The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-27

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N ters against the women. The declaration has been made by a
Pitt-rurg clergyman, and his brothers in other arts of the ountry
have declared tier willingness to enlist in the ranks and help him fight
against this evil
If these ministers win there will be no more bridesmaids, ushers, flower
girls. maids If hono and. WHAT'S more, the brde will LOT be allowed to wear
an elaborate dress
This minister who has taken the stand against these weddings, says that
they are just like funerals, and are almost always arranged by the fYst
He also says that the sacred respect ne to the church is not present az the
weddings and hiatt thu clergyman is a mere nothing.
And way down in your heart, yu dear society woman you know THAI the
is never considered when you arrange for a wedding. All YOU think
of is that your gown should be tbs envy of all the guests, and that your
bridal party should be the most elaborate ever arranged.
1 really do think that the average woman. when she arangesI for her we'd
ding, gives little thought 20 the mar who has it in his power to mite her TO
the mar of her choice. She probably hardly yer thinks of h seriousness Of
her step but only IF The elaborate showing she must make in order to make
the wedding more attractive han the one her friend had.
The wedding music usually consists of ome operate selection, 50 that it
will give the bridal party time to walk slowly up the aisle, that the guests
may get ample time to cntcse tine clothes
Seriously, I don't blame the minister Most of usk now to what extreme
some women go in arranging a wedding They do not consider anyone
and only hope to be able to make a sensation. Not SO very long there
al a big wedding in a nearby CITY, to which 81 many guests had been
hidden that they couldn't even be accommodated in the church. The seating
capacity a found o be inadequate and man persons we're turned away.
Women, listen to reason! Try to realize the seriousness of the step you
to take, and Danish all thoughts of show. Forget the elaborateness of the
gown n think more of the party % are to play in the ceremony. You are to
promise to b a faithful hepmeet ant are to build a home, which should pic-
ideal married life You are to be a companion and share the trials and
hibulatons of the mar % have chosen for your husband.
You know we'll that pomp N ceremony do OF mean refinement and
breeding. Your great great grandmother would raise her hands in horror il
she heard of the unusual functions arranged in connection with the we'd
ding ceremony. When se vas married she went to the altar with beating
heart and with the knowledge that she "a o III a new leaf in her life
and this moment vas the most sacred moment she would experience. She
did not worry whether the maid of honor had arranged her train to the
satisfaction of the onlookers, or whether her veil vas draped pcturesquely.
And in most cases your grandmothrs we're a great deal happier than yOu
when you try to manage elaborate affairs.
So let us Danish all this tomfoomy and let US only think of the shp we
are to take. Don't let the ministers remind IS O the fact that in every n
stance refinement and modesty are the hrstp principles Of true womanhood-