The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-09-17
Mhrriage Rhymes.


riage IS Interesting, says the Philadel
phi;s Enquirer, and therefore no apol.
ogy is needed for recalling some quaint
sayings and customs relating to it.
When maiden is asked by her lover
to name the happy day which vii
make her his own. of course she thinks
Of what will be d suitable time. She
avoids the season Of Lent, for if mar
ried in Lent you are sure to repent:
and then if she be prudent she remem-
bers the following adage:
Monday for wealth,
Tuesday for health,
Wednesday for the best day of al;
Thursday for crosses,
Friday for losses,
Saturday no luck at all.
There are countless sayings about
marriage 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 it is
not SO well known, "Great JOY shown
in brides face presages misfortune. !"
In the latter sayings, praise Of that
old-fashioned virtue Of reserve is evi-
IDENTITY intended. Happy is the bride
that the sun shines on" is a saying Of
ten 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 damsel
who has twice acted as bridesmaid,
and who is again asked to attend a
bride to the altar, but modern girls
are strongminded enough to defy fate
and to undertake the office OF a brides
maid as many times as may be desired.
The choice of color in the matter of a
wedding dress is most important, not
merely because one color is more be-
coming than another, but because
Married in white, you have chosen all
right;
Married in gray, you will 60 far away;
Married in black, you will wish your
self back:
Married in red, you will wish you were
QedQ,
Married in green, ashamed to be seen:
Married in blue, he will always be
true;
Married {.5, in pearl you will live in a
Married in yellow, ashamed of your
fellow;
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 It originated.
The following is an ancient Moorish
tradition. A Moorish king sent fine
orange tree in magnificent blossom to
a Spanish monarch. Never before had
such wonderful plant bloomed in the
royal gardens. Everyone wanted slip
Of it, but in vain; the slips were too
precious.
At last one day a spray Of the gloosy
leaves and beautiful blossoms was acci-
dentally broken of, and the gardener
gave it to his poor daughter. who was
betrothed to poor man. The girl
had no dowry, and accordingly her en-
gagement seemed hopeless affair.
She still was not too out OF heart to
take delight in enhancing her charms,
so she fastened the spray OF orange
blossoms in her hair. Just then for
eign ambassador was walking in the
garden, and noting the lovely spray OF
flowers and leaves in the girls dusky
tresses, he desired to have it. In ex-
change for the flowers he gave her a
sum Of money sufficient for her dowry,
and soon afterward her marriage was
celebrated. Since then the blossoms
have been in such favor for bridal
Wreaths that it has almost ousted the
bridal rose-its Greek riTal-from pop
ularity.