Clinton News-Record, 1975-06-19, Page 30•- At a for ri.al dhureh
wedding, whether ,daytime or
evening,, ;there's . a definite
seatidg. arrrange`men . •
Relatives and friends of. ;
the • bride are seated on the
left of thechurch's center
-aisle; and those df the groom
on the right.
When the ceremony is .,
about to take . place;. the
bridegroom's -mother is
ushered .to her,seat in the first . -
pew :'off the .right.. sid4e, her-•
• husband walking behind her.
Then the bride's Mother•;.: is
escorted to her seat in the
'first pew on the left side.
At the strains of • the
• wedding ,marsh,. the
clergyman, the ' 'bridegroom
and the best marr.will emerge
at the altar of chancel from
the vestry of a , side door
where they have been waiting
for the bridal party. •
The procession begins at
the first beat of .the'march,
everyone starting with his left
foot in this order: •
The ushers march in pairs,
shortest ones leading, each
pair about five paces apart.
--Bridesmaids walk either
alone 6r in pairs keeping the
same steady pacing.
Next;'' the matron of honor
or maid of honor.
Then the ring bearer,
followed by the flower girl.
About eight steps behind,,
the- flower,girl .is the bride at
her father'sjight, on his right
arm. The wedding guests have
been standing for the
procession.
Bridal party members take
their positions this way.
When they reach the
chancel, ushers take their
places t9 the right and
bridesmaids to the left.
Maid of honor stands to
the left iif the -bride -on -the -
left side of -the altar.
Flower •'girl 'also stands on
the left next to .or a little
behind the maid of honor.
The ring bearer stands on
the right side to the right of
-the best man 'dr slightly
behind him.
When the bride and her
father . reach the bridal
assemblage, she releases her
girl. then bearer, the tog
tit hcno>< with': the best man,
the bridesmaids and. ushers,`
After ' , .the``°' bridal party
reaches the end of the pews,
• e
two ushersurn to the first
;pews to escort the bride's.and
Thee; guests must stay in
• their pews until the members
of the families have reached
the bridal pearly or the
vestibule:
ifferences
nnerwa re
All year-round these days,,
prospective brides buy china
for themselves, mothers- buy
china. for their engaged
daughters, and friendsbuyy
china for bridal showers. To
' all of Them, the china depart-
ments at first sight look like a
wonderland of treasures ---but
chancel,�rc that they all end -
up feel ng like Alice at that,
very confusing tea party:
Porcelain, bone china, ear-
thenware, pottery --different
looks, different prices., lots of
questions. All this ceramic
tableware starts froth basic
day, but its processg before
it gets to -the store is the key
- to its final designation.
Bone.c•hina or porcelain is
genera y a4ecci
"upper, crust" of the china
world. and for very good rea-
son, but other types have vir-
tues all their own and' could
--- suit your lifestyle equally.
well. So consider your budg-
• et, your needs and your per-
' sonal taste. and learn some:
thing of the characteristics of
each and their performance
rating beforehand.
'Despite its fragile appear-
anc•e, bone china is tough and
resistant to chipping and
breaking_ The glaze will not
crackle, and if you. take care
in stacking and storage. bone
china tableware .can last a
lifetime: •
14'
•
Onc of the reasons is that
. . after the raw material is
formed into shapes, it is fired
. at intensive heat so that the
ingredients fuse into a strong
• o translucent body,' Another
reason is that the "bone" is
literally That—ground beef
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The .right -touch for that special
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if-
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Most appealing of all the pot-
ter's art.
Earthenware is fired at 4'
lower temperatures than
bone china, allowing the ap-
plication of, splendid colors
that would be lost at higher
temperatures.
The,painting is•done under
the.glaze and is therefore just
about indestructible. It costs
less than china .and' its de:
signs tend more towards
charm than formal beauty.
Earthenware's gay patterns
and warm colors on its grace-
' ful shapes, make it the favor-
ite of many people who use it
with imagination to create
unusual casual settings. But
it_ctuLadapt egUally well to
more formal occasions, de-.
pending on the accessories
used with it.
. Earthenware is often called,
by other names—faience,
semi -porcelain, ironstone,
and so on—hut your best:
guarantee of getting, a hard,
chip -resistant body with .a
§mooth brilliant glaze is the
reputation of the manufactur-
er.
Pottery is the • heaviest of
the principal types of dinner-
ware and is made of refined
clays fired at low tempera-
tures. It is available glazed or
unglazed and is opaque and
porous. What it'lacks in dura-
bility, it makes up in low cost,
. and certainly has a -place in
most homes.
father's right arm and the oric ---added 44-44i-ve-�a-
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groom steps up to meet her. .pd . i
They • then move together
white translucency. This little
until they are facing the
clergyman. The bride's father
stands slightly behind her and
to the left.
The ceremony depends do
the ritual of the church after
this point. In mostl,.Aveddings,
the bride's father gives her
away :and then sits down
beside her mother.
The bride hands her
secret was first put into Arad, -
'teal use by England's Josiah
Spode in the 1790s when all
European potters were striv-
ing to reproduce the porce-
lain that. was being imported
from China. Spode's formula
was the first successful one,
and is still the one used today
for all the world's finest bone
china:
Earthenware has older ori-
gins, It was the type of ware
produced by all the • famous
English potteries as they
bouquet td her maid of honor developed in Staffordshire
about the time the best man • two hundred or more years
•�-.�.
the -ring --
After the ceremony, the
maid of honor returns .the
bouquet to the bride. The
groom may kiss the ; bride,
and if the veil is covering her
face, ..the maid of honor will
-. have lifted it up She will
then take the groo'tri s right
arm whioh he has offei+ed,
facing the centre aisle and
they ,• will ,begin the
recessional.
As the recessional music
plays, the wedding party goes
up-,,the_a sle in this order: the
bri`riedand groom, the flower
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Bridal dress to be made-
to-order? Be sure to allow
plenty of time. 6 to 8 weeks
is usual, and it may .13e ;
advisable to allow more
time .than that, if - you
want to ba sure yourgown
is absolutely perfect. ' •
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