The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1901-02-22
Hotels Full Of Lovely Brides on Wed
ding Trips.

New Orleans picayune.
"A bridal couple said the room
clerk.
"How do you Know?" asked the un.
initiated guest.
Look at them-tlIats ALL
"Where from. do you think?"
':Let me see," scrutinizing the pair.
'They are from Mississippi"
"Row do you guess that?'
II don't guess tlIat?'
81 don't guess IL ~ ALL" answered
the old hotel man. Il can tell nine
times out OF trn-tell by the catch, ~
the way he holds her, or nv the way
she holds him. This pair is firm Mis-
sissippi. He has her grabhed by the
arm, just abOve the eloow. and clinys
to her like a vice II they were from
Alabama, they would ne holding hands
or lightly locked arms: il frnm Lnusi
ana, she would have him b, the arm"
The nu,nper OF ridai ruiIple> IN The
CITY, sperning tn II start IN lie ~
taking in the carnival. is mupr.ce.
denteb. \ Pica,Inp r-p"rr,, made
a careful Canvas. III 10. ti,r i,i,,tBH
downtown hulel> lasL night, aud
the actual cOunt from the rom
racks resulted as follows:
St. Charles, iwrnly.sev n couples.
Grunewaid. twenty couples.
Denechaud, ten brides. 81
Cos'nnp,litah. slx hride> f.. - y
Commercial. five ronp.e-.
Tniai. SKI! :+avW rida pairs
A casual gauge al-itir Pic.,uur'>
ny yncnlai c"ump the past ten days
would have forecast the above Every
marriage item. and there have imrn
many "f he out "f-tpwner>. nJs Wonnd
up by saying that the happy couple
left IN the next tram fur New Orleans
l." spend their hone! ln,mIi and lake
IN Mar1 Gras."
ST. they did, ana the, now throug
the lohhles, holding hands. making
g"rgnn eyes ana reading the registers
over each others shoulders
And some ut the prcltiest. Iunst
| winSDinr aud stylish brides The local
h"tels ever entertained. Their faces
are radent with youth, beauty and
southern culture and their gowns are
the sights 0t the rotundas.
"'rhe custom Of getting married at
Mardi Gras time Is growing" said an
old.time room dispenser, as he ordered
the porter to get = knife and cut the
ropes, ribbons, old shoes and bags VI
rice from "A freshly.arrived bridal
srunk. 1T seems the young folks OF
Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana and
Arkansas and eastern Texas have
taken to the Mardi Gras marriage.
They didn't use to, but times change"
and lie sighed,
One happy couple from Arkansas.
and the bride isa queen. whu are cal.
ling for a goodly quota OF attention at
the St. Charles, secured their bridal
suite by coup d'etat that makes
Manager Jim" Woods laugh every
time he thinks Of it, and that is how
he happened 70 let the incident ge,
out last night.
Three nights ago a telelgram came
10, which read:
"Am getting married. Reserve
suite" >.,#
There we're no rooms and Manager
WO0ds replied:
mo more reservations: can't pro.
mise"
The Arkansas grnoln warmed the
wire thus.
Must have Rooms. This 10 the
greatest event that ever happened.
Answer"
MT. WUDUS CO ArkanSaS.
This St. Charles Hotel cannot
promise. but will do the hest possible. !"
Again the ardent LnthariO tele.
graphed: .
"Y"u must. The earthly happiness
OF two lives depends upon you. We
place IL in your hands-the happiness
nf the sweetest girl in the world. Elk.
penSe don't c0unt."
The never.rufiled manager of the
St. Charles threw up his hands. He
wired:
"You shall have a room IL we have
to build new hotel"
The couple arrived and introduced
themselves. The bride, II tall beau.
tiful brunette, was what her beau
said she was. a ..e.