The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-08-12
BRIDAL LORE
QUITE ANCIENT

Into the wedding feast has beer
writ much interesting lore and super.
stltion. Into the batter of the brides
cake goes a thimble, a wedding ring
a dime, a wishbone and a button. car
rylng hope, promise and disappoint-
ment to the f~easters.
The ring in the wedding cake means
who draws it will be the first to be
wed. The thimble means disappoint-
ment and single life. The tiny wish
bone provides a wish that will come
true. The dime promises riches to
the lucky finder. The button fore
stalls bachelorhood for the one whose
plate it falls upon.
1t is lucky for the bride to cut the
1lrst slice of wedding cake, but un-
lucky to taste the cake before the
wedding.
If a girl wears a piece of the brides
cake in the pocket of her dress until
the honeymoon is over, she will be
married before the dress is worn out.
Wedding cake is a remnant of Ro-
man customs, with whom the break
ing OF bread was a solemn act of rati-
flcatlon or union. Consequently, the
eating or sending of wedding cake is
a symbol that ancient friendships shall
not be broken.
In baking the bridal cake great care
is taken to avoid breaking, as the
breaking of it portends unhappiness.
II seven maids prepare the dough
for the wedding cakes, it will insure
seven children to the couple, seven
being a perfect number.
But, madam, as a present take
This little paper of bride cake,
Fast any Friday in the year,
When Venus mounts the starry
sphere
Thrust this at night in pillow beer,
In morning slumber you will seem
To see your lover in a dream.
TO eat wedding cake long after the
wedding is bad luck.
When there is a wedding in the
for the first time, a piece of
wedding cake must be left in the house
long as there are unmarried daugh-
tiers in the family, or they will be
domed to live single.
An old Irish custom was to make a
flat cake of oatmeal, wash it against
the wall, and the maid who secured
the first bit considered it a sure sign
she would be married within a year.
Put wedding cake into your stock
ing with three slips of paper with the
names of three persons written there
On. On two mornings draw out one
Of the slips blindfolded, the remain
ing one will be the one you will
marry.
If you cut your finger when you
the wedding cake it is a bad omen.
If an accident befalls the brides
AXE she may look for sorrows early
n her married life.
The bride should not make her own
bridal cake.
If the bride leaves a piece of cake
IN her plate, and an unmarried per-
on eats it, it will be the sign of that
speedy marriage.
1t is a good omen for the bride to
lat celery at her wedding breakfast.
For luck, eat nothing before the
ceremony after nee you are dressed
n wedding garb.
Have grapes at the wedding supper,
nd keep the bride from want. i
Poverty is seen in the distance if
he first meal in the new home is
disturbed.
If the bride would be happy she
must taste every article of food serv-
d at the wedding breakfast, sharing
t with her husband.
If the crust of the saved up wedding
oaf gets moldy, the marriage will not
a happy one.
Lay by some bread from the we'd
ling feast, and you will never know
want.
The bride and groom should use the
anne finger bowl at their wedding
'reakfast so the water fairies will
ring no discord into their lives.
If all at the brides table are mar
led but one. that me will be mar
led before the year is out.
To be married without a feast is
S bad luck as to be married without
ring. j.. i
Will Make Medicine.
Paris, Aug. 8.-The first session
# the allied supreme council meet
ng to consider the Silesian question,
pened promptly at 8 o'clock this aft
rnoon, with all present who had been
expected to attend including Ambassa-
or Harvey.