Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27
GOING OUT OF STYLE
TIme-Honored "HoReynsOon Trips
Rapid1y Goine out Of
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ing out of fashion. This unexpected infor-
nation comes from the class Of people who,
above all others, would be certain to know.
namely, hotel managers. with deepest re-
greet the heads Of the big hostelfies say that
more and more bridal couples are going
straight home after the CEREMONY
Those who did the time-honored honey
moon trip" made IL shorter last year than
ever before, and this year they are only
taking a day or two. In a few years Il
seems probable hat the custom will have
become entirely obsolete.
The reason seems to be IN the fact that
the trip Is nc longer necessary, and that
.honeymoons are really critical times for
the nerves. which are less likely to prove
unhappy In the quiet Of the home than in
travel and hotels.
Those why pry into the prehistoric past
OF the human race say that the honeymoon
Journey came about like most things, from
necessity. When a young man wanted a
wife in the wild, unciviIized days Of the
hunting and fishing stage, he had to get
her by force, unless by chance he happened
to be wealthy in such worldly goods as there
were in those days.
But few young men were wealthy enough
then to buy their wives, as was lawful and
proper. There was another and more popu-
lar, though strenuous method. 1t involved
the aid Of a mar friend. who was the best
man." He was indeed best man for on his
bravery and cunning depended the whole
success of the undertaking.
If the would-be bridegroom owned or
could steal a horse, he would do so. Then he
would smooth the knobs off one side Of his
club. The smooth side would be to over
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out permanently injuring her good looks.
The knobby side of the club was for the
benefit of her father and brothers or other
men folks. who were certain to rise from
their umbers and fight.
In the middle of the night the bridegroom
and his best man broke into the home of
the bride-to-be, who. more than likely, had
small suspicious of serious intentions. Then
would follow blows. shrieks and confusion.
III the goddess of love proved favorable the
bridegroom would emerge bearing the insen-
sible form Of his beloved.
Under cover of the best mans valiant
fighting, the bridegroom must jump upon a
horse with his precious burden and escape.
Thus the honeymoon trip began, and
it lasted as long as the angry father kept
up the pursuit" Now. that it is no Ionger
good form to propose with the smooth side
of a club and the only violence attending
a wedding is the hurting of old shoes, the
whole system has become unnecessary.
The first few weeks of married life decide
whether the new career shall start right
or wrong, and nothing unfavorabie to sue
cess should enter into the environment. The
manager of a famous New York hotel re-
marked as follows on his experience Of
honeymoons:
Brides and bridegrooms are not always
the ecstatically happy people they are
supposed to be. and tears on a honey
moon are not by any means unknown"
he said. Il used to manage a hotel in
Boston, and any number of honeymooners
come there. The wedding day is an aw-
full strain, and often upsets tempers for
days. The young people would arrive at
the hotel just in time for dinner after a
Journey OF six hours, and often more. The
bride would be looking pale and tired, he
harassed and worried to see her so, and
making a great fuss generally. Then
would follow a hurried unpacking and
frantic preparations for dinner. He would
do her dress up all wrong. and while the
ehambermaid was rectifying matters would
discover that his dinner coat had been
left behind or that he had no dress shoes.
Then the first meal together would be a
dismal failure.
(Which are the dangerous rocks In the
early days OF marriage? 1 think tina
keeping her husband waiting is the first
crime every young wife commits Few
men realize how long 1t takes a woman
to dress. You can instantly spot the new
husband by his restless pacing, eternal
matchmaking, and general air OF un-
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fast and his wife is making her morning
toilet.
II think new clothes take an extra lons
time to get into. and frequently little
tiffs arise because she takes half an hour
(more or less) to put on her hat and ar
range her veil. or because she changes
her frocks an Unnecessary number OF
times in a day. Few men complain OF
the quantity of luggage taken on a hon
eymoon; that comes later.
Some young brides exasperate theii
husbands by refusing to eat. They toy
with their food and say No to half the
courses. thinking 1t 'unromantic' to be hun.
cry.
''Then there is a type Of woman whc
wants her husband with her morning
noon and night. He wishes to 60 of
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self for three or four hours a day. II he
does, she thinks him unkind and suIks
and unless he consents to remain glued
to her side. there is 'unp~leasantness.'
"whst are the husbands faults, fol-
surely they have some7
Indeed they have, and they are usu'
ally on a larger scale.
las a rule. a man does not fIirt on hi:
honeymoon. though occasionally 1 hav
known OF very unhappy scenes being
caused by a bridegroom paying undue at,
tention to other ladies in the hotel
speaking IN my professional capacity
I certainly hope that honeymoons are moi
going out OF fashion. bridegroom Is al
most invariably a generous man. He orders
the best rooms and the best wines. III
rarely complains Of the food or service
gives good tips m departing. and. II th'
marriage is happy. frequently returns fol
a few days with his wife to renew &C
quaintAnes with the hotel where he spenI
the oneymOo New York Herald.
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