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WM. ROGERS,
eneral Superintendent. •
THE MARRIAGE CUSTOMS OF MANY
NATIONS.
Among the early Hebrews, and
the Oriental nations generally, al
though the wishes of ihe bridegroom
were consulted, the choice of a
bride devolved upon some of his re
lations or friends. The consent of
the maiden was often asked, it is
true, but evidently as a matter of
courtesy, for her desires in the nfla'-
ler were always subordinate to those
of her father or guardian.
The bride once decided on, there
followed a formal proceeding known
as the espousal or betrothal, which
was confirmed by oaths, a.,d accom
panied with prft&S&ts from ihe man
to ihe woman. In illustration of
this ceremony, is the story of Isaac
who propitiated the favor of Rebec
ka by pirseming her with earrings
and bracelets ; and also, having ob
tained ter parent’s consent to the
betrothal, gave her most costly pres
ents. “jewels of silver, and jewels of
gold, and raiment,” and to her moth
er and brothers ‘ precious things-”
The presents given to the pride
elect were termed dowries, and those
to the re ations, gifts. Marriage set
tlements, in ihe modern senseof tlie
term, that is written documents se
.curing a ceitain amount of properly
to the wife, dtd not Come into use
after the first Babylonian period.
Between the betrothal aud the
marriage an interview of a few days
only elapsed in the partriarchiai age;
though, in latter limes, a year was
decided upon for maidens and one
month lor widows.
Duiing this waiting period all
comtnuuicaiioo between theaiSanced
parties was carried on through ihe
tned.urn ol a person sell ct* and for the
purpos-, and termed the “ niend of
tire brid groom.” This betrothal
was as seriously considered as a
marriage, and the fa.thh ssnes-ol the
woman was punished w.tli death,
though the man had the pci-ilege of
changing liis mind.
There appears to have been no
dr finite n ligious ceremonies per
formed at toe wedding itself, the
main pan ol ihe ce e i oov being the
removal of ihe bride from her I'atiiei’s
house io that of the bridegroom, or
of bis lather's, at which time tin
bride was covered entirely w ith an
ample veil—a symbol of her sub
mission to her hu-Dand ; she also
wore a chaplet anil a pec ii ar kind
of girdle, both of which articles were
distinctive of her condition. At ihe
bridegroom’s lions -, a feist was pre
paied, to which all friends of bo h
patties were invited; this last-d
several days, during w hich time mu
sic aud dancing cuntii»uied not a lit
tle lo the meiry making.
A Jewish wedding at the present
day is accompanied with show and
ceremony. Every gu> st brings a
present, and couti ibmes in every
possible way to the pioper celebra
tion. The modern Jew also retains
the old custom of breaking glasses,
or other table furniture at iheir nup
tials. Various reasons are given in
explanation ot this hal it. Une is to
suggest the frailty of life, to remind
the people of the destruction ot Je
rusalem. Another, that ii foretells
gond fortune and plenty, and anoth
er that it hints at the late of the mar
ried pair if they break iheir vows.
There is no mention in the Bible of
ihe use < f betroth il finger rings
among the Jews in patriurchial days,
though they were common in latier
times. Jewish wed-ling tings are
now usually of large size aud elabo
rate workmanship, and have often
engraven on them m Hebrew char
acters some sentiment conveying ail
expression of good w ishes, as “ Joy
he with you,” etc.
The ancient Greeks considered
marriage to be a matter of public as
wi ll as of ptivale interest on the
principle that it was every citizen’s
duty to raise up healthy children for
the Slate. Paniculaily strong was
ttiis feeling at Sparta, wheie cel ba
ity was accounted as in'ainous. Un
der Plato’s laws anyone did not mar
ry before the age of thiity-five, or
who married out of his own rank was
punished—the philosopher Deli, ving
that in choosing a wife every man
should consider ihe interests of his
country rather thau bis ow n pleasure.
Great rewards were given to those
who had large families. A man with
four children was no longer required
to pay taxes.
In consequence of this state of af
fairs the choice of a wile was seldom
based upon affection, naturally
many of the unionsmdfit Unhappy.
The Athenians regarded a former
betrothal as necessary to the validity
of a marriage contract-—iu fact it
wras consideted a most important
prelimitary. This espousal was
made by the guardian of the bride
elect, and witnessed by the friends ol
I both parties. The wife’s dowry was
also settled at ibis time, and the man
! gave some token a surely.
Pariicul ir days an I seasons of ihe
I year were considered as favorable for
maniage. Winter was that season,
and the fourth day ol the month.cor
respo-idiug to our January the litue
when o ost wedding were celebra
ted. On ihe all important day, the
bride and bridegroom, with an elab
o ate ceremony, similar to one adop
ted by the Jews, bathed in w it-r
brought from so r e particular foun
tain, Afier ibis preparation toe
couple w-eut to the temple iu c. mpa*
ny with Iriend-, who sang th< ir prai
ses. At tlie temple they were pre
sented with an ivy branch, a sym
bol of the indissoluble bond ot mat
rimony. Ai thealtar, s&ciifices wt re
made, an I various deities, supposed
to pre-ide over maniage vv. re in
voked. In the evening ttie br-de was
conveyed in a chariot, drawn by
mules oi oxen, to the Dri legroom s
house, where the married pair re
ceived the c- ngratulations of their
friends amid music and singing of
liymenian songs. On enteiing her
new home the wife carried a vessel
holding parched barley, indicative of
h. r readiness lo at end tu her house
hold duii-s, and guests showered
sweetmeats upon her as emblems ol
prosperity and pl- n y.
A law of Solon required that the
wedded couple should eat a quiuee
togeiherou entering ihe Drill d-cham
ber, that their relationship might be
sweet agreeable.
Among the peasantry of m-idern
Greece, m image was the res .li of
mutual knowledge and attachment ;
Dot with the higher c'asses ihe s me
was usually brought about Dy the
parents or lriends. The faith ol the
Greek church is not now confined to
Gieek, bin is ex ensivt ly spr-a I
over Russia and Turkey, '! he peo
ple pr-.fe-siig r< 1 gion in these
c lumries in lie seventeenth c- niuiy
in.ule ihe rule ibai the Inidegroom
•rust bo ai «e sst four eon years of
ag ami ihe bride thi teen.
The It-.mans also co side-ed mars
iiage io be mi imperative duiy. It
vvu- tli>- ins pin, when trorn youth
s l e s, ->r a -y other cause, i-rnn di
a'e union c-mld not take p'ace, to
betroth themselves b fore vvitn ;ss s
Children weie frequently thus eu
gag. and.
No mairiage was c lebrat- and among
tins peple without an augury b.-ing
first consulted, and its auspi.es
prove Ito be lavorabl-. June was
considered tlie most prop-tious sea
son of the year for the performance
of the marriage rites, esp cially ii
tin day selected were that of a tali
in -on : the mouth of May religious
ly avoided, as it was suppose ! to b -
under the influence of spints avers.:
to happy households.
On her we-ld ng day the R-.miii
maiden was dressed in a 10-'g white
robe, trimmed with a purple Iringe,
and adorned with ribbons. He
shoes were of a bright yellow hue,
as was her veil, which wis known
in those times by the none of •flnnu
nteurn.’ Under tins ‘flammeu-n’ she
wore a wieath, compo-ed of veibes
oas, ga; liered trom the vines by be.
own hand-.
The Assyrians and Babylonians
sold th ir daughters to the highest
bidders, at a kind of market held
during certain seasons ol tlie year
tor tins purpose. When the hand
some ones were all di-posed of, th
more ordinary looking were offeied
for smaller sums, and purchased by
those who could »-t affbid t-> pay
lor the lormer. In this maimer all
women were provided with h .s
--bauds.
It gardiug the manage contra- ts
ol the ai ci- tit Egyp i nis lmle or
nothing is known ; nut ii the dtffe -
eut au horiiies can be cred te.l, we
may beln-ve iheir women were in
dulged with gieaier privileges and
treated more kiudiy tuan in any otli
er country. In modern Egypt a wo
man is never s en by her future bus
baud uu il after she is marri- and.
A marriage with the Persians is
srldom intended to last the lifetime
ot parly, and anew wile is a
c-mmon luxury, frequently indulged
in by these people. An Armenian
girl makes elaboi ate preparations lor
Iter we Idmg. Flowers ol blue are
painti and on her neck and breast; her
eyeDows are dyed b*aok, and the
ends of her fingers are stained a
bright orange color. On each hand
site wears many rings, and around
her neck a string of turquoises.
The Chinese belie-e that mar
riages are decreed by Heaven, aud
think that a certain deity, whom they
call Tue-laov—the Old Man of the
Moon—unites with a silk curd all
predestined couples—after which
nothing can prevent their wedding.
In different parts of Africa various
rites prevail. One affiancing cus
tom is. for a woman to tuke to the
j man she desires for husband a dish of
I water in wi icli lie washes his hands,
if lie is pleased with her suit. Kneel
ing befo.e hi n she drinks this water,
in token of her fidelity and love, and
thus the matter is arranged.
in Turkey, marriage is a mere
simple contract, the ceremony being
usuahv performed before a magis
trate. It derives its validity from
his authority and registration. They
nre al owed mo e but few men hnve
but one wife at the present dav, a
plurality of them being indulged in
mostly by ihe very wealthy. The
Tmks can divorce their w.ves rasis
ly> and are allowed mm rrv relations
on the principal that a doubie tie
makes the love stronger.
The custom of purchasing brides
was v. ry general with the early Ger
mane, as Will as so ne northern na
tions. Tins was done by giving the
moil y to the wife's relations on the
wedding day. The cm enmities of
the more modern Germans had
many curious characteristics. Thus,
in some portions of the country the
worn >n was obliged to renounce all
the rights of her family over her,
which was sgnified by throwing
s raw into her parent’s hoo.-e. Pay
weddings were al o general, where
eich guest left so i.e remuner ticin
f-*r the refreshments received, the
sa ne as w lien enteitaiued at an inn.
In I* lance, f urn early times, mon
ey was given to the bride. When
Clovis wedded the Princess Clotilde,
lie s in by a friend the usual mar
riage oll'eri g, and to this day the
practice is continued, the sum vaiy
iug in value io suit ihe rank of the j
pa lies. At the marriage of the last
Empe or money was presented to
the Empress E igeme.
Knots of ribbons called bride’s
tavors, were worn on the arms of
all w> dding gusts m France, at the
end oi the seventeenth century, but
this custom is now confined to the
peasantry. At ihe present time ai
Dieppe, the d.y ul era wedding,
friends of the mcried pair may be
st en wearing hits of ribbon, about
two inches wide, p lined crosswise
on their breasts. The gav coloied
stiipes are portions of the bride’s
g triers, which, on her wedding night
were cut in pieces and disiributed
among the guess. A similar cus
tom mevaded in England. In Nor*
maudy it was formerly the practice
ol the britle logive her garteis to tlie
bridesmen, as they were then teirn
ed.
'J’he Roman Catholic Church has
always attached great importance to
the subject of matrimony. It com
pels ihe publish.ng of the banns ol
marriage in ihe church of the dis
irici in which the parties live lor
three consecutive Sundays or least
days. It no reason is given why
ihe couple should not n.airy, on the
day before the v edding they go 10
confession and n ceive tne commun
ion. On the wedding day, aftei hav
ing answered satisfactorily the ques
tions asked by the priest tegarding
iheir willingness to love and honor
each other, th- y are sprinkled wiih
holy water, as is also the wedding
img an I mirteen pieces of money
The bndegroo n ihen takes the ring,
which, placing it on th-- fourth fin
ger of the bude’s left hand, he says,
“With this ring I thee wed,” and
giving her the money, adds, “With
my worldly goods I ihee end>w.”
Tnen the pnest joins them with cer
tain words, arid pronounces the nup
tial benediction. After tins the cele
bration of the mass, in which the
newly made man and wif*, each
holding a lig’t and caudle, kiss the
crucifix.
These are, in part, the forms
which have been in u-e in Italy and
other Catholic couutr es for several
centuries past: but they have of
course, varied somewhat to sun the
tunes and places.
In Scotland there are too forms of
marriages: one regulir, the other
iregular. The fir-t is preceded by
the publication of bamts in the kirn,
wiiere the union is afterward regis
tced. The other is contracted with
out any religious or other tumahties,
but s'tnply by the parlies acknowl
edging themselves to be husband
and wile befoie a witness, or by liv
ing as such. The Scotch have a su
perstition about happy and unhappy
feet, and wish brides and biide
grooms a ‘happy foot,’ amid a volly
ol old boots and shoes thrown after
them for ‘good lu- k.’
I'ij England the ancient marriage
ritual lecogniz and the practice of
giving money to the bride, and at
their eaily weddings coins were
thrown over the heads of the bride
and bridegroom, and dis ributed at
ihe church duois lor the benefit of
the poor.
In all ages and countries a super -
stiuon: tins been entertained against
Friday fur a wedding day, and tho
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popular rhyme giving the and iys on
which weddings ought and ought
not to take place is equally familiar .-
"Monday for wealth,
Tuesday for health,
Wcdesday the bast of aft ;
Thursday for crosses,
Friday for lossses,
. c NWFrdfty no I nek all.”
; HAVINGS.
Common sense—Pennies.
The vilest sinner may return—-ev
erything, sivean umbrella.
‘II gh, bold and fiariug,’ is what
th y say of the new bonnet.
A fashionable la ly says her hus
band is the latest thing out.
Early to be I and eaiy to rise, will
all be in vain if you don’t advertise.
J 'sli Billings savs, ‘Tew enjoy a
good reputation, give publicly and
steal piivately.’
A late marriage was between Mr.
Pickle and Miss Onion. One more
onion pickled.
Glory is well enough for a rich
man, but is of very little consequence
to a poor man with a large family.
One of our young ladies being
asked by a politician which party
sin: was most in tavor of, repl.ed she
preferred a weddi ,g pariy.
A Delaware man lost his wife
and a race-horse by the sane stroke
of lightning, and he tried for two
hours to revive the horse.
The only thing that it bothers a
grass-hopper to swallow, is a four
legged tab.e. A well-developed
hopper can worry it down, but the
legs tickle his tin oat.
When a young lady has to stay at
home from a p iry on account of a
a sty on berey-, it u-eless t> tell
,her that ‘Providence iloeth ail things
for the best. 1
A lady stye; ‘lf women were as
particu.ar hi choosing virtuous hus
bands as men are in selecting virtu
ous wives, he greatest oi moial rev
o utio .s would I'esult.’
A 'ittle g rl at Long Branch, hav
ing been kissed by General Gram,
remarked to her mo-her immediately
afterwards; ‘I don’t like that man
to kiss me. lie smells just like Un
cle Frank when he goes to the clos
et and drinks something out of a
bottle.”
The greatest wonder in Ken.
tucky, just now, is a three-year old
boy which weighs 126 bounds, ineas
un s 36 inch s around the chest, 40
inches around the waist, about 57
inches around the hips, 26 inches
around the thigh, and is 40 inches
in bight.
An 11 inois woman who wanted to
go to.a maskuerade party as Mary
Queen of Scoits, looked through the
Bible to ascertain how the character
was dressed.
Texas can’t get much a head of
Massachusetts. In Texas, eight men
out of ten are ‘colonels,’ but in Mas>
schusetts, nine men out of every ten
answer prompt, when a person
shouts ‘professor!’
As she rolled up her sieves and
looked hard at a big basket ot toma
toes, she retn rked ; ‘Tliere’s get up,
pay up, bang up, go up, step up
and climb up, but heie goes for cai
sup.’
Tight-garteiing has killed five wo
n en in this country during the last
six months. Where’er we take our
walks abroad, some limping girl we
see, let’s cry aloud with one accord ;
‘don't tie below the knee.’
An eiiteprising drummer in Ala*
ba-na presented an ediior with two
plugs of tobaco and eltcite.l a half
column puff in return.
Let us take care how we sneak of
those who have fallen in life’s field.
Help them up—not heap scorn upon
them. We did not see the conflict,
we do not know the scars
An >vel wa ; ch is said to have
been invented by a Swiss watchma
ker of Aargua. The motive power
is compressed air.
Sui.l a college professor to anoio
tious laggard, who was for a wonder
promptly at his place at paorning
prayers : ‘l marked, you sir, as
punctual this morning. What is
your excuse f’ ‘Couldn’t sleep sir,’
was the reply,
A backwo alsman describing •
steamboat, said: It has a sawmill
on one side and a gi ist mill on the
j other, and a blacksmith in the mid
dle,'amt and >wn stairs th< rg ; 6 a tarna
tion big|>ot boding all the while,
j A youthful Pennsylvanian granger
j about to bejcTiastised by his father
the other day, cdled to his grand
lather to protect him from the mid
jdle man.