The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-03
WEDDING CUsTOMS.
TFrom the New York Tribune-l

Iron the New York Trtbuue-l
+o AnogE the n93t t 6orlou Of Coreans Il
is said that in Corea the women must %
tire wedding day should she say one
word make a sign she would De rldl-
culed by her friends and family and lose
caste forever, though her husband Is free
to taunt and to Try to provoke her INTO
The Jewish wedding consists Of two Ger
emouies-the bethrothal and the marriage
the former preceding the putting on OF IAs
Originally the bride entered the bride
grOOns home in the presence 81 -
friends, and thus proclaimed herseh MS
wife. Later the religious rite became a
regular custom, ana the prlqa1 pIocss-sst3t-t
wendell its way tOthe church instead or 10
the bridegrooms house When the process
sion was no longer allowed the canopy
under which the bride had been carried
was relegated to the syqag2sue ana So =
now an adjunct Of every JEWISH WellL1lz-
The drinking of wine in this ceremony
same glass slgnlHeS the MI lst1Ils q -. -
lives, and the shatter1ng OF the glass tnS
There are places where the eating or
drinking from the same plate or cup Is az
have fi5 Win some people it consists OF
the two drinking rum from the same
IN stiu other parts Of the world the two
families meet AT banquet and stgnI1y
that an alliance has been effected
In MaOriIand and Buruah there IS no
business partnership It is said by one
who has lived there that all the scdS aIl4
whose wife betrays or dishOnOrs her nus
band But she may trade or exchange
him to suit her own sweet Will
In ZuIuland hair dressing IS an imDor-
taut feature with both bride and bride
" shaved except for the hair which Is
left to aid in the cone-shaped erection
which is the lawful couture Of a zulu
wife
In the Philippines the marriage laws
are all in favor of women and with ner
1t is a clear case of what IS yours -
mine, and what is mine is my own" she
adds her husbands name to hers and
the children take the name of both
In Siberia a bride on coming TO her nus
bands house IS required to prepare a din
ner with her own hands as test or her
In Sweden the bride wears a coronet
of myrtle or Of colOred paper One OF the
superstitiOns of that country IS that II 9
girl loves a cat she will have a sunny
The Japanese bride dressed in long.
upon the floor facing her future husband
Two ia bleS stand near and upon one are
two cups, a bottle OF sake and a ketlle
with two spOuts- Upon the other are a
miniature plum tree, typityfng the beau
~ of the bride. a miniature fir tree which
signifies the strength Of the BRIDEGROOM,
and a stOrk standing upon tortoise, rep
resentinS long life and happiness The
of the bride and bridegroom alterua tely-
signifying that they are to share eacn
her veil and it is used as her shroud when
AFTER ALL said a woman after reading
the following lines, customs ana man
uers. superstitions and what not there
are lots Of people in all lands who voice
this sentiment:
Hand in hand when our. life is May,
Hand in hand when our hair Is gray
Shadow and sun Tor every one
As the years roll on
Hand in hand till the long night tide
All lad though we know not whens
Love viii be with US forever then