HE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: MAY C6. 1907.
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To th bridal couple that chooses to bo
Bin married Ufa In Juno tho possibilities
of tho honeymoon trip are larger than they
wOWe to the bride and groom of any other
Veason. Half way between the coldneea of
winter and the heat of lummir, Juno of
fer more varied and more delightful Jour
ney than the other month, with the pos
sible exception of July, when tho aummer
resort season la on In full blast. At this
time of tho year tho vacation period la be
ginning and railroads, ateamahlp Unea and
hotel and reaort keeper ar bending every
energy properly to cater to tho wanta of
the touring public
Tho honeymoon trip 1 becoming more
and mora one of tho really Important fea
ture of the modern wedding. It I now
considered almost as Important a tho
bride' trousseau, and aa a consequence
tranaportatlon companies via with each
other in putting out inducement to attract
the happy pair. Tho whole rang of tho
country la thrown open and tho young
couple that has tho great question to de
cide la confused at onco by tho almost
Innumerable suggestions offered as soon
aa tho railroad passenger agent la con
sulted. There are tho great lakes, hun
dreds of eastern and western summer re
sorts, the mountains, east and west,
Florida, California, Alaska, Cuba, Mexico,
to say nothing of tho point purely of local
Interest that would Bervo well for the
couple of small means.
Mowataln or Lakes Handy.
Of course tho young people may decide
to spare tho expense of an elaborate trip
and find their pleasure In each other's
company at soma small resort oitner in
tho mountain or In tho lake region of
Minnesota, Wisconsin or Michigan. There
ar hundreds of these place that can be
reached in a few hour at a small ex
pense for railroad tlcketa where variety of
cetiery and opportunity for mornfng and
evening tramps, boating, fishing and bath
ing are excellent and sufficient to Insure
that life will not become monotonous. The
mountains of Colorado provide much the
same variety of amusement except In most
of them lake scenery of tho wooded coun
try Is replaced by tho grander and mora
rugged configuration of tho Kockle. In
either of these regions tho maximum of
enjoyment can bo bad at a minimum of
expense.
These resorts ' are tho most accessible of
any to tho Omaha bride and groom.
Leaving here in the morning or evening
from twelve to fifteen hours Journey will
, land the cooing ones in Denver or Colorado
SDrinus. If they are bound westward, or
In Minneapolis or St. Paul If tho lake
region Is their object point. From any of
these place a ride of a few hour will
carry them to Ideal spots where a Joyful
two or three weeks can be spent cheaply
and without danger of time hanging heavy
on their hands.
Omaha has another region replete with
possibilities for honeymoon trip in the
Black Hills. Within a few hour of Union
station, tho Hills are replete with oppor
Mrltles for sightseeing. Hot Springs nt-
filly holds first place as the pleasure ro-
- trill. 1 . MntAM
Aniens of side trips can be made to
l akes, canyons, trout streams and wooded
hills are to bo seen at all points. The
wonderful mines at varl.ua points along
th lfi ?iitn1i atfrafttlnna
Trip on Great Lakes.
But for the bride and groom who aro
able to devote a moderate sum to tho
wedding tour, tho region of tho great
lakes, with Its scenery, almost unlimited
la variety, and Its cool, duatless boat trips
provides opportunities that are as near
Ideal as on could wish. These trips may
be made as simple or as elaborate as the
means of the newly married couple de
mand. They may extend the entire length
of tho lakes and up Into the picturesque
St. Lawrence river, with Its wooded shores
and Thousand Islands, or they may be
limited to laland reaort a easily reached
and aiways comfortable In tho summer
Urn.
Whether tho trip is to be elaborate or
simple, the start can best be made either
from Chicago or Duluth, preferably ths
latter. The Journey from Omaha to Du
luth carrlea one through the beautiful
region of Minnesota, dotted with lakes.
Inrre and small, and covered with for
ests. A chance Is given for a stopover
In the Twtn Cities either going or return
ing If Duluth is made tho starting point,
arrangements should bo made beforehand
for passage either on one of tho large
Hill steamers. Northwest and Northland,
sr on some ono of tho smaller boats that
ply the lakes. Tho former furnish the
very best accommodations and aro really
floating palaces. The smaller boats may
lack some of tho conveniences of tho larger
ones, but this Is made up in part at leaat
by tho better opportunities they afford
to call at tho picturesque ports along tho
way. Tho trip will take tho traveler
through Lake Superior down tho Bault Ste.
Mario canal, touching at Mackinac island,
and over tho waters of Lake Michigan,
Huron and Erie. From Buffalo, the
Niagara falls may bo visited and a call
mala at Queenatown Helgbta, where
Brock's monumenta la one of tho attrac
tion. The trip to Toronto can bo made
by rail through tho most beautiful scenery
In lower Canada and considerable time
can bo spent with pleasure and profit at
Toronto.
Along; tfco it. lawrtaae.
When the Toronto visit to finished th
traveler can take a mail boat for Lachlno
rapids, or tho regular passenger steamer
through the famous Thousand Islands,
where the scenery is said to bo unsur
passed. This portion of tho trip may end
itther at Montreal or Quebec tho old
stronghold of the French, In tho early
olonlal ware and atlll quaint and filled
with places of Internet for their hlstorlo
associations.
The St. Lawrence rtver baa an entranc
ing variety of scenery to offer, narrowing
il" places, and at others widening almost
yta th dimensions of a sea. Tho return
trip may be made either the same wsy or
It may be shortened considerably by rail.
If time Is sufficient, stops may be made
In Detroit or any of the dosvns of Inter
eating place on tho way.
To enjoy this trip to it fullest two or
three weeks at tho very least should be
(voted to It. Tho round trip tickets will
tost from r5 to $36 each, including meals
on tho boat and tho hotel and other ex
penaea. within certain limits, can bo regu
lated by tho tourists
Thia trip is the ideal one, but for per
sons whoso time or money Is limited it
ran bo shortened to almost any desired
distance. If the destination la Buffalo,
material reduction can bo made in the
coot. Mackinac island, in tho straits be
tween Lakes Michigan and Lake Huron,
is) tho object point of aaao tourists, and
it provide all desired convenience tor
honeymoon or tourist Joumeya.
Both shores of Lakes Superior, Michi
gan and Humn are lined with resorts, snd
th number Is Increased by the hundreds
of Islands One of the places which la
growing In popularity la Isle Royals, In
the northern part of Lake Superior. Tn
miles long and five wide. It la a miniature
continent, with Its own rivers, lakes and
mountains. Its beautiful bays have the
best of hotels, whlls in the Interior there
are trout streams, mountsln patha and
other opportunities for enjoyment.
A little further up tho lako there Is the
Oeorglsn bay cnur.try, which Is the Mecca
for hundred of tourist every year.
Jamestown aa4 Otaer Places.
While the lakes furnish plenty of trip
during the season, beginning with the mid
dle of June and ending In the late fall, the
early June bride will probably look else
where, as the unsettled weather of spring
I not conducive to pleasant water Jour-
neya. Thia year the Jamestown exposition
will b tho objective point of many a
bridal tour. With dosena of aide Journey
and stopovers at resorts along the way to
vary th trip
One of the many routes which may be
taken, starting from Chicago, will tike
one through picturesque Kentucky snd
Virginia, with top at White Sulphur
Springs. Hot Spring, Natural Bridge,
Richmond, the cradle of the confederacy,
to Newport New, th famoua rendeivoua
of the navy, and Old Point Comfort, fa
moua a th resort for "both arm of the
service.' Th hotel hero provide service
to suit the most exacting and social life
Is at Its height In the summer time
Across the river aro the exposition grounds
and tho country around the point Is made
Interesting by the historic association of
th colonial period and the civil war.
After tho bride and groom have tired
of the pleasures of the exrosltlon they
can take one of a number of wter trips,
long or short, according to their tnstes.
If ono day on the water is all they care
for they can take a day steamer from
Old Point Comfort to Washington up the
Potomac rtver, with It acenlc shores and
past the tomb of Washington.
From Washington they can visit Balti
more, Phllladelphla. New York or Boston,
and on the return trip can take in any of
the hundred of summer resorts on the
Atlantic slope, of which Saratoga and At
lantic City aro the most famous. If the
attraction of th ea appeal to them the
trip from Old Point Comfort to New York
or Boston can be made by boat. On the
way back one of the place sure to be
visited Is Niagara Falls. The fare for one
of theae circle trips is from $30 to 140 from
Chicago, depending on the route and the
stopovers.
Alaska and the Yellowstone.
To the expansionist the corners of tho
United State will appeal strongly and
on of tho Journeys whloh Is growing In
popularity takes one to the- bays and
mountains of Alaska. The ateamer ser
vice out of Seattle and Portland has been
Improved In tho last few years and now
tours, both delightful and comfortable, can
be made at a moderate expense. The
bride and groom who elect to spend their
first happy days of married life In thia
comparatively new region will have much
of interest to tell their friends when they
rotwm. The voyage is made along the
coast islands and, touching at frequent
ports, the tourist is enabled to visit many
strange and picturesque places. The totem
pole I tho symbol of this territory and
all Its stands for is an open book to th
sightseer. Indian Villages, mountain
climb, river trips. ar all available.
On the way there or beck tho bridal pair
can take In Yellowstone park with It
well known attractions, which need not bo
enumerated here. California will also at
tract some of ths couples, but Its popu
larity naturally is stronger in winter than
In summer. At the same time It provide
variety of seen and of paatlm. which
will always make It the resort of tourists
of aU kinds.
Mexico Is also a comparatively recent
claimant for attention from pleasure seek
ers and hold out many Inducement to
th groom who Is planning hi honeymoon.
In spite of the fact It lies o far to tho
outh It afford a climate, even In sum
mer, that Is a delightful contrast to th
hot northern months. In the highland
there 1 found perpetual enow and Ice cold
streams, while the romantic Spaniard and
Mexican add to the pleaaure and Intereat
of a trip through It. Old Mexico Cltv win
naturally bo th point to which most of
me tourists will head, but they will not
to confined to it. Side trips to smaller
viuages ana resorts will furnish plenty of
Suitable Gifts for the J une Bride
TPHE Month of June is the bridal month of the year and con'
sequently the time when wedding gifts arc most in demand.
Our store is crowded with sensible, serviceable and pretty
things suitable for this purpose
To enumerate everything appropriate for such occasions
is out of the question, but we herewith quote a few of the pop'
ular articles appropriate for gifts that are not too expensive
I
Ladies' Sewing Tables from $8.50
to $60.00
Music Cabinets from $3.75 to. . .$50.00
Ladies' Desks from $4.75 to. . .$150.00
Desk Chairs from $2.50 to $16.00
Parlor Tables from $3.50 to $125.00
Toilet Tables from $9.75 to $75.00
Sewing Table (like cut), top 34z
17 la.. In solid mahogany, with
mahogany tray la upper
drawer. Special price, $24
Medicine Cabinets from $2.25 to $10.00
Pedestals from $1.75 to $30.00
Lamp Stands from $1.75 to $22.50
Magazine Racks from $1.50 to. .$16.00
Tabourettes from $1.65 to $10.00
Sectional Bookcases, per section, from
$2.40 to .....$6.45
Mirrors, from 50o to $35.00
Golden oak, white enamel, gold frames.
RUGS RUGS RUGS
Wilton velvet rug, 27x50 $1.50
Wilton velvet rug, 27x54 $3.50
Axminster rug, 27x54 $2.25
Axminister rug, 27x60 $3.00
Wilton velvet rug, 27x54 $4.50
Wilton velvet rug, 36x63 $5.25
Chamber Chair (like cut),
cane seat, made la ma
hogany, polished, quarter
sawed oak and birch, spe
cial price Jg5
Chamber Rocker (like cut),
cane seat, made in mahog
any, polished, quarter-sawed
oak and birch. Special
Price $
ROOM SIZE RUGS
Brussels, 9x12 . .' $16.50
Brussels, 9x12 $22.00
Axminster rug, 8-3x10-6 $22.50
Axminster rug, 9x12 $25.00
Wilton rug, 9x12 $35.00
Wilton rug, 9x12 $40.00
Wilton rug, extra quality, 9x12 $45.00
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SKIRT BOXES
10x23x46 $7.50
14x13x42 $7.50
CEDAR CHESTS
17-2x17x40 $10.00
PORTIERES, all colors, styles and quality.
Per pair, $2.50 to $15.00
LACE CURTAINS
Brussels, Cluny, Nottingham from per
pair $1.25 to $5.00
Desk Chair (like cut),
cane seat, made In mahog
any, polished, quarter
sawed oak and birch. Spe
cial price $5
SHIRT WAIST BOXES
12x14x24 $3.25
14x16x26 $11.50
16x17x29 $7.75
16x16x31 $3.25
17x18x32 $0.OO
ORIENTAL RUGS
3-2x4-10 Beloochistan $38.50
2-10x3-10 Beloochistan $21.00
2- 9x3 Beloochistan $18-50
3- 2x4 Beloochistan $25.00
2- 11x4-1 Beloochistan $23.00
3- 6x4-4 Cabistan $16.00
3-2x4-6 Cabistan $16.00
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ATOM,
413-15-17 South 16th St.
Telephone Douglas 335
TROUBLES OF MODERN GROOM
Many lrioi Problems Confront Tonne
Man About to Many.
MOST PATHETIC OF ALL SOCIAL FIGURES
Dealod t'soal Entertalnmeat, Forced
to Bear Gibes ol Friends and Is
Drive Nearly to Dlstractloa
OTer Woddlnsj Tour.
OettlnT married Is with tho young- man a
serious problem, at least he thinks so, and.
sslrle from the prenuptlal social features In
which be must necessarily flsure as the
variety.
la tho Sonay Southland.
While a trip to Cuba will not bo popular
as a honeymoon tour for the June brldo
It will prove attractive to those whoso
uuywa... come in me rail or winter. The
Journey to Cuba proveds almost an ond-
it uvuuiw vt stopplii placs on th y
and a charming region as the oblectiv.
point. Tho trip may bo taken either by 1 econd Addle, ho Is prono to exercise tho
w, ui tmw uneans one or tno gulf points
itnar on tno northern or the Florida
coast or from Key West. The New
Orleans routs enables ono to view .v.
beautiful scenery of tho lower Mississippi
valley and to stop In Now Orleans, which
Is worthy of several days stop, Tho
Frsnch quarter will of course bo visited
ir tno route lies by way of New Orleans
ana numerous other Bt I.-..
Ill servo to mako the tries both cornms-
and going one of continual Interest. The
Journey by this way can bo mads In three
or four days oos way and the steamers
plying between tho Crescent cltv and
Havanna aro marvels of beauty and con
venience In equipment The rldo from
tho city to the mouth of the Mississippi Is
maae in aayiignt and this allows tho
tourist t0 so the beauties of the delta.
Between tho New Orleans trip and tho
trip by way of Florida the bride and groom
win probably have difficulty in choosing.
Florida offers attractions In winter aa
varied aa almost any other stats In too
union. There Is tho famous Plam beach,
which Itself la sufficient to attract thou
sands of visitors every year. Bt. Augustine,
scene ot the first white settlement In th.
United Btates and Its ruins Is also a draw
ing card while Key West, built on tho
Islands off tho lower part of tho peninsula
has attractions that make It well worth
visiting.
Of course the brldo and groom who
begin wedded life with a fat bank account
at their disposal will not be satisfied with
a honeymoon limited by the confines of
the western hemisphere, but will yearn
for a visit over seas. For these there aro
trlrs up tho coast of Norway to North
capo and tho land of ths midnight sun or
Journeys through the Mediterranean or
travels Including tho resorts of the Interior.
But these on account of ths time and
money required are out of iht question
with the average young people.
rste Moaashlao.
mountaineer of ono of tho back coun
ties of North Carolina was arraigned with
several others for Illicit distilling. "De
fendant," asked tho court. wnat la your
nameT"
"Joshua," was tho reply.
"Are yon tho man who mado tho sua
stand stllir
Quick as a flash canto tho snswor. "No.
sir; I am the man who mado tho moon-
J sMns," Harper's Weakly.
utmost secrecy and caution. So much so
that bis Intimate friends are at a loss to
know whether be Is contemplating robbing
a bank or committing suicide. The most
pathetic of all social figures Is the engaged
young man particularly as the time of his
marriage approaches. Ha Is denied tho en
tertainment of linen, tin and other pre
nuptlal showers, and onco his intention Is
become known to his mals companions he
Is mads tho victim of varied, condolences
until he seriously contemplates glvln? up
the game as a matter of self-preservation.
In the prenuptlal entertainments he Is re
garded as an object of curiosity by his
other young women friends, who constantly
wonder why he picked sn this special bride,
when they could bave mad hUn a belter
and more congenial selection, even to mak
ing the sacrihee themselves.
Tho question of marrtags having been
definitely settled, and there being no possi
ble way to escape It, ho consults th various
marriage rituals and to at a loss whether
to bo married In a church, at the home of
tho bride, by a Justice of tho peaco or have
the matter done with by turning the Job
over to th county Judge. The wedding
trousseau is another matter for serious con
sideration. Shall he bo married In conven
tional black or a plain business suit? In
the meanwhile h takes his tailor into his
confidence and Is generally g-uided by his
decision.
TioskltMsi Llcoaso Moreaaary.
This matter having been disposed of, th
question of procuring a license becomes of
sven more serious Import than any other
of the prensjptlal arrangements. He would
much prefer to have this matter undertaken
by a close friend, but oven here ho Is In
disposed to confide the details to a friend,
however Intimate he may bo, believing that
tho whole thing will bo given away even i
though the friend Is swotb to the utmost !
secrecy.
At last ho makes np his mind to do the
license act himself and visits tho court
houso with tho firm determination of havlog
tho Job done with. He Invariably finds two
or thro other parties there bent on th
same mission and he defers th matter for
a day or two until he seo how th other
fellows do It. If a marrtag license could
only be procured by mall It would help him
out Immensely and h would avert th hu
miliation of a parse sal narration of his
biography, his antecedents, his ago and th
family sames of his parents. But tho law
requires that tho prospective groom must
appear la (eisco, so soUiu the til la his
teeth and wttli the courage of a soldier as
saulting the cannon's mouth, he at last
tackles the license clerk and whispers his
answers to him. When It comes to the age
of the prospective bride and her family an
tecedents he Is again up a tree. He does
not know her mother's given name nor that
of her father, and In all his years of court
ship he has never had the temerity of ask
ing her age. These things must bo n
swered and a hurried visit to the girl gives
the necessary Information and he finds that
Instead ot her belns; but 18, she Is 21.
The license preliminaries are at last fin
ished and the genial license clerk seeks to
unload upon him a highly-colored marriage
certificate, with places for the photographs
of himself and wife, running In price from
fl to to. Not wishing to seem small, he gen
erally buys the highest priced one and,
LsiidliioT tha Itccnso clrrk a handful of
cigars as a bribe, solemnly cautions him to
not let the newspaper reporters get hold of
the license until a week after the marriage
has tsken place. The license clerk honestly
means to keep the marriage license matter
a secret, but It has to go on the record, and
the argus-eyed reporter dlseoveres It with
the penciled memorandum to not publish It
for a few days. The only salvation for the
clerk is to divide the cigars glvew him as a
bribe, and then the reporter does not print
the license until the next day. which is In
variably the wedding day. and all the world
sees Just how old the bride Is, where the
types do not happen to make her 61 lnstesd
of n. Fortunately for the groom. It seldom.
If ever, happens that there Is a misprint In
his sge.
Old Letter Mast Bo Burned.
With the license secured, the prospective
groom feels that he Is up against It hard.
He is cot sure whether the license is Just
merely a permit to marry or a sentence for
life Imprisonment for some long-forgotten
offense. And that reminiis him that in his
trunk are a number of old letter and pho
tographs not written by his bride-to-be, nor
are they her photographs. Borne very
pleasurable memories are assoo'ated with
these lettets and photographs and It will
never do to let his forthcoming wife see
them, as the consequent explanations may
be very snnoying.
The letters must be burned snd the pho
tographs des't roved. A s'.gii escapes him
when he sees these treasured mementoes
of bygone days and happlnsj go up In
smoke, but still there Is a consolation In
the reflection that he has burned his
bridges behind him and that his past flir
latiuii are beyond the ken of his wife and
that the future Is clear.
It Is presumed that a home has been
previously provided for th new wife, but
It usually happens that the young man
has undertaken the outfitting of the new
horn without the aasisianc of the new
wife. There is a Joy In the building of
a new home that la second only to a happy
raarrtag. Th groom generally calls a
s'.ater or friend into "his confidence to ad
vis him how to furnish th new bom
Just as he thinks the bride would want
It don. But tastes ar aa varied aa th
minds of humanity and h uceda In lit
tering' th bouse up with a lot of bric-a-brac
that is aa nselosa as It la xponsivo.
However, la tbos modern days th pru
dent houso furnisher can And an endles
number of conveniences In household
equipment that were aot dreamed of
tarent year ago. He natural! feels If
they are to start right Into housekeeping
he must have all of them and generally
gets them. He generally buys to suit his
own Ideals of household comforts, and
sven at the worst does not miss It much,
and he consoles himself with tho reflection
that his bride will fix things, after they
are once settled In their new home.
Wedding- rTlp Crneleal
The next important proceeding- Is to ar
range for the wedding trip If such an ad
venture la determined upon. And it Is an
adventure that requires as much heroism
In its preliminary stages as the procure
ment ot the license. Here, too, the utmost
secrecy must be observed and the same
caution exercised as if one was con
templating a trip to Canada after looting
a bank. The prospective groom will not
tiuot hla secret ta tho ordinary tlrVat
agent. Ha deems It essential to see the
general managers of the various roads and
get pointers from them as tho best bridal
trip routes and such as will best subserve
his purpose In keeping the fact that the
victims are not bride and groom In that
they may avoid notoriety and guying from
fellow passengers. The ordinary mecca
of alii bridal trips Is Niagara falls and
Washington, though here In the west Den
ver, Salt Lake Cy and the Pacific coast
are the preferred points. But It Is all the
same, the same process of secrecy, study
of guide books, hotel rates, Is ss universal
today as when the first bridal party
started out of Omaha. The route and
destination being decided upon and the
tickets purchased, then comes the crucial
period of wedding.
An infinite lot of preparation Is necessary
at this Juncture. As a rule all the prep
arations for the wedding ceremony are
left exclusively with the bride. AU that
is left for the groom to do Is to engage
the officiating minister, and at the outset
he has not the remotest Idea of what the
fee will be, whether it will be tl. or flO, but
that does not make any difference for the
groom Is In such a state of mental trepl
datlon that expanse cuts no figure and his
only fear Is that he may not pay the
preacher enough and that ho may be re
gardid as penurious on this all Important
occasion. He is afraid If his brtds should
ever find out he had paid an Insignificant
marriage fee ah would never forgive him.
The trouble Is always a formidable on
with the prisrctlve groom for the preacher
never absolutely fixes the fee, leaving
it to the generosity of th subject.
If ths wedding Is to be a home affair
or even a church wedding, the groom
selects his most intimate friend as "bfst
man." It has never been definitely de
termined why a "bst man" Is essential
at a wadding, unlets It bo as an offset to the
bridesmaldH, and ordinarily sn engaged
couple Is selected for this purpose, with the
presumption that they will be th next
victims of th matrimonial nooe.
The "best man" need not necessarily
ho attired like th groom, but ordlnsrily
he Is, and the groomsman's favcrs are
discretionary with tho means and disposi
tion of tho grom.
Final Agony for Groons.
Ths most uncomfortable parson at a
wedding is th groom, and his answers
to tno wedding questions ars listened to
with ths most Intense Interest. If the
ceremony U a ru: ceremony U ahuos I
Invariably happens that ths groom has for
gotten In which pocket ho placed the ring
and h has to fumbls for It and Is '.a the
meanwhile In the throes of exasperating
confusion, and fns brid begins to wonder
if he has lost It, and takes the momentary
delay as an 111 omen that will forever after
mar their happiness. The safest thing
to do In an emergency at this time Is to
confide the ring to the groomsman, who of
all others enjoys the confusion of the grc m
from ths start to the finish of th cere
mony.
With th trying ordeal finished another
equally distressing ordeal Is th wedding
breakfast or dinner. Here as usual th
groom la the pathetic subject of ob
servation and curiosity. The bride radiant
In her happiness and the attention she
receives enjoys the moment supremely,
while the poor groom Is driven to desper
ation between congratulations and condolences.
Starting on the wedding tour Is an
other of the trying ordeals. The carriage
that Is to take th bridal couple to th
train Is likely to bo adorned with mis
chievous placards announcing the fact that
the married couple Is within. Unless by
some sharp practice the hour of departure
by train Is kept a profound secret
th bridal couple la likely to meet a host
of friends at the depot and there be
subjected to showers of rice, and the fact
ot their marriage publicly advertised at
the train and then for the entire trip they
are regarded as objects of amused curiosity
If not absolute impertinence. The groom
gets mad and wants to thrash everybody
In sight, but Is restrained by th bride,
and their leisure Mm Is utilised In getting
the rice out of their wraps, and trying to
settle down Into th appearance of old
married folks.
The happiest period, and by nil means
the most comfortable period of tho honey
moon days, Is after th return from tho
wedding trip. Th novelty has worn off.
tho bridal couple hav taken a place la
th common everyday life, and after a
round of reception and visits of friends,
the yung coupl settles down. Tho
romanc has vanished, and their afterlife
is to bo miserable or happy according ta
I their respective dispositions and Indul
gence with and understanding of each
other. '
French Red Tap.
M Tnolr snd Mile. Txchamps wrr
about to set out to be married at La, Hayo
Malherbe, Normandy, when the vlllag
schoolmaster, who Is also th vlllag cleric
and registrar of births, came to them, ex
claiming: "The marriage Is impossible!"
He explained that bis predecessor had
mistakenly registered the birth ot tho
bride as that of a boy, and under tho reg
istration Mile. Desohamps would become
liable to serve aa a soldier this year. Th
bride and bridegroom hurried oft to th
mayor and maglstrato and Implored them
to authorize the marriage, nrging that tho
mistake in the regUtcr was oelf -evident.
The authorities turned a deaf ear to
their pleading, for French red tape Is not
to be treated lightly, and It will taka Uni
to repair the mistake.
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