Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-30
ALL ABOUT THE BRIDE

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It is a brides privilege to name the
date and hour of the wedding. She is
expected to decide how many persons
shall compose her escort to the altar,
and who shall act as maid of honor,
matron of honor, and bridesmaids.
She also may choose some of the men
who shall act as ushers.
There is no rule defining exactly
the number of attendants at a we'd
ding, but as rule there are not more
than twelve bridesmaids at a church
wedding; at a house wedding maid
or matron of honor is frequently the
only attendant beside the hest man
and ushers.
Two or four bridesmaids are suf
ficient for a house wedding unless the
room in which the ceremony is per-
formed is an extremely large one. Four
to six bridesmaids are the usual num-
bers that appear at church wedding.
But it is all matter of choice, decided
upon by the bride.
Before the day of the wedding. the
bridal party and the attendants
should have a rehearsal. If it is to be
church wedding the rehearsal
should be in the church. In this case
all who take part should remember
that the church is a place meant for
worship, no matter what the creed
may be, and the behavior of all
present should be quiet and dignified.
Well in advance of the wedding day
the bride and the mother should see
the organist and talk over with him
what selections shall be played before
the ceremony, and which of the we'd
ding marches shall be played as the
bridal party advances up the aisle,
and also as they go down the aisle
after the ceremony is over
If it is to be a house wedding. 1t is
well to have a small orchestra to play
the chosen selections.
Weddings may take place any time
during the year but even persons
who do not especially keep the Lenten
season, as we'll as those who do keep 1t,
seldom care to have a wedding ceie-
brated at that time.
In the same way all days of the
week are equally favored by brides,
except Friday, which is considered an
unlucky day. Sunday is, of course,
not included in the list.
A fashionable wedding is usually
celebrated at noon, or between three
and six in the afternoon. Weddings
that take place before twelve o'clock
are, as a rule, small affairs. where
only the families of the bride and
groom and their intimate friends are
present.
The brides bouquet as well as those
of the mai' or matron of honor and
the bri1es'n ids, are provided by the
groom. bl' he selection of the flowers
is made by the bride.
The bride usually sends the bouton-
1inres to the blst man and the ushers,
though in some instances these are
sent by the groom, and are selected
by the best man at the same time
that he attends ~ the buying of the
neckties and gloves For the groom,
himself and the ushers.
1t is customary for the bride to give
a luncheon to the maid of honor and
bridesmaids about a week before the
wedding, or she may give dinner
and ask all of the bridal party.
If she gives a luncheon her gifts to
the maid of honor and bridesmaids
may be placed beside each cover.
If she gives a dinner for ths entire
bridal party, the gifts for her personal
attendants may be sent to their homes
a few days before the wedding.
The groom always gives a dinner to
his best man and ushers about a
week before the wedding, at which
time he presents each man with some
suitable momento of the happy occa-