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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 13, 1903)
10 . .y,;:.v.;r.;.vU-. i - l ' V ., ,' - ... ' . ' f mm i - r Ir. .... it faS 1 T r ANDREW J. GILLESPIE, Br.. OP SCOTIA, Neb., WHO CELEBRATED III3 U1NETY-EIOHTU BIRTHDAY JUNE 4, 1301 The Professional Usher AS TT non ativava a1 1 kA n f . 1 I usher by the number and style of I lSltl ana pfnlna Vum n flut 1TT Sill. 1 1 Ull naturally to the accumulation of Bear f pi us. as a fad. The usher does not have to achieve his, but has them thrust upon tilm. He is apt to begin his career as a page at some wedding when he is a child, and makes a hit by his bearing and dignity as he mnrchea down the alula with the little maid of honor. Somehow this first performance of his becomes a part of family history, and he then begins ushering in a mild way at the weddings of relatives. By degrees he forms the habit of bUng asked to usher sometimes at the wedding of men with whom he may only have a slight acquaintance, but as he gets on in certain sets, it would almost seem as though no marriage ceremony were complete without him. He ls so experienced and graceful in his ushering that his presence adds tone to a wedding, and sometimes he has two or three In a day during the rush season at Kaster or in June. But ho fairly revels In It, and it ls a Joy to him to be asked out of town to usher at a wedding where he may only have a casuul acquaintance with the groom or may be, perhaps, a distant rela tive of the bride. The fact that he Is Invited out of town shows conclusively that his fame as an usher Is growing, and in time he becomes an authority as to the newest wrinkles in church weddings, the proper togs which will show a knowledge of the seasons fashions, and the best hotels to go to on a wtdding tour. Of course, the usher must be popular, but he must be something more than that. He must be a man of which the bride and her family strictly approve. No over-gay college rhum or roysterlng bachelor com panion can ligure prominently as an usher. Ills reputation must be as spotless as his linen. Eccentricity and the artistic temperament are all very welt In their place, but not In an usher. To be depended on he must be correct through and through. Many a man's career as an usher has been cut short at his first wedding by the trace of levity on his face, or perhaps too deep a sorrow, or a severe expression calculated to give the event a funereal tone. A bad gslt or a peculiarity In the manner of arranging the hair makes a man im possible as an usher. His appearanoe counts as much as a butler's or a foot man's. Ushers at a wedding, you will notice, are nearly always cant somewhat In the same mould. ' They acquire the professional usher man ner unconsciously and can always be trusted to do the right thing In the right THE ILLUSTRATED BE 15. "". V . : I . ; i '- . ' ! 91 2 J ft ' " ushers are always as conspicuously gay as place. A't the farewell bachelor dinner the next day they are enveloped with, a gracious charm of manner that has Juat Us lnlln iteBlmal trace of regret. In reality the usher Is always Inwardly congratulating himself on the fact that he continues a bachelor. Popular as he is as an usher with the community at large and with prospective mothers-in-law, he goes on ushering to the end of the chapter and rarely attempts the feat of personal brldegroomhood. Once an . usher can proudly display twenty-four presentation scarfplns that he has acquired by assisting at the nuptials of his friends, he gives up the idea of any marriage for himself. He accepts the role of a looker-on In Venice. There ls certainly some deterring influence In the habit, for there ls a legend that a girl who acts as brldesmnid more than a certain number of times will never wear orange blossoms of her own. So the usher grows old and gray In the work of escorting his friends from the altar. Ho rarely achieves the dignity of best mun, for the best man is always chosen for some deeper reason than his good appearance or even his good character. Old friendship, a callege intimacy, or a palshlp that extends back to schoolboy days, will bring a man forward in the part of beiit man. and in this, at least, the groom ls allowed his own choice. But the ushers are a different propo sition. They must match as far as possible In else, and must never present the appear ance of n vaudeville quartet one tall, the other short, one fat and Jolly, the other lean and severe looking. Above all, the usher must be experienced and guaranteed not to escort "some un known woman on his arm to a place of honor In the front pew, while he leaves the rich maiden aunt of the bride languish ing In the back of the church. He must not stumble over his own feet or the bridesmaid's gowns, nor must he start hastily from his place, as though glad that the matter was over and done with, as soon as the clergyman pronounces the last word of the service. On the contrary, the usher, of nil men, must seem reluctant. His progress up and down the aisle must be slow, for a step too quick will throw the whole procession out of order and demoralize It. The usher has his name In the papers so often In connection with weddings that people get to take him for a society man, but In reality he never gets further than being an usher. It Is his life work, and he Is prominent at weddings and bachelor suppers only, and the sextons great to know Mm well by sight It ls as an usher that he shines, and be . - , . - . . .... , ...... ' .rt;,Jtr: "JiX-: - " VV- -t.0 w -.r ' i Mrs. Joseph Whltnah. Mrs. Ellen Nebergall. Mrs. Hurry Davidson. Mrs. H. J. Cuddesback. ri.iby Delhrrt Davidson. FIVE GENERATIONS OK A WYOMING FAMILY. 2 -i is, t O. A. Preston. C. J. Malonet G. W. White. THREE PROFESSORS OF THE WAUSA (Neb.) PUBLIC SCHOOLS knows his limitations. To miss an occasion of the sort would make him positively ill, for It is the one thing that he does well. The man who occasionally acts as usher can always be picked out In contrast to the hardened habitue. ' He ls confused and nervous, sometimes almost "as uncomfort able looking as the groom himself. But the professional usher you can tell at once by his swan-like motion of proceed ing up an aisle the head erect, the eyes calm, the shoulders held well, and the elbows gracefully posed. He Is a glowing contrast to the "duffer", usher, and.' of course, he Is a valuable factor to a fashionable wedding. Thts Is what causes him" to be sought for, and this It ls that finally transforms him into a sharp on weddings who knows all the very newest fads In the event matrimonial. Kate Masterson. Pointed Paragraphs Too many fertile Imaginations produce nothing but weeds. If a "girl says "No" three consecutlva times It's a hopeless case. Trying to pick out the winner at the race track is a one-horse affair. A stiff upper lip is a good thing in con nectlon with a rigid under Jaw. ' Without his needle the mariner could not thread his way across the sea. Apparel oft proclaims the man, but usually the woman claims the apparel. The pen may be mightier than the sword, but It isn't in it with the pretty typewriter. Don't aspire to the limit of dignity or some near-sighted person may mistake you for a butler. Yes, Harold, 'tis better to be turned down by the girl than to be thrown down by her strenuous papa. When a Kentucky man wants to practice economy be takes three 10-cent drinks la stead of two lS-eent one. Boptember 13, 190X i . V Circumstances occasionally force a maa to admit that other people's troubles ars almost as great as his own. II a man could believe everything he hears about his neighbors he would soon ba hauling his self-conceit around on a truck. A writer who probably, doesn't have t stay awake nights to count his money says that Justice always thinks twice before la dicting a mlllloiuiire. Chicago News. David M. Haverly Cand date foi tht lominatlos of Clerk of the District Court. My record cj County Clerk will serve aa an Indication of the manner In which 1 shall cond'jet the affairs of the ortlee of ClerK of the District Court should I ra cvlve the nomination an& election. Under the new system of voting at tha republican primary, voters must vote for the candidate of their choice, direct. Your Vote for me at the primary October 6th, 19oi will be a direct vote for my nomlnatlosS which I hereby respectfully solicit. nV.vV."