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The mystique of any - wedding is corn,
pounded by ;the superstitions and special
quirks of by -gone ages.
At every well -respecting shower, the bride -
to -he is very concerned with breaking the
ribbons, and each , guest tries to tie the
tighest bow and the prettiest package.
' . The'odd tradition is that for every ribbon
broken the bride-to-be will produce a child.
A fter the 23rd broken ribbon. one bride was
afraid' to open more packages.
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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 Itack.
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? ,
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A SIXPENCE or penny in the shoe of the
bride is the assurance of good luck and many
years of happiness. 'So dictates the-•:siipersti-
tion of the early 1800s.
The old adage that the bride must be in
possession of something old, something new.
something 'borrowed, something blue, is the
downfall of many a bride-to-be. c
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
Jboutiuet 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. �y
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 rbe the next to marry.
The Most Cherished It Desired of all Gems"
THE DIAMOND!
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CHOOSING THE DIAMOND FOR THAT SPECIAL OCCASION
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n here Is David Anstett Indicating diamond quality, ,and setting'to Bill and Sus. Davi, sx-
...No two diamonds are sale aHats, wen though they•may look the same to Cha layman. Ha
soul there are subtle differences In color, cut and clarity which can vary the prior greatly.
Dave says, Anstett Jewellers Ltd. are direct im-
porters of loose diamonds. Once these diamonds
arrive they are carefully selected for quality, and
mounts are chosen. Then the diamonds are set
Intouv.rlous rings.This means that .the customer
receives an exclusive diamond everytlme at An-
stett's. You are able to see that ' with our
knowledge of diamonds and our direct importing
we are able to pass on savings to our customers.
As alt added servics David Anstett offers the
customer a personalised book on- his or her
diamond, including a complete, deectlption, pic-
tures and its replacement coots.
ANSTETT JEVVEIsIcE:RS LTD.
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