The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-29
MARRIAGE RHYMES.
he Philadelpfia Inquirer.

From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
 To every woman the subject of marriage is interesting. and. therefore, no apology is needed for recalling some quaint say ings and customs relating 10 it When a maiden is asked by her lover to name the happy day which will make her his own, of course she thinks of what will be suitable time She avoids the season of Lent, for if married in Lent you are sure to repent: and then if she be prudent she remembers the following ancient adage:
 Monday for wealth,
 Tuesday for health
 Wednesday for the best day of all;
 Thursday for crosses,
 Friday for losses,
 Saturday no luck at all.
 There are countless sayings about mar riage which have come down to us from long ago. many of which still find favor, such as Marry In haste and repent at leisure" and though 1t is not so well known, Great joy shown in a brides face presages misfortune" In the latter sayings. praise of that old-fashioned vir- tue TtSGTNtt IS tNluGIllg llltIdtd- 1AaPP9 is the bride that the sun shines on," Is a saying often quoted by anxious gazers at the weather on the morning of the day when some fair friend of theirs is to be married.
 Thrice a bridesmaid never a bride, is remembered by many a fair damsal who has twice acted as bridesmaid and who is again asked to attend a bride tc the altar, but modern girls are strong minded enough to defy fate, and to under take the office of bridesmaid as may be desired. The choice of color in the matter of a wedding dress is most import ant. not merely because one color Is more becoming than another, but because Married in white. you have chosen all right
 Married in gray. you will go far away. Married in black you will wish your self back.
 Married in red. you will wish you were dead
 Married in green, ashamed to be seen. Married in blue, he will always be true. Married in pearl. you will live in a whirl
 Married in yellow, ashamed of your fel- low.
 Married in brown. you will live out of town.
 Married in pink, your spirits will sink. Speaking of marriage reminds one of the bridal orange blossom, and of how the custom of wearing 1t originated. The follovvtpe, Ia m aneIanf Moortah tradition A Moorish king sent fine orange tree in magnificent blossom to a Spanish mon- arch. Never before had such wonderful plant bloomed in the royal gardens. Ev- eryone wanted slip of 1t, but in vain; the slips were too precious.
 At last one day a spray of the glossy leaves and beautiful blossoms was &C., cidentally broken off, and the gardener gave 1t to his pretty daughter. who was betrothed to a poor man. The girl had no dowry, and accordingly her engage ment seemed a hopeless affair." Still she was not too out of heart to take delight In enhancing her charms so she fasten- ed the spray of orange blossoms In her hair. Just then a foreign ambassador was walking in the garden and noting the lovely spray of flowers and leaves in the girls dusl1y tresses, he desired to have it. In exchange for the flowers he gave her a sum of money sufficient for her dowry, and soon afterward the marriage was celebrated. Since then the blossom has been In such favor for bridal wreaths that it has almost busted the bridal rose its Greek rival-from popularity.