Evening star., 1915-05-30

4" matrimony is performed some
III " where on every day of every
" month in the wear. There are
brides in golden October. in chilly No
vember, in snowy January, in rainy
March. But every bride has sort OF
desire TO be married in June. in that
month of roses which is so peculiarly
sacred TO wedding festivities. l am
sure the girl who has managed to set
the all-important date for one OF the
thirty DAYS of June looks upon 1t as
GOOD omen and rather pitieS the be-
nishted being who has to put up with
one of the other months of the twelve
1t was surely a serious oversight. when
adjusting the calendar, to give thirty
one DAYS to a blustery disagreeaoie
month like March. and only thirty
chances to the countless brides who
want to be married in June.
Until common sense came quite re-
Gently to her aid. il has been but as
an exhausted shadow of her former
self that the June bride has piaEeo
her all important part in the Weooihs
ceremony The cruel kindness of over
entertaining, the unchecked, seni-par-
barous attentions of her younger broth-
ers and sisters and their iuttmates, the
bone tracking fatigue of trying on an
immense and varied wardrope. All
these mistaken but supposedly necessary
ordeals have been allowed to wear
upon the mental and physical strength
of the girl at the very time When sne
needed all her energies for the most
momentous step, so far, of her life
NOWADAYS the fashion of feting a
bride within an inch of her life Is
RAPIDLY passing into desuetude: tricks
and questionable practical jokes of all
kinds are frowned upon. and bet
ter understanding of the occasion as
one which calls for dignifed simpilci-
ty i'll all its modes of celebration acts
as restraining influence upon even
the quicksilver natures of younger
brothers. and sisters. AS Tor tne
clothes fashions change so rapidly
nowadays that, unless a girl wants
TO have closet full of perfectly good
and perfectly unwearable garments on
her hands, she will see to it that her
trousseau is of more modest proper
tionS than of yore.
Married in June in one style OF
Sowning, she is safe only until the
August openings completely democrat
ize the existing silhouette; and moo
ern girl would far rather lay herseH
open to the charge of being TOO sot IN
her opinions than too sot In ner
IDEAS Of the fashionable silhouette. A
really clever bride-elect will wheedle
as big a check as possible out OF her
DADDY" who Is apt to be In meitins
mood as definite separation approaches,
and then prudently put half of 1t in the
bank until September brings her fresh
wardrobe problems.
OF course. the summer trousseau must
be planned in difference to the sort OF
a honeymoon that has been decided
upon in secret conclave by the parties
most intimately concerned. Time was
when the travelling honeymoon was de
rigueur, and the young couple. il they
wished to initiate their neighbors as
most of them did, must rush on to-
gether somewhere or other, Whether
their ia astes led them to desire a peram-
bulating holiday or otherwise. Indeed,
1t is not so very long ago since "trav-
cling bridesmaid" was considered ne
cessary addition to the party. An awful
job she must have found It! Every one
remembers the effect of the trying role
upon the angelic disposition of the fair
Miss Squeers in Nicholas Nickleby.
A trip to Europe, however. has main |
tanned its prestige as wedding jour-
ney until this year, when existing con-
ditions there make IT more inappro-
pirate place perhaps than any other for
Q honeymooning couple. Even this
sanctioned pilgrimage involved consid- |
cradle risk unless both parties had
thoroughly tested their behavior under |
all circumstances upon the ocean. The
first few weeks of welded life are a /,
time of adjustments Of all sorts to new
conditions and reasonable people natur- |
ally desire a modicum of peace and
quiet to make them in. Modern taste
shrinks from the continual publicity
attending the travelling bride and
groom. One bride expressed the mat |
ter neatly. What sort of time did
Won haye?" she was asked. upon her
return from her wedding journey "Oh. |
as pleasant as could be expected. trav-