politely put AZ francs into a plate
which was handed around, but, nat
urally enough, the landlord was not
satisfied, and he had the entire
noce-bride, bridegroom, relatives
and friends-marched of, amid a
gaping and jeering crowd, to the
Office Of the local police commiesary,
where an exciting scene ensued be-
tween the father Of the young wo-
man and his son-in-law.
At last the matter was settled by
the father-in-law of the thoughtless
and impecunious bridegroom con-
senting to pay the remainder Of the
bill, but he declined to give any
thing to the walters, deeming the
sacrifice which he was making
heavy enough. Here is a poor be-
ginning to a married life; yet, in
point of fact, all the available ready
cash is often squandered on the nup-
tial festivities, and to the gayety Of
the wedding succeeds the stern real.
ity Of the morrow.-Paris Letter in
London Telegraph.