The Washington times., 1905-11-05

Fes+ iS obviorsIv more satisfactory. It
certainly is more comIortable IoT tIle
guests and --sry noticeaDly feuuCeS S'ii-
1T is the exception to serve the we'd
ding breakfast without win ms j
So, GENERALLY accepted that when lhe pa
1e,,7s Of the bride or bridegroom enter
tain scrupies in this matter sne s5n 49,
dine i postponed till the afternoon
Even the afternoon reception Is cohslo-
cred a very tame affar II there as hoN
at least a glass or punch .... 49,.
: There is too. an ancient custom mat
cIfnEs even in the smartest WeddlnsS-
cT1t+I1e- the brides cake. This Is exceed
| ineIv pretts--and there Is alWays a. a.
tendant upon il much fnefIllilsils. ~ ~, IL
Course there are the ring the thlnlole,
fhe c7ir huf in these later days there
are also all manner or oIheI l.' IllASas'
selected with a view OF Ins Cha 10. iaS1 -
/ Isffcs of the guests Another item OF
come innDOrtance: These souvenirs are
All of solid gold. No gllt litlie I5 nosIli..5S
will do for the Lavish oY oIl1e e''t oL oolSts -
| The most popular bridal oouqueL OF OF
| -. Season is an exquisite combination
/ - JtIIies Of the valley and white orenlds,
and. indeed, nothing Ioeiel t9s are siVvays
/ th,se Who viii hold tenderly 10 Gus
/ toms OF by-gOne days, ana Wear "nlIs 9
roses and -ieh sa.iin siI+ ,I,on 'i strictly IN
/ - 5a4a ideas. white chiffon velvet IS an
/ ;SesT material Clinging soft faDrlcs are
| - faehion and this is a beauuful SUD
s.S,,Ita 9or satin, which. despite its oig-
| nifv OF years ana long usage ~ .toS
! graceful Surely, the more 0eaUuLui
I bride IS the more auspicioos-
Wedding SuperstitiOns.
No matter how worldly wise are the
/ bTide and groom, this is time Wheh 70
/ ~ernember the dozens OF little supsrsI-
/ ttonS that cluster about their wedding
! dav is part of the joy or II all mere
are few Of the quaintest;
The bride who dreams '7,,. Of IaT1en U.SiI Ss Sn
/ the night before neF "edulAS VII HO
/ thrice blessed
the bridegroom who carries a minia-
/ ture horseshoe in his pocket viii always
The finding Of 9 spider on the weddins
gown by bride is considered a sure
/ token of happiness to come
II the bride should by any chance see
a coffin as She starts off on her weddins
tour she should order the driver OF the
carriage TO turn back and start over
\ ? ga IN She may miss train oy DONG
so. but if she neglect the precautlon she
viii rue il, for bad luck is certain to
/ If, during the marriage ceremony. the
wedding ring should fall down, the
/ brides fate will not be an enviahle one.
A superstition a little more up 10 date
! in chara cte= is this:
! Never give a telegram 10 bride or
bridegroom on the way 10 the church-
1t is a sure omen Of evil.
In number of ancient countries a
shoe formed the symbol OF transfer
ence of property. There are Scrlptural
illusions TO such a practice. and in
4 Anglo-Saxon England the brides father
gave the bridegroom her shoe. the lat
ter touching his brides head with it
in token of his ownership. Thus the
custom, though gradually changing It's
significance, has descended TO our times
The throwing OF rice originated in
Japan. 1t seems that an evil spirit took
the form of a bird and was always at
tendant upon a wedding. seeking TO do
harm. He had TO wait without however,
and when the bride and groom came
forth the guests shOwered rice all about
them. strewing the doorway and pa ~
with the white grains. The greedy spirit
gobbled them up fast. his attention
thereby being distracted from exerting
his baleful influences until the two were
] safely on their way