Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-04-30

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she would <hoose rnauves gray o.
lawn silk gown, made IS stylishly As
would be = visiting Or afternoon toilet.
and she would also wear smart bon
net. She would dispense with brides
maids also.
Just at present the fashion Of wear
ing cloth gowns for evening makes
that material available for wedding
gowns. That OF Mrs. W. X. Wander
bilt, Jr.. was OF white cloth. Miss
Lila Sloane, the other fashionable
bride of New York's spring season.
wore a garment of white satin en-
broidered with silver and trimmed
with point lace.
The bridesmaids are generally the
relatives of the bride. They range in
number from one to ten. They may be
either all dressed alike, or half may
adopt one color of dress and half an
other. These colors, however, must
always be such as will fit harmoni-
ously into the picture. 1t is not al
lowable for one set OF maids to appear
in picture hats and dressed in severe
simplicity, while the other half wears
evening gowns. An important matter
is that the maids must be younger
than the bride and unmarried. 1t is
at present fashionable to have one or
two child bridesmaids or a smart page
as train-bearer.
When the wedding is church affair
the bride arrives last, accompanied by
her father. I should say here that in
case of the bride having no father her
mother may give her away, but to my
mind more suitable way is to ask
some old and intimate friend OF the
family to perform the Office.
The bridesmaids, having arrived pre-
viously, wait just inside the church
door for the bride, and on her arrival
follow her up the aisle, walking two
and two.
The chief bridesmaid stands directly
behind the bride during the ceremony
and holds her bouquet, handkerchief
and gloves, which she hands back to
the bride after the ceremony.
When the ceremony is over the bride
and groom walk down the aisle, fol-
lowed by the bridesmaids, and it is in
good form for them to bow to any in
innate friend they may recognize while
passing. The brides mother now fol-
lows, as she is naturally anxious to get
home and be in readiness to welcome
her guests. Then follow the relatives
and guests as quickly as possible.
The guests, both relatives and
friends, should arrive at the church in
good time, the near relatives being
given the front pews. 1t is always
best to have a master of ceremony"
as it were, stationed inside the church,
to tell the guests where to sit, etc.
This Office should be performed by a
brother or uncle of the bride or at any
rate by one who is likely to know most
of the guests, and to him also falls the
Office of receiving the brides mother
on her arrival at the church and Of es-
corting her to her seat.
The bridegroom, who is accompanied
by his "best man. an unmarried
friend or brother, should arrive at the
church in very good time and should
wait in an ante-room the brides ar
rival.
The duties of the best man are, be-
sides attending the bridegroom during
the ceremony, paying the various fees
for him, such, for instance, as the
clergyman's and organist's fees and
tipping the various officials of the
church. He must also see that the car
rage is ready before the bride and
groom leave the church.
The carriages for the bride and her
family, if hired, are paid for by the
brides family. The bridegroom only
provides the carriage in which he takes
his bride from the church to her home