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The mystique of any wedding is com-
pounded by the superstitions and special
quirks of by-gone ages.
At every well-respecting shower, the bride-
to-be is very concerned with breaking the
ribbons, and each guest tries to tie the
tighest bow and the prettiest package.
The old tradition is that for every ribbon
broken the bride-to-be will produce a child.
After the 23rd broken ribbon, one bride WaA
afraid to open more packages.
* *
ANOTHER CUSTOM carried on for cen-
turies and passed from mother to daughter
is the lack of participation in the wedding
rehearsal by the bride-elect. She must stand
on the sidelines and watch the proceedings
from afar.
The participation is declared to be bad luck.
It is worse luck to be unfamiliar with the
proceedings the day of the wedding.
The groom must not see the bride before
the ceremony on the day of the wedding.
What will befall the couple if the curious
groom should sneak a glimpse of the one he
adores?
A SIXPENCE or penny in the shoe of the
bride is the assurance of good luck and many
years of happiness. So dictates the supersti-
tion of the early I800s.
The old adage that the bride must he in
possession of something old, something new,
something borrowed, something blue, is the
downfall of many a bride-to-be.
The something old could be determined as
something bought the week before or an
heirloom passed on from generation to gen-
eration.
And the something blue that most brides
are compelled to have usually goes unseen by
the members of the family and friends.
* *
THE TRADITION of throwing the bridal
bouquet began with the old custom of scram-
bling for the bride's garter. It began in the
early 14th .century in France when it was
considered a lucky thing to win the bride's
garter and everyone rushed for it after the
ceremony.
Most brides wisely left one garter dangling
where it could be easily reached, but never-
theless the bride was often hurt in the scuffle.
The garter gave way to the stocking and in
the next century that was the rage. But
stockings aren't the easiest and most con-
venient thing to throw to one's friends for
luck.
Some wise bride conceived the idea of
throwing her bridal bouquet.
The custom has prevailed and the lucky
young maiden who catches the bouquet by
tradition should be the next to marry.
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