Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-09
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GOSSIP FOR THE LADIES.

door. Instantly the gracious monarch
stopped and with 4 deep obeisaDra hand
ed the clrclet TO its blushing owner. IN
the immense amusement of surrouudjns =
courtiers. The King, distressed M tho
embarrassment of the fair lady. fnrnnA
10 the smlllng mobiles with the rebuke,
'HoIl, soft Qui mai pense." evil ~
him who evil thinks" and then and tbere
declared that he would make the rarta,.
the symbol of high honor and GOOD far.
tune. To carry out this promise he in.
stltuted the order of the garter. an ordrr
Of such high merit that it has been tho
dream Of noble knights down the aces IN
wear little below the knee of the left
leg its insignia, 4 narrow band of hlno
velvet edged with gold The motto i in
scribed on the velvet in letters of pure
gold, OF which metal are also the buckle
and pendant of exquisite workmanship.
he awarding of this garter is the most
coveted honor that the Kings Of England
have the power TO bestow.
As we esteem June the bridal month.
| so the early Greeks regarded January
but if the Greek bride wished
her marriage day to be most pro-
piuouS she was careful to select one
that fell on the full Of the moon. should
4 par of turtle doves appear in sigh
during the marriage ceremony. il was n
sign of great happiness. and we imagine
that a bride of those days was not above
assisting III The accomplishment of this
pretty accessory Ia her wedding
The crow was also Il subject of much
interest at such times. us, if a pair of
these solemn birds appeared, a long life
WAS betokened to the newly welded pair.
While for one crow to be seen portended
separation and sorrow. II was there
l"fe the duty of the attendant maids To
prevent, II possible the occurrence of
such catastHphy. Ii the modern
bridesmaid was obliged to look after the
whereabouts Of the birds OF the sur
rounding country during the nuptials, as
wen as To attend to her other duties, she
might feel the position OF bridesmaid no
sinecure.
The bride of the Orkney islands does
NOT snare our superstition about Friday.
as 'he chooses that day for her marriage,
but VIII take Thursday as next best.
full.
There are some prophecies that are of
vital Importance to the maids mt the
wedding. If she meet two magpieS il is
a most fortunate indication of her own
speedy marriage. bur if she he an elder
sister of the bride she must cake care
to dance at the wedding with her dainty
feet unshod. if she would avoid the fate
OF living and dying bachelor maid.
Above all things a maid must not ac-
cept gift of Il knife, or scissors or any
thing sharp from her lover without Civ
ing a pin or some article in exchange,
lest their love be cut asunder.
The. plucking of the merry-thought, or
breaking of ,he wish-bOne by men or
maids to determine which shall secure
the longer portion and thus first find n
wife or husband, is n custom o. hOary
antiquity. Addison says, Il have known
the shooting of star to spoil a nights
res. and have seen a man in love grow
pale and lose his appetite upon the pluck
ing of a merry-thought."
Last. but not least. let all maids re-
frain from wearing much .'ellow. as it is
of all colors the one most unlucky for
lCvers.-Janet Hay in Comfort.