The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-13
WEDDING SUPERSTTTION.S.
Signs and Tokens That Insure the
Brides Happiness.
New York World,

When the floral wedding bell at the re-
cent marriage Of Miss Emily Vanderbilt
! Sloane and Mr.. John Henry Hammond,
in ST. Bartholomew church. fell to the
ground short time before the ceremony,
] there were many among the guests who
shook their heads and prophesied dire for
tune for the prospective bride and bride
| groom.
Fortunately for their peace of mind.
Mr. and Mrs; Hammond are not super
stitious. so the occurrence was to them
simply little mishap, which did not in
any way mar the happiness of Il singu-
larry well-assorted union.
! The incident started. of course, many
| tales OF similar occurrences. and society
regaled itself for many dinners by re-
counting superstitious signs for good and
( i'll connection with weddings.
Few young women care TO go to the
altar without complying with the old
| adage which requires that the bride shall
wear something Old and something new
J something borrowed and something blue
/ Often the wedding veil itself is the
old article: while the entire costume
! complies with the order to wear some
! thing new. Something borrowed is fire.
| cuently Il ring. or even hairpin. either
| of which articles can be successfully hid
/ den. When the question of wearing
something blue with the toilet which
! must be sDotlessly white arises. the in
genius girl easily solves the difficulty by
/ wearing a blue silk garter or a bit of rib
/ bon attached to some under-garment.
! n time-honored custom among maidens
is to wear. yellow carriers as a talisman
/ against spinSterhOod
| If bride presents her yellow garter to
| a girl friend, the fortunate young woman
is sure 10 marry in a 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 a sure bar to mat
rimony.
If the maiden to be wed can squeeze out
a few tears on the day of her wedding it
Will insure her future happiness.
She must. above all things. remember
20 put her right shoe on first if she wishes
to have happy married life.
In choosing u life partner young wo-
man should always remember that Ito
change the name and not the letter is a
change for the worse and not the better"
\ timid bride will never entirely don
her wedding garments before the hour set
for the ceremony. as this is supposed to
bring the worst of luck.
1t is an old custom for the bride 10 cut
the first slice from the wedding cake
A ring should always be placed in the
cake, and the happy person finding it will
soon wear a wedding ring.
\ newly married couple brave luck in
deed II they start on their wedding jour-
ney without the customary shower of rice
and old shoes, which signify fertility and
wealth.
If a bride is very wise and also very
superstitous she carries rabbits foot
in her pocket.
In choosing her wedding dress she usu-
ally prefers white, signifying purity and
There is an ancient rhyme which gives
good advice i'll regard to the color chosen
for the bridal gown.
Married in white
You have chosen all right.
Married in gray,
You will go far away.
Married in black.
Y GU will wish yourself back.
Married in red.
You'd better be dead.
Married in green.
Ashamed to be seen.
Married in blue.
You'll always be true.
Married in pearl.
You'll live in whirl.
Married in yellow.
Ashamed of the fellow.
Married in brown.
You'll live out of town.
Married in pink.
Your spirits will sink.
No girl will be 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 q bridesmaid a
girl must remember that thrice a brides
maid. never bride.
No guest with any regard for the hap-
piness of the newly married pair will
ever wear black to a wedding.
A superstitious bride is kept very busy
on her wedding day observing all the
signs and tokens which are to insure her
future happiness.