The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-14


show is 1t possible that we should mar
ry, having already silver hairs?"
Ihen Il shall be a silver wedding"
ana the King gave the couple silver
enough to keep them in plenty. This soon
became known all over France aud il
became fashion after TWENTY-FIVE years
of married life 10 celebrate silver we'd
ding.
The practice of the wlfes assuming the
husbands name at marriage is "a Roman
custom. Julia married 10 Pompey became
Julla OF Pompey In latter times mar
ried women signed their names in the
same manner but omitted the of" In
Iceland the opposite has been the custom
There the husband assumes the wire's
name.
The word wedding is derived from the
word wed or security which the Anglo
Saxon bridegroom gave at espousals for
the due performance Of his contract. This
wed was held by trustees. and in addition
to it che bridegroom wore an espousul
ring. AS for the wedding ring, II was
first designed by Prometheus. according
to tradition, and fashioned out of ada.
mant and iron by Tuhal Cain, and was
given by Adam to his son to this end that
he herewith should espouse a wife
The wedding cake is the remains of a
custom whereby q Roman BRIDE held in
her left hand three wheat ears. and many
centuries later. an English pIlbe wore a
chaplet of wheat. The bridesmaids threw
grains of corn or small bits OF cake upon
the heads of the newly married and the
guests picked up the pieces and ate them.
The wedding cake did not come into gen
eral use until the last century and was
then composed of solid blocks laid to-
sether, iced all over, so that when the
outer crust was broken over the bride
mead the cakes inside fell on the floor and
were distributed among the guests. Brit
dai faVors are of Danish origin The
true lovers knot was first designed ny
Danish hearts and derived It's designa-
ton from the Danish truelofa--1 plight
my troth."
The throwing of the slipper comes from
the custom of the bride of the father Civ
ing a shoe to the new husband in token
of transference of 0ower over her the
bridegroom lightly tapping the brides head
with it.
The best man is survivor of the band
of friends who accompanied the sutton in
his winning and kept watch for him
over the brides tribe while the lover
sought the opportunity to carry off his
prize. The honeymoon journey is the hur-
ried flight of the husband with his wife to
escape the vengeance of the pursuing
tribe. The presents given the brides
maids and ushers are simply a relic of
the rough bribery used by the ancient
bridegroom among his personal friends so
that they would assist i'm the capture of
his chosen bride when they day arrived
on which he had determined to carry
her Off In the fifteenth century a bride
If one of che aristocracy-often received
twenty rings from her relatives and six
from the bridegroom-two when he be-
came interested in her, two for the es-
pousal and two when they were married.
hat DIR 10 Jrip off t,,t
liant when they are out is a question that
is often discussed. OF course, some of
them do take a milk punch or something
of that sort now and then but it is gem
orally considered much better form for
young women to abstain from taking any
thing at all.
at is best to be on the safe side" says
Mrs. orundy, with the wisdom that some
times characterizes her utterances.
Champagne and punch are insidious, and
youthful spirits are easily excited. If a
girl i'm the exuberance of her youthful
gayety is too much of romp IL does
not particularly signify, If she has taken
nothing. but many disagreeable and ako-
gether untrue things have been said OF
the perfectly harmless high spirits OF
young women in society who may have
taken small amount of champagne. For
this reason, If for no other, 1t is far better
that they should abstain altogether"
1t sometimes happens, too, more's the
pity. that the criticism is not altogether
undeserved. Girls do in their ignorance
sometimes tf%s too much and show the
effects quite decidedly. 1t is difficult to
gauge the strength of the claret cup, or
remember the amount of wine that has
been taken when warm and thirsty from
dancing and as Mrs. Grundy advises, IL
is much wiser to be known as teeto-
taller.
II have seen girls in what might be
called a dry jag " remarked a clubman,
speaking on this subject "They have been
so excited a a bah by the dancing, the
light and the talking that they have not
an idea what they are doing. and are per-
fectly silly If girls in this state had been
taking stimulants, they certainly would
have the reputation of drinking, and
really would advise debutantessto leave ii
alone"
It is sometimes most awkward TO speak
to the wrong person, says the New York
Tribune.
"Why there is Nelly Miller's husband!'
exclaimed one of two women who were
lunchng at the WaldorfAstoria the 9th
er day. isn't it odd how every one turns
up here l have not seen him since he
carried Nelly off to his home in the West,
two years ago. / must speak to him and
ask how dear Nelly isl" So on her way
out she made the tour of the room, and,
stopping at a table where a well dressed
man was sitting alone she said graciously:
perhaps you do not remember me. I am
Miss X. Nelly you know, used TO be one
of my dearest friends. You have no idea
how we grudged her to you"
The man rose to his feet with a bow,
looking admiringly at the pretty woman.
Il wish | had a Nelly" he said. regret
fully. 80 that l might claim acquaintance
with YOU unfortunately l am bachelor,
and my name is Brown" whereupon Miss
X retreated in confusion.
Harry" said his wife as they took their
seats in the dining room of a well-known
restaurant 81 am sure that woman over
there is Nine Melba ! met her in Paris
and | am going TO speak to her when we
go out" The curious glances of a mum
Der of people in their neighborhood toward
the supposed diva confirmed Mrs. S. In
her recognition, and on their way to the
door she stopped at the latter's table.
Il met you at the house of the Count.
| ess NJ, Nine Melba," she said, "and ]
| hope you will allow me to recall myself
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