The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-15

~HE blushing and fearful virgin has passed away;
in her stead we have the calm and composed
- bride. She stiH wears the modest veil and lis
sens to oldfashioned painspoken exhortaton and
the homogeneous hymns set to beautiful music but the
wedding ceremony has taken on moro cheerful as
pect , .
The bride smiles and greets her friends in the
church; she is careful Of the hang OF her gown ana
the set Of her lace she takes her gloves off in leis
urey manner and gives her bouquet to the principal
bridesmaid without hesitation; she has aplomb ana
sef-conro At present, writes Lady Violet Greville
IN the London Daily Chronicle the bridegroom Is by
Ear the more aurried and nervous of the two.
At the reception she stands with her husband At
the head Of the stairs all the new con5ugM airs ana
graces utterng about her already She receives the
guests introduces them to the bridegroom, SNAKES
hands and breaks into vouble thanks for the newly
her girlsh gowns; she is tho fuI-Aedged married
woman of society-her Dress as rule, more magnah-
cent, her train, full court length, more stately.
Brocade and gold and silver tissue have replaced
plain white satin, except in the of Lady Mary
Hamilton, the great heress, who wore the simplest
white satin dress without train; but then all are not
heresses and great ladies, and most girls prefer hand
stufs ethereal chiffon. One of the prettest
dresses recently worn composed Of silver tissue
yelled in chiffon and trimmed with marrow hounce
of brussels lace set on in scalops and headed by
ruche of chiffon. The effect was airy and rich and
highly becoming.
o mourning band around his hat, black frock coat,
simple blue tie and white boutonniere The sobriety
Of his attire is perhaps meant to signify melancholy
at the termination Of his bachelor career for the mar
rage, which introduces woman to fuller and freer
existence often the loss of independence and
amusement to the man.
Wedding ceremonies stin SAVIOR much Of savage
practices The crowds present, the vulgar curiosity
and interest evinced by the spectators, the expense
sake memory back to the days Of primitive marriage
when bought their wives and the tribes celebrated
che occasion with banqueting and revelry.
Champagne enlivens the rich weddings, whisky and
the humber. In Paris the middleclass
bride and bridegroom, in their regulation wedding
ray, drive out to the Pos de Bouogne in carriages,
rsoI h1rf hotr afju hT16a
maids, winding up the afternoon with good dinner,
occasionally with dance. The peasantry in all coun-
danced. To this day foreign royalties appear at
court ball and solemnly thread the mazes Of the pol
onaise the torch dance after the wedding. Then
comes the scramble for the brides garter, now de-
corousy merged in the presentation to the guests
small pieces Of ribbon supposed to be cut from the
precious talisman.
wedding night formerly the Of much up
roarious merrment, and many. practical jokes were
licensed at which the newly married were not supposed
to take ofense Until the nineteenth century royal
brides put into marriage bed by the ladies Of
the household, and many curious and uncomfortable
ceremonies performed.
Kingy honeymoons were unrecogn1zed, public ap
pearances balls, fetes and receptions Of all kinds
eupied the first few post-nuptia moments; the hands
Of royalty tingled with pain from the innumerablt
handshakes they forced to give their bodies
ached with the fatigue Of standing their necks quiv
dizzy with the procession Of multitudes passing be
fore them.
Often these poor little kings and queens were mer
children generally they had never before thei
consorts married by proxy, shivered with appre
hension repulsion and sadly beheld their illusion
shattered and destroyed. The bride Of modern day
knows nothing Of all this hidden misery; she choose
and is chosen freely, and if she makes mistakes ha
only herself to blame.
The honeymoon, often decried, has nevertheless
its The young couple generally visit their fl
ture home, make acquaintance with old servants an
retainers, the poor people on the estate. Ever
one is inclined to be friendly; novelty, interest an
curiosity surround them all sides. The mansion
luxurious; the lady wears her newest, prettest dress
es the tastes for the first time the exquisite
of nice, refined girls exclusive company, and unde
these conditions with all the map Of life spread bou
tifully before them there ought to be lack Of
versation.
Unfortunately know this ideal state Of thing
is not always present. Ennui dogs the footsteps
modern brides and bridegrooms who cannot live wit
out excitement and in themselve
To such, travel appeals, or variety; few days her
may change surroundings, cannot change GU