The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-09-01

lemnity was our own old puritan GUS
tom OF publishing the banns. rite
strangely incongruous with modern
lightning express methods, and one that
involved an amount OF steadfsst deter
mination rarely possessed by the rue
full who repent at leisure" The idea
survives in the Moslem marriage rites
wherein there frequently ensaes an ill.,.
terval of months after the bridegroom
has thrice in the presence of his train
declared his intentions" to the imam or
priest. and the imam has thrice demand
cd and received through the closed
curtains Of the haremlik, an affirmative
answer from the bride. Even after the
week Of the dughun ziafets, or wedding
festival. the bond Is by no means indis.
solubly linked, but even after the tri-
umphsl procession has conducted to
the home Of the bridegroom, the yelled
bride, she is not q wife until with her
own lips she sslutes her husband.
Coming from the land Of the Turk and
his harem. such picture seems vision.
airy. but Miss Lucy N. Garrett. in the
July Cosmopolitan. vouches for this
Oriental tribute to woman's prerogative.
In striking contrast to these tech
nical and social formalities, is the rough
and tumble game Of the Russian bridal
familiar to KEENAN, hearers, wherein
the groom is joyously buffeted about in
curious game. and runs q gauntlet of
old women armed with cudgels, in q
chase after bis bride. Something not
too dissimilar may be found today by
the wanderer in some of our frontierr,
and it tends to give one feeling of
contentment that the old courtIy ways
revive. While We can afford to be glad
that no Spanish duplicity or Oriental
indirectness necessitates double and
triple guarantees Of good faith, yet
something more of deliberatlon and
solemn pause is not unbefitting the
ceremony of wedlock.
The golden wedding of Reverend and
Mrs. Jepths Marsh WAS celebrated by
the former congregation of the aged
minister. On Sunday Of this week, the
occasion being made memorable by the
presence OF the SIX stalwsrt Sous of the
white haired bride and groom. A
family dinner on Saturday evening, at
the home Of Reverend Byron Marsh of
University Place, usher-d in tho cere-
monies. and was the occasion of q care
fully arranged surprise in the presenta-
ton Of purse containing a golden coin
for each OF the years the veteran c!ergy3
man and his wife have walked together.
On Sunday evening. after the services
at Grace Church in which Reverend
Marsh and all his sons participated, a
reception was given them. The names
Of the sons are 40 follows: Mr.. NJ. D.
March Of Gibbon. Nebraska; Reverend
B. w. Marsh. Phi. D. Of University
Place; Mr.. j. E. Marsh of De Soto,
Illinois; Reverend r L. Marsh of Bur-
lington. Iowa; Reverend w. j. Marsh of
Albuquerque. N. NJ; and Reverend j.
L. Marsh, who reeides With his parents.
A magical Harvest Festival Dance"
transformed the Newport home of Mrs.
StuyvesaLt Fish, on Wednesday Of this
week into . carnival booth that dis.
played rich suggestions for the skillfuI
entertainer Peasant dancers in pic
tureeque costume, sftcr q memorable /,
fete given them by Mrs. Hermann Oel-
rich, were borne to the great white!
villa Of Mr.. Fish, where two huge jack