Evening star., 1933-06-21
BY MOLLIE MERRICK.

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, June u
CNANA)-When a studio research
department wanted to get some dope on
good and bad luck customs for we'd
dings, it learned these things: In some
countries they throw money over the
heads of bride and bridegroom as they
leave church. .Sprinkling the bride
with wheat is very lucky in various sec
tions. Among the Slavs can Of beer
is poured over the head Of the bride
groom. g. Flinging stockings and throw
ing shoes still holds good in many
places
The bride should never walk into the
bridegrooms house. Nearest relative
should lift her over the doorsill. d. The
bride should throw away pin on her
wedding day, but it is very bad luck for
her to be stuck with one. Very un-
lucky to be married in green. Very
unlucky for the bride to look into the
mirror after she is completely dressed
tor the ceremony. .SneeZing of a cat
on the eve of the ceremony is consid-
cred the best of luck. In former years
it was considered unlucky If the bride
GlQD weep at n6T wedding.
Thunder and lightning during the
marriage ceremony is bad omen. 1t
is bad luck to marry man whose name
begins with the same letter as ones
own. Very bad luck follows the bride
who accidentally breaks a dish at a
wedding feast. II the youngest daugh-
ter of the house marrieS first, the others
should dance at her wedding cere-
nnony. And it Is very bad luck to meet
a funeral either coming from or going
TO a wedding.
Hollywood has been amused by the
conferences Of Mary McCormic, opera
singer, and Mae Murray, both Princesses
Mdivani about to be deprinced. Nils
Asther calls his Great Dane Eric. E.
Alice Brady invites her friends dogs
for automobile rides, sometimes playing
hostess to a dozen CANNES. Item ::
Those snappy blue linen pajamas of
Helen Hayes. Imagine Joe Won Stern
berg without his camel. Mae West and
Marlene Dietrich read only biographies
and informative books on current life
problems. q. Mutt" that wonder dog
from Peg o. My Heart" will be in the
next Chevaier picture.
Martinez Sierra, Marc Connolly and
Frank Partos are making Cradle
Song" for Cinema. Dorothea Wieck
will appear in it. .ZaZu Pitts never
wears any color but blue. Jeanette
Loft, once the most stunning blond in
pictures and one Of the Hollywood big
bets, Is now a radio star. She was q
former organist. Jean Hersholt, back
from a visit to the old country, says
Ruth Bryan Owen likes her job as
femme Ambassadors to Denmark.
Raoul Roulien has written some piquant
YAl1. AA-
"A funny place-you work like the
devil in order to eat-then if you ca,
you get fat and can't get any more
work"
Duck Soup" is the title OF the next
Marx picture. Elsa Maxwell has giver
Hollywood up as bad job, for thu
present anyway. The new Montecitt
Supper Club bristles with the movi,
smart set. Ruth Roland isn't salts
fed with autographs of stars-sh,
thumbprints 'em and is driving ever.
one crazy. Joseph O'Kesselring ma,
be added to that private list Of un
usual names. .Claudette Colbert wa
photographed with Napoleon" 212
pound st. Bernard dog. recently.
Baby lie Roy's new contract went t
his head. for he Immediately broke ou
In measles and had to be quarantine
for the nonce. Green Gold" one Q
our new films, is based ON the life G
Samuel Ze Murray, managing directo
of United Fruit Co. -Four writers ar
struggling with the script OF WV
Villa. "A lot Of people who said tha
Elissa Landi staged a mysterious dis
appearance following the making OF .
Loved You Wednesday" should hey
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