Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-29

passing mention of the poor BRIDE
groom, who, as a mere man." is nee
essary but unimportant-for once in
his life all but forgotten. In all gos-
sip the wedding theme is uppermost,
principally, no doubt, because of the
fact that science and system predom-
mate, and there is almost a lack Of
romance. The modern bride is prac-
teal She who was the demure little
clinging vine of comparatively short
time ago has been supplanted by the
wholly sufficient young woman,
who plans every detail of the we'd
ding herself. Naturally, sentiment
and romance do play some part, but
they are carefully labeled and pigeon
holed, where they may be called for
when needed. Poor bridegroom! He
could be entirely dispensed with and
hardly missed. He is too often the
comic relief in the drama, a detail
to please one portion of the human
taste
soon the bride will be having the
ceremony all to herself and the BRIDE
groom will just drop around with the
others later to wish her we'll and pro-
coed to spend his money for her sup
port" exclaimed one of the older So
ciety women recently. when told of a
certain wedding where every detail
was discussed and the bridegroom
completely r8rgotten. The really
most essential appurtenances of the
modern wedding are the bride, brides
maid, decorations, wedding presents,
.prenuptial social entertainments Tor
the bride and the trousseau. For
weeks before the wedding come the
luncheons, card parties, the compli-
mentary receptions for the bride and
the many details which occupy her
mind and time. While the prospective
bridegroom wanders about like lost
soul forgotten by the world and
never even missed by his fiancee. The
sending Of the invitations, the happy
Fittings from dressmaker to MILF
ner and the rehearsal OF all the dra-
matte. sentimental details receive the
fullest attention Of the bride. Why
bother with such mere nuisance as
the BRIDEGROOM? That seems to be the
general sentiment. A great number
of these abused creatures have start
ed the fashion of taking these few
weeks for a holiday out Of town-and
why not?
For many reasons it has come to
be a recognized fact that the sim
pier wedding is in far better taste.
The home affair has almost entirely
superseded the formal church cele-
brations and l believe that in cases
of the smaller weddings q more ra-
diant better natured bride and
happier bridegroom will be the re-
suit.
Gladys Levin has planned to marry
at home at high noon and she viii
probably have no attendants. kath-
crime Richardson who is probably the
first after Easter bride, as she weds
on April is, is going to have mil
itary wedding at the beautiful SUD
urban home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Richardson at East
Lake. Another wedding Of April is
that of Margaret Bedell. Amelia
whitaker has gone to Raleigh and
it is there she will marry on April
IA We are all interested in the plans
~ Maitland Marshall and her fiance,
.Paymaster JNJ. Knapps. of the United
States Navy, whose wedding VIII
take place April %. provided the
MavAower TO which Mr.. Knapp is
attached. returns from Mexican
waters by that time. 1t would be
sad indeed If the groom should be
held up by those Mexicans and would
have to miss his wedding. This Is
going TO be one of the SWEETEST az
fairs in Washington during the
Easter season, as Eleanor Wilson VIII
he one of the bridesmaids, and an At
lanta girl, Dorothy Arl6wright, cousin
az the bride, viii also be among the
bridesmaids.
presume that Miss Wilson is not
the least Dit SuPeASNAtANNS'
she has already announced her en-
eaqement and is willing to appear in
the third wedding as bridesmaid
Won remember that old adage, Three
times a bridesmaid never bride.
ANY number of cut-of-town we'd
A,nps Of note could be mentioned
here as that of Isaetta Phinizy and
virginia Anderson, of Augusta, and
Dr Nevin Adkins, who brings
washington, Ca, girl to Atlanta in
April as his bride.
sN'T It nice to have Joe Gatins
back home? He dropped in the
! other day and behaved as II ne
had been down to Griffin Tor the
weekend instead of having been IN
england for about six months. The
only thing he brought back from
London was a slight accent--]ust
enough to let the casual listener
know he had been there.
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