The Washington weekly post., 1900-06-05

thoughts OF love. while that Of the pocket
COOK tdrneth heavily. contemplating ats
own lean and hungry look
May, however, seems 10 De- the only
I month considered unlucky for weddings
Why this is 50 IS st.H mystery. but =,
there clings round u wedding more inter
tst ahG superstition than about almost
an! othel known event. nOT7e OF thess
NelId IDEAS seems strange In connection
Win X. But the brides OF june-moTe nu-
merous than all-are now with Us.
The hundred and one things that a bride
10 De must DO or not do are something
marvellous 10 contemplate, and one won
drrs how II is possible that the unfortu-
hattscan get along at all II she pays any
heed 10 them. Yet one hardly ever hears
OF u pride brave enough 20 attire herself
III All or her wedding finsTy before the
time. or TO be married on Friday or the
thirteenth OF the month, or otherwise ry
III the face OF fate. Perhaps the idea ha,
entered their minds that Il is q risky
enough business at any rate, without
making 1t any more 50.
Origin OF Marriage Cu,tem-,
very learned man tells US that we are
merely repeating past history in the cere-
monies We deem wholly the production OF
modern times. The first form of marrlag.
was extremely informal, and consisted of
the nrldegroOm's going out TO pick up any
maiden he might fancy who han
wandered from her fathers hut Who
| would think that the best man" uow
| deseneratrd from use 10 ornamentatioa.
vas once best man I'm reality. the
! strongest. most stalWart friend of thf lave
| ioli swain When he went out on the war
lath 10 MS WOoing? II IL lust possibI..
|
gether averse 10 the proceeding. for itisa
matter OF history that Matilda cared not
one rap for the renowned conqueror.s
"oolng until he had rolled her in the mud.
| and the muscles of the maids of that dav
| were pretty well cultivated. But the rrIe-
| yves evidently did care for our sltppar
/ ana rice throwing symbolic the missiles
hurled Indignantly after the BRIDEGROOM,
! by the baftied puTsuers. while The bonsv.
moon itself Is survival or the time dur-
ing winch the happy captor was obliged Il
Elde his prize from his newly-made and
hot oVer-anectionate father. mother. ana
| DrOthers-in-laW. Even at the nrsssnt
Time. among the irish mouutafnesrs
! marriage Is considered a very tame anal
unless the bridegroom runs of vim tba
Drlue' while in parts or Wales the .ela-
ance. mum iV9'o''
After time, however. It seemed %
da"h upon our fOrefdthers' minds TbaT
VIZ wives could be bought well as stolen
ana with much less uncertainty regardinG
ne ana limb, though of course In tbis
such transactions "N"'H VI
t.110 n Wedding Seda among the saxons at The
I-ihe that Christianity reached thorn NC
strange sort of affair. The bridegrcor,
btins the principal figure. for IN SiyJs
We wtte not allowed the slightest choice I'm
matters or this kind uutI thu rt,tb -
tenth century. The betrothal uroa afrnost
ds important as the marriage itself a ring
DGIhs placed on the maiden's right hand
Nhtre II was Kept until at the later nm
ti&ls IL was transferred 20 the laft Tba
HaiFl&ge vows Were then repeated ole,
ana the bride was taken "for fare nr
louler, &c, and promised to be "buxom
the re fUaI fToaTy cornq 10 her future husband. At
a sHe ring on each Of the brides left-hapJ
eSis, saying at the first "in the name
Con So ,e dpd raineF et ne second and Of the
Ehost' and at the fourth amen
Had RiGhr To Beat Her.
Then also the father gave his new CON
one Of his daughters shoes 70 denote ,bn
transfer OF authority. and the bride vas
made to feel the charge by a tan an tba
head from the aforementioned shoe
"hich proceeding goes to show that -yen
at this late date We have made ln i'm
IoVements on the Implements OF chastisa-
iheht employed BY the ancients. The bus-
tdId lhen took an oath 10 use his wifi,
ven. yet this could not have meant very
much, for though he was IN honor bounI
TO oestow On wife and apprentices rloF-
Srate would depend largely on himself or
hls wlte powers Of defense
an OId Welsh law decided that three
olo"s with broomstlck "On any part OF
tne person except the head" il "a f,ir
amount, and another suggests that the
SUCK De no longer than the husbands
arm nor thicker than his little finger
J., but among primitive peoples there ls
Ltut or no ceremony, eating or drinking
l9scther being fGVOTite form Of wing
me GCTdlan knot I'm many parts OF tb-
World \ mar. age Ia old Japanese style
consisted mer y OF the drinking of A
certain number OF cups Of Jaydue5a V,ips
NO flng ls used, no PROMISE are made
bit the bride has the privilege Of baIns
SCI iErd hrst '0i tie only time in her lif-
Mess the husband Is 20 take the WIGS
name the ceremony Is always usrfgrusJ
Al IN" home OF his parents
IN Brazil the wives drink brandy To-
sether and In Russia and Scandinavia f.
was Formerly the custom 10 drink from
he same cup. The Joining Of hands w4s
common 10 the HindOOs. Romans. and
-ariy Scotch. and in fact the world over
me Australian woman carries j fame u
ler lovers hut and builds q FIRE for him.
he LOaneO negTess cooks two dishes FOR
ler future lord gnder his own roof while
he American Indian lays . bundl- Of
'0ds a. her braves door In Croatia
he bridegroom boxes his Wife's ears. and
n Russia II was formerly the proper
ming for the father 20 strike his daughter
gently with new whip and then give IL
. her husband. In Hungary even down
% the present day. the groom gives the
ride Kick 10 make her feel her SubIse-
Ion. In fact. iU the early days. and in
many out Of the way corners a. the
PRESENT time, marriage was and IS 10 the
g..FsI..
iew and more heavy bonds Of slavery.
Ceremony In the Greek ChHrch.
But for ceremony and elaborate ritual.
he Greek Church taxes the lead For q
Tuly fashionable wedding among the no
'ility In Russia. the family should have
ne Emperor and Empress as honorary
alksr and mother and The chapel Of the
,aldce 10 celebrate % In Not having SUI
lcisutly lofty relatives 20 secure these
the afTair s. conducted In the
hapsi % some private house. with a.
East "A grand duke and d.chess for non
raTy father and mother The honorary
athFF gives the holy image which some
ttle child related - the family carries iu
FOat Of The couple as they enter the
hUrrh. followed by all their friends IN
Dli4ay uniform. The ceremony g. very
Jng ana complicated with many EymboIIs
iies- In the center OF the Orat0ry Is plac-
0 a small table. used for an altar aut
rom - the couple are separated BY bands
Z FJse-eOiOred satin When the priest
alls they must advance and the hfst
iho sets fOoJ on the band. whether hu--
ard Or wife. Will rule the household On
lr table are placed the NtErEicai form..-
Az. the Caudlrs which thsy are u hold
be- cross they Will kiss the rings thsv
ll exchange. and cup Of wine with
-hich ta~y vii mOlsten their lips Ia ths
be- SiavOnlc ritual This cup IL called che
up o., bitterness ans thla one part u
be- EfTvlcr forms the entire ceremony
the poor peasants - whom D. was
,uch more likely 70 bear out its unpi-as-
DO ule. Pages relieve each Other ln
gFrying with outstrefched arms fhr
eayy crowns that must b. held above the
edds Of the couple while the service con
nuFs. II the decisive moment. while
he priest j. prOnounclug the words that
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