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carriages, secures tickets, checks baggage, secures plea -ant scats, if the 

 happv pair start by rail for the "moon"; an.l, in short, makes all arrai 

 ments. 



If the wedding takes place in the church, the IV. n ,1 the body of 



the rlmi-eh arc reserved f<>r tin- relatives of t!i young couple. The brid<> 

 must not be kept waiting. The clergyman ^hould be within the rails, the 

 bridegroom and groomsmen should be in the vestry-room by the time the 

 bride is due at the church. The bridesmaids should receive the bride in 

 the vestibule. 



The bridal party meets in the vestry-room. Then the bride, leaning 

 on the arm of her father, leads the procession ; the bridegroom, with the 

 bride's mother upon his arm, follows; then groomsmen and bridesmaids 

 in couples follow. 



At the altar the bridegroom receives the bride, and the ceremony be- 



. The groomsmen stand behind the bridegroom, and the bridesmaids 



behind the bride. In some churches, the bride and bridegroom remove 



the right-hand glove; in others it is not considered essential. The bride 



>tands on the left of the groom. 



When the wedding takes place at the house of the bride, the bridal party 



rouped behind folding doors or curtains ere their friends see th< 

 If, however, this is not convenient, they enter in the same order as in 

 church. 



The first bridesmaid removes the bride's left-hand glove for the ri; 

 After the ceremony, the bride and groom go in the same carriage from 

 the church to the house, or from the house to the railway depot or boat. 

 The bride does not change her dress until she assumes her travelling 



Her wedding gown is worn at the breakfast. 



.'ids of the family should call upon the mother of the bride during the 

 t\vo \ ' be wedding. 



Mournin ii.,t be worn at a wedding. Even in the case of a \vid- 



r of the happy pair, it is customary to wear j 

 ,;1 tint. 



longer the fashion at a wedding or wedding >n to con- 



it is the Li MI who i ratulati 



the bride \vi>hc-> f.,r h-T future happiness. The bride ; 



:iic w,-dding. the bride's father n..\v ]M. 



her \\ith a -HIM v for her t r< 'U^-aii, according to her rank in life 



lv to the wrddin ISO nnde to the bride 



and intimate friends, varying in amount and value ftCCOrd 

 bell Various degree! "f r.-lati..nsliip and friendship -such U plate, fur- 



