The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-07
WOMAN'S
WORLD.

most interesting account of swell
wedding in Paris is found in letter from
that city published in the New York Sun.
The writer says: Anybody who comes to
Paris decentIy clothed and in the matri-
nlouial season can see as many fashiona-
HE weddings as he wants 10 attend, pro-
yided he will be content to go without
them Fridays and Sundays, which are not
popular marrying days in society. There
is nothing in America more democratic
than the way in which marrying and
burying are attended TO in France.
There is no need to worry about invita-
tons, or cards of admission, or even
discreet fee to the sexton. Just keep an
eve on the newspapers and a map of Paris
in your pocket. Remember that fashion,
able French wedding is always at noon;
that there are several hundred women
who would rather go without their meals
than miss the wedding; and finally, that
the number of midde-aisle seats-the only
enc from which a comprehensive view Of
the gowns can be had-can be counted on
one hand without wearing out your glove.
In other words, go early.
We went TO a grand wedding at ST. Phil
]ippe du Route the other day. The daugh-
Ter of a count married the son of duke.
According to French paper there was
numerous assistance" and for once the
paper was right. Accuracy is not the
strongest point of French journalism. but
It's always safe 10 announce a numerous
assistance when Dukes and Countesses at
tempt matrimony.
AS a matter of fact there was a crush.
We arrived at $780, and found the church
open as usual. The nave of a Paris church
Is always inclosed by a railing, and at
regular services one must pay for a chair
inside this Enclosure. But when people are
married, even the rich and the great they
either cannot or do not take advantage of
this arrangement. With the exception of
the space within the altar rail, The whole
church is open TO the first comers-provid-
ed their clothes are presentable. The other
day when we arrived there wasn't an
usher or anybody connected with the we'd
ding to be seen. The only indication of
anything unusual was the floral decora-
lions. These were very pretty, but not at
all on the scale which characterzes q
swell Wedding in New York. Palms were
banked around the altar and the Chancel
rail was covered with vines and flowers
That was all At the rear of the church
two groups of women in ordinary raiment
TOO ordinary. evidently, for them 10 ven
ture within the naVe-had gathered at the
sides of the big door so as TO be on hand
when the bridal party should arrive. The
seats adjoining the center aisle were al
ready occupied fully third of the way TO
the altar
We had the politeness-whch merely
.-I-
might sit. The little old woman who ma
nipulated the holy water brush told us
with shrug of her shoulders to sit where
pleased. SO we shrugged our Shout
ders, too and sat down in some more aisle
seats. We retained enough of our po-
likeness to take seats toward the rear of
the church, but other sightseers were not
SO modest. An English boarding school
turned loose into the nave about twenty
or thirty tall. angular British maidens.
French women by the dozen came in os-
tensibly 20 say a few prayers but they
seemed unable to pray except in aisle
seats, where they settled themselves COM
fortably after brief season of devotion.
The invited guests did not begin to ar
rive till ten minutes TO y. They sailed
up the aisle majestically but, alas for
them, unsuccessfully. The unlimited
guests he'd taken all the aisle seats. and
the Counts and Countesses had to dispose
themselves DIS D6Sl lHtS might dIOIS Tue
borders of the boarding school and the
rest of the usurpers Many of the in
Vited guests could not find any seats al
all and were obliged to stand at the rear
OF the church or at the side. Not an usher
was there. Ushers are not a part Of
the matrimonial machinery here, as they
are in America
BY few minutes before r.. the church
was crowded. Two gorgeous beadles, in
cooked hats, long coats, knee breeches
and silver-buckled shoes. dazzling crea-
lures covered with gold and silver braid
ana carrying tall wands tipped with big
silver balls, stalked down to the entrance
ana threw open the great central doors.
we beheid the bridal procession, or most
OF IT, The bride and bridegroom were not
yet there, but a the head of the pro-
cessjon as it stood was a god-braided Of
ncef escorting a woman in q beautiful
lavender velvet gown. As the doors were
throWn open the gold-braded officer was
qlsclosed in the act of combing his hair.
lie calmly finished running the comb
through his locks, returned 1t to his pocket
and entered
The procession had come but a few steps
INTO the church when it divided the men
TdAIhg one side and the women the other
HacIhs one another thus they formed an
aisle which extended out through the por-
uco and part way down the steps Up
MS aisle came the bride on the arm of
teI Iather followed by the bridegroom
III uniform and escorting the brides moth
e.; The rest OF the immediate family
followed, all the women in velvet gowns
Except the two bridesmaids who were back
III the middle of the procession. They
wore pale blue silk gowns-not alike-hats
~ the same shade and carried two little
800 go OF blue silk trimmed with lace and
aruhcial forget-me-nots. The purpose for
i%alch the bags were carried was apparent
s ne portico and the sidewalks on both
,a Oh the street were packed with spec
S''oIs' inside the church the beadle was
having russell with the women who had
t"Ied' as they supposed, good places by
uoor. Apparently they deeply resent
me idea that the procession should line
p IN front of them. They pushed to the
lont IN their turn. Then the beadle
'ook a hand. Both hands in fact for he
Empty spread out his two white-gloved
inns and showed. There were protesta-