The Washington herald., 1911-06-26
TROUSSEAU CARES
MALADY OF BRIDE
Caused by the Performance Of
Pre-nuptial Duties.

And now comes "trousseau hysteria~
or at least that is the name a well-known
physician calls the nervous fretfulness
on their wedding days. and, according to
him, it's the rare bride who does not
have IL in q more or less violent form
As the doctor is kept busy prescribing
during the wedding season for tired out
brides-to-be and trying to brace them up
to go through with the wedding ceremony
and all the demands Of the week preced-
ing, he really ought to know.
Trousseau hysteria" Is but another
name for the whirl Of excitement that
surrounds the bride in regard to clothes,
fittings, pre-nuptial entertainments, &C.,
the several weeks before the wedding
day, and SO seriously does this physician
regard these last nerve racxing days for
the woman about to become q wife that
he suggests that the bride who really
wants to enjoy her honeymoon and re-
turn homo radiant and happy. instead Of
peevish and nervous, as Is often the case,
should go into retreat for the week be-
fore the wedding and come forth on her
wedding day bright, fresh, and lovely.
Million Little Duties.
Every woman who has been married. or
who has had a wedding in the family,
knows that the million and one little
duties and ceremonials connected with
the exchange Of maidenhood for maron-
hood are all tiring and exciting.
There is the fuss of packing. the open.
ing and replying to belated wedding gifts,
and a dozen other waves of excitement
that often cause the ceremony to prove
the last straw for the girl already high
strung and nervously inclined.
Added to this are the ante-nuptiaI teas,
dinners, luncheons. &C, arranged IN the
brides honor, all OF which claim so much
Of her vitality and nerve force that she
cannot help feeling that the wedding
march is being played out of tune
The June bride, and every other bride
for that matter, should have the moral
courage to refuse all social engagements
for one week prior to her wedding; also,
she should refuse to shop or bother with
any trousseau plans these last days.
She should SO arrange her fittings that
all her clothes are ready at least two
weeks before the date, and the last week
Should be given to quiet and rest, and
certainly the bride that Is not worn out
with bother about clothes and a round
Of entertainments has at least some
freshness and romance to carry to the
altar.
Steal a Few Days Rest.
Pre-nuptial excitement leads up to a
harassed honeymoon, and the sensible
bride will resolutely steal few days OF
rest and quiet befor6 the wedding, and II
she is wise she will breakfast in her
own room the morning Of the marriage
and avoid the excitement Of fuss of the
family breakfast when every one in the
house is nervously flying about in prepa-
ration of the event
She will not see friends, caterers, or
florists; in fact, will bar out all but her
parents in these last hours.
The elaboration Of many a wedding,
coming as 1t does upon the shopping, the
house furnishing, the round Of entertain
ments. and the packing, has caused many
girl. tired out physically, a nervous
collapse that may argue I'll health all
her married life, and certainly, every
thing considered, the tired-out lines on
the brides face as she leaves her old
home amid the good-bys and confetti
for the first stage Of her lfe's new Jour- +.
ney does not argue happy beginning
for the honeymoon.