The times., 1899-11-26
WHEN a MAID MARRIFs.
Weddings Have Furnished Exciting
Material for Rhymesters.

Material for Rhymesters
The long list OF autumn weddings sug
gests the fact that there are more suner-
stitions pertaining to the marriage cere
mony than to any other occasion in life.
They have to do with the month the dav
and the hour of marriage, with the trous
seau. the wedding feast. the manner OF en-
terfng the new home, and in fact. with ev-
cry detail. The ancient Grecian bride upon
arriving at her husbands house wound fax
about the door post. and with distaf and
spindle in her hand, was carried over the
threshold lest her foot should touch it. the
distaff and spindle signifying industry and
thrift. Blue and white only, according 10
old time authorities, may be worn at the
altar. The one signifies truth, the other
purity. Yellow typifies jealousy, green is
forsaken, and black is death. These colors
should never be used by a bride The
Cleveland Plain Dealer has gathered the
following statistics from legendary lore:
Married in white You have chosen all right:
Married in gray YOU viii GO FAR way;
Married IN black You will wish yourself back;
Married in red, you viii wish yourself dead;
Married IN green, ashamed to be srCn;
Married in blue he viii always be true:
Married in pearl, You will live in a whrl;
Married in yellow. ashamed OF Your fellow:
Married IN pink. your spirit will sink.
It is said that death or misfortune is sure
TO follow within year of May marriage.
The unlucky wedding days are January I.
?, 3, /, {, 10, y; March I, g. s; April 8. II
May >, 6, Z: June {. Ia July = 10; August
y, II; September 6. II; October s: Noyem-
Der 10, 10, and December 10 16, IL The
most unlucky days in the year are February
II, June 2. November .. and December /
December and March are engagement
months, and January and July are mar
riage months. 1t is most fortunate to be
married on the groom ; birthday The day
of the week one is born on is regarded as a
fortunate wedding day for a man, but the
reverse for q woman. II the moon is fun
at marriage the future life viii be one Of
prosperity, if her tapering horns sre
turned toward the north love becomes frost
bound Marry only on the waning of the
neon. Choose moi alone a proper mate
but a proper time 10 marry therefore
Marry Monday for wealth
Marry Tuesday ior health.
Marry Wednesday, the best day Of all.
Marry Thursday for crosses.
Marry Friday for losses
Marry Saturday, no luck at all.
If chosen as marriage days the following
dates are considered extremely lucky ones:
January , 4. If. 10, p; February I. g.
10, 19, 21 March 8, - Is, 90 %; April >
4, II, 90 %; May >, 4. 12 20, %: June l.
g. II, 19, IL July /. 2, Y. 19. 2l 81 Au-
gust 2, H. is. 20. so; September /. f6. 1S
-, Is; October /, s. Is, H. 81 %; Novem-
her ., il, % %, and December /. g, 10. 49,
%, %
These are some of the sayings that have
been handed down for many ages:
may marry once without crime.
But curst IS he who we'd, second time.
lis illluck to a bride TO her face in q
glass by candlelight.
wedding feast postponed hodes III luck
Bees must be told OF a wedding and receive
some of the wedding cake
\ bride must have three rings: 4 ring on her
finger, brooch ON her heart (signifyinE maiden
ly innocenee), a salaud on her head (sgniGiug
the G!adness and dignity Of wedloekJ
Change the name and not the letter,
Change for worse and net for better
Ihc'pins used III the wedding dress OF the bride
must all be thrown away; il retained bv the
bridesmaids they viii not marry before Whit
suntidc.
While otHers do divine
Blest is the bride ON whom the sun doth shine
Great JOY shown in the brides face pressg,s
nIisfOIun
Married in haste may repent at leisure
It augIrs Ill for a wedding If the bride does
not weep profu>ely No witch can she'd more
than three tears. and those from her left eve
only. \ copious food Of tears gives assurance 10
the husband that the lad} has not pliehtcd her
troth to satan and !, 10 witch.
BlcS7ed Is the bride that lEe sun shines On
Woe comes 70 tine bride that thp rain falls on
Thrice bridesmaid, never . bride.