The times., 1899-05-21
WEDDING suPERsTIr1oNs.
Their Only Effect Is to Amuse Mod
ern Prides


When the floral wedding bell at the re-
cent marriage of Miss Emily Vanderbilt
Sloane and Mr.. John Henry Hammond in
st. Bartholomew's Church fell TO the
ground a short time before the ceremony
there were many among the guests who
shook their heads and phophesied dire for
tune for the prospective bride and bride
groom, says the New York World
Fortunately for their peace OF mind. Mr.
and Mrs. Hammond are not superstitious,
SO the occurrence was to them simply
little mishap which did not in any way
mar the happiness of a singlarly well-as-
sorted union.
The incident started. of course. many
tales OF similar occurrences, and society
regaled itself for many dinners by recount
ing supertitious signs for good and i'll in
connection with weddings
Few young women care TO go to the al
tar without complying with the old adage
which requires that the bride shall wear
something old and something new; some
thing borrowed and something blue"
Often the wedding veil itself is the old"
article. while the entire costume complies
with the order to wear something new
Something borrowed is frequently a ring
or even hairpin, either of which articles
can be successfully hidden When the
question of wearing something blue" with
a toilet which must be spotlessly white
arises the ingenious girl easily solves the
difficulty by wearing a blue silk garter or a
Bit of ribbon attached to some under gar
ment.
a time-honored custom among maidens
is to wear yellow garters as a talisman
against spin erhood.
If a bride presents her yellow garter 10
girl friend the fortunate young woman is
sure to marry in short time.
The bridesmaid who catches a brides
bouquet will be the first one of the guests
TO be married.
If maiden is anxious to wed she must
never sit on a table, as this unconven-
tional resting place is sure bar to matri-
mony.
May used to be regarded as an unlucky
month for weddings, but that season is TOO
ideal a time for festivities to be wasted,
so custom has banished superstitution III
favor of convenience. and with the ma
jority of people evil luck is taken off the
lovely month of May.
IL is considered desperately unlucky to
change the date of the wedding after it is
once set, and owing TO this superstition
many weddings take place by the bedside
OF a bride or bridegroom who is too i'll TO
go through the ceremony previously ar
ranged
In choosing her wedding dress she
usually prefers white, signifying purity
and innocence.
There is an ancient rhyme whieh gives
good advice in regard TO the co,or chosen
for the bridal gown.
Married in white.
You have chosen all right
Married in gray
You will 20 far away.
Married in black
You will wish yourself back
Married in red
You'd better bc dead
Married in green
Ashamed 10 be seen.
Married in blue
Nou'H always be true.
Married in pearl,
You'll live IN whirl.
Married in yellow,
Ashamed OF the fellow.
Married in brown,
NOu'll live out of town.
Married in pink,
Your spirits will sink.
No girl will be a happy bride who has
not in some little particular assisted in
the making of her wedding cake or in the
sewing of her gown.
In taking the part OF a bridesmaid a
girl must remember that Thrice
bridesmaid never a BRIDE
No guest with any regard for the hap
piness of the newly married pair will ever
wear black to a wedding.
superstitious bride is kept very busy
on her wedding day observing all the signs
and tokens which are 10 ensure her future
happiness.