The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-25
Vignettes of An Inland City

IRON TIME immemorable Oc-
tober has been a great month
Il for weddings, and the present
k--s=s=<sf October has been no exception,
3WZI 50 far, at least, as indianapolis
is concerned. Throughout this
month the society columns of the news
rapers have been fairly teeming with de-
scriptions of brides. bits of news about
irrespective marriages and accounts of
showers" and Iuncheons and dinners and
theater parties that have preceded the
various fashionable weddings. Its kept
me awfully busy" said one hustling, bust
ling little society editor TO a soothing police
reporter. who refused to believe that the
word work" could be properly applied to
such trivial things as society events.
The average young woman insists upon
being married in church nowadays, not al
together because the surroundings tend to
cast a religious tone over the proceedings,
hut largely on account of the fact that the
beautiful wedding gown which she intends
10 wear will show off to so much greater
advantage in big public place than in the
crowded parlors OF a private residence.
What a sinful waste of opportunity for a
Young woman 70 be married in the house
Of her parents, where the parade ground
for the bridal party is necessarily limited
10 an improvised. narrow aisle formed by
the standing spectators who are packed into
the rooms ike sardines in a box. Under
such circumstances the moment the bridal
party reaches the regulation mantel piece
done in white and green as the
society reporters would say-the spectators
close in about this homemade altar
and the beautiful dresses of the bride
and her feminine assistants are az once
hidden from the view OF all except those
guests holding positions in the foremost
rows.
At a home wedding few people have an
opportunity to study those infinitely plan
ned gowns that have taken up weeks and
weeks in the making; few people see
whether the bouquets are showers" or the
fat. conventional sort, and scarcely any
body is aware of the fact that the brides
veil is the self-same veil that was worn
by her great-great-great-sran who
was married in England TO Lord Something
brother who was one of the most blue
FLOODED What-y Ou-may-ca in his part
OF the land. And. for all the guests know,
the bridesmaid may be wearing mousseline
de sole over light blue silk instead of over
robin's-egg green. An erroneous report in
regard to this matter is likely to go abroad
and this would be a terrible injustice to
the bridesmaid. AS for the groom. nobody
except the standees in the front rows
see him at all, for he comes in from
the back hall instead of through the din
ing room door which everybody has
been watching. Yes, indeed; in order to
receive all of the credit for the expense
and trouble that has been involved, let
the wedding take place in a church, since
il would be considered vulgar to rent an
opera house for the performance of the
ceremony.
that the writer went, bent upon learning a
few things about these all-important func-
tons OF the autumn time. IT was an affair
without a ticket-taker at the door and they
let him in without an embarrassing chal-
lenge. Fortunately. the custom Of station
ing ticket-taker at the door is going out
Of vogue. The curt phrase Of the engraved
cards, Present this at the door, was toe
business-like thing. and reminded one OF
a State fair or a side show. And then the
custom failed of its purpose, anyway, fol
often the cards were transferred from their
original owners to those church wedding
enthusiasts who were not ashamed of ac-