The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-11

 ing, brought forth the formal an- nouncements of quite number of inn portant engagement, also an unprece- dented number of wedding dates for the near future were disclosed.
 Looking backward, it would indeed | difficult to find on the social call endar a season when so many en- agreements and weddings of such importance have been made known. This week, as befits the first few weeks of June, will be notable for weddings throughout the country.
 A, large wedding has become an en- durance test for the bride-elect. It is sort of Marathon, testing the des- tined brides capacity for consuming pink tea and going to 10 parties per week. The remaining waking hours she spends sewing madly, visiting the dressmaker. selecting linens, writing thank you' notes for wedding gifts, and at last walking up the church aisle a bedazed and beveiled person, so tired that she promises to obey.
 For the groom, a large wedding is 3 very pitiful affair. He suffers more from stage fright than ever before, ex- cept when in early youth he recites selection from James Whitcomb Riley at school entertainment. June brings roses and wedding presents. commence ments class parties sweet girl grad uates and honeymoons.
 Proverbially it is the most joyous time of the year. It is Joyous for the orchestras, church organists, ministers and teachers It is harvest season for the jewellers and time of reaping for the furniture stores and dry goods emporiums.
 It is a busy month, and whoever sees June come in without some thrill, sen mental or commercial, is far from the main thoroughfares of life. He is up some back street of creation and does not know what the rest of the world is enjoying.
 It has been quite interesting to look up omens and superstitions concerning weddings and the following may be of service to girls who have been asked to "set the day." also some quaint say ings. At an announcement. luncheon it would be interesting to read them aloud for the benefit of the bride-elect: Marry when the year is new.
 Always loving, kind and true;
 When February birds do mate,
 You may wed, nor dread your fate; If you wed when March winds blow, Joy and sorrow both you'll know; Marry in April when you can.
 Joy for maiden and for man; Marry in the month of May
 You will surely rue the day;
 Marry when June noses blow.
 Over land and sea you'll go;
 They who in July do wed,
 Must labor always for their bread; Whoever wed in August be,
 Many a change are sure to see;
 Marry in September's shine, M Your living will be rich and fine; If in October you do marry,
 Love will come. but riches tarry;
 If you wed in bleak November,
 Only joy will come, remember;
 When December's snows fall fast, Marry and true love will last.
 Never read the marriage service en- tirely over before the wedding.
 A bride should use no pins in her wedding clothes.
 To change the name and not the let ter, is change for worse and not for better.
 It is said. "Blessed is the bride on whom the sun shines"
 bride should wear nothing green that color is emblematic of evil.
 More unhappy marriages have occur red in May. than any other month.
 (This' does not prevent May from be- ing chosen for many happy brides.) The old verse runs, the bride should wear "something old and something new, Something borrowed and something
 blue.''
 Eighty-one students received de- grees few days ago at the closing of Bryn Mawr colleges thirty-hrst year. Seventy-two received the degree of Ba- chelor of Arts. six the degree of Mas ter of Arts. and three the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
 The college building and grounds were crowded with former graduates and distinguished guests The com mencement exercises were held in the gymnasium, and afterward luncheon was served on the campus by the sem iors for their friends and in the dean-