Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-08-25
Some People Try to See How
Much Can Be Spent.
Amusing Story Of Clergyman In Lon
don Who Was Out for All the Cash
He Could Get-some Of Access
series He Would Furnish.

London.-Some Of the fashionable
weddings that have taken place lately
would seem to indicate that the people
concerned were anxious to see how
much money could be spent on the af-
fair. In England the ceremony Is much
more complicated. The most usual
form Of marriage is by "banns." Notice
is given to the clergyman Of the
church where the young couple desire
to get married, the announcement is
given out three Sundays running be-
fore the wedding day, and for this the
bridegroom pays the clerk 80 cents. II
neither Of the parties live in this par
ish, one or other Of them must do 30
for three weeks before the ceremony
takes place, but this condition is often
filled by the bridegroom taking a room
and putting a stick or bag in 1t for the
required time.
OF course, you have to pay the cler-
gyman something for performing the
ceremony for you, and the legal fee Is
$1.25, with so cents to the clerk, and
further SO cents for copy Of the GER
tificate of marriage, but each clergy
man asks what he chooses, and some
of them place their services rather
high.
Recently a young couple who live In
the suburbs decided to get married at
one Of the churches in the Strand, IN
London, as this was a convenient CEN
ter for all their friends, and also near
Charing Cross station, from which they
were starting for Paris Immediately
after the ceremony. It was to be
quiet affair, no bridesmaids, no bou"
Duets, no carriages, no red carpet, etc.
So one fine morning the brides's father
started OF to find the incumbent OF
one of these London churches, an In
dividual with a double-barreled name
and, incidentally, a double barreled 10
ouacity as we'll. After a great EFFORT
the father got him to talk about the
wedding, and finally inquired the fee.
THE fee would be $25," said his
reverence. "And, of course, you would
like some music? We supply that and
Il would be S." The father was about
to say something. when the padre
broke in again:
And you would like some red carpet
put down. suppose? We supply that
for IS"
"Oh," began the man out Of whose
pocket the money was to come for all
thic, when"
"And If it's a wet day. you would re-
Quire an awning" continued the clergy
man. I'VE supply the awning and the
fee would be S."
YES" gasped the father, casting
about in his mind for way OF escape,
when the other went On:
And. of course, you would have
some flowers. My daughter always
does the flowers, and I'm sure she
would be delighted to do them for
Won" Before the astonished father
could reply, the clergyman rang the
bell and requested the servant VINO
answered II to ask Miss Louie" to
stem I'm" Miss Louie" duly arrived,
ana expressed herself enchanted at the
prospect Of doing the flowers for the
wedding.
"And what do you think II would
cost dear?" asked her father. DO you
auppose you could do It for s25f
As this last straw was laid on the
poor victims back, be reused himself
ana managed to stammer that he must
consult his daughter before making the
fnal arrangements, and made for the
door, trusting to escape. But the cler-
ryuiAn had reserved a parting shot
Tating up q small paper-covered book
from the table, be said:
rrhis Is small book on the histsly
II tie church J am sure your daugh-