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OLD TIME
MARRIAGES.
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Ibis being the season for marrying
, iviD( in marriages, some study
rffl eCUstomßaB d practmesofantm
• fv ; n relation to the ceremony w
i.. S witk tokens, Jt
. to notice in tbsso .lays
‘.•„ W rv,«l»n only the most pre
. , al j v jewels are consider
X“b oaring at love’s .hr.no,
t, .be khigWs of old counted the
‘±, tride a sufficient reward Iron.
tbrir'..Jylo™ torthepro " °
efoior and chivalry. .... b(1
Ouring ‘he rel S n 1,1 LIIZSM, “’
sL little handkerchiefs three «
focrinrhes square were m high fa-
„ rl bee. were ueurily embroidered
1„..,he hands of the fair giver or or
namented with the hue gold lace
buttons, tassels, “ ud tbe llke
folde.l sous to display the artistic
rtitasnAip to the beet advantage
(hey-were conspicuously placed in
the cap My lady’s K lo «, “ alf '
Xn '"s sl-sh«lur l y:woro.a. »
* elJ Chromoled taster, and verse,
fcre popular than any of these, how-
‘ ler .«:, 5 the joint ring thus dmonbod
w th joints so close as not to be perceived.
. » thsv both each other’s counterpart,
Sr part had Juan inscrib’d and his has
Zavtla,) .
You know, those names were theirs;
Anti in the midst a heart,
Divided in two halves, was placed.
Os curious affiancing ci stoma b s
tory gives many accounts. Parke,
in his travels in the interior ot
Africa, gives a glimpse of court
ship in that remote region, where
he witnessed an - act of romantic
devotion.
A young Slatee, who was about
to become a benedict, seated him
self one evening on a mat near the
aoor of his house. In a few mo
ment?, a young woman, his select
ed bride, approached him. bearing
in her hands a calabash- contain
ing water. Kneeling by his side
she desired him to bathe his hands
and after he had graciously com
plied with her request, with a tear
of joy glittering in her eye, she
put the vessel to her lips and
drank the water.
This act is considered, in that
part of the world, the greatest
prof of fidelity and love a woman
can offer.
Equally curious is a practice in
vogue in some parts of Scotland.
There, wheja young man wishes
to pay court to a young woman,
instead of going to her father and
making known his wishes he pro
ceeds to a public house and confi
des his secret to the landlady. This
sympathetic individual at once
dispatches a messenger for the ob
ject ei fiis affections The summons
is rarely disregarded, and when
the girl arrives upon the scene she
*6entertained in the most lavish
manner the house affords after
which the details of the wedding
arp decided upon.
In Guernsey an engagement is al
ttosf as binding as a marriage. When
a young man is accepted by a lady
his choice the parents give them a
Wt, to Which are invited all theii
friends.
In the course of the intertainment
tbe young woman is led around the
room by her prospective father-in
"to receive congratulations, and
6 ,'oung man is similarly escorted
ois, alter which they exchange
and other gifts.
I 1 public announcement over'
e girl must never thereafter, on any
a c °mit, be seen waikmg with any'
fe ut her flance.while he is scarcely
to even so much as glance at
arc o ' ena^ nine ’These courtshipst
in th 11 <>arried 011 lor years, and if
of - COlirßeoftilue affections
! a ami the
may
antiqu? nll e ance ’ too ’ is the remote
•S'Xoi^ThX" 0 / 0 ?' marri ‘
Ca ke at wed l U U3e ° f theri,, b' and
cieß tasthe pa 1 ? 88 18 almoßt 98 a,T -
W, ‘‘SwinT mOn V tßelf ’ In a * °ht
J hot to kiss you
The practice of making wedding
gifts probably has its orgin in the
“bi hlin’g parties'* of long ago, that
were held the day previous to the '
wedding, for the avowed purpose of !
giving the friends of the contracting 1
parties an opportunity of assisting
them in their new understanding. '
It was anciently the custom among
Garmans for the bride to remove her
flioe when she was conducted to the
bridal chamber and to throw it a
mong her guests, who all straggly
to gain possession of the treasure, at>
it was considered a sure sign that
the lucky finder would soon be hap
pily married.
In June the month of roses th”
birth month of the Rome goddess
Jumx moiejjedd ngs occured than
in i:y other mouth in the year-
Its popularity is due to the pretty
fiction that Juno (meaning yoke
maker) takes a special interest in
marriages, ayd that her protecting
care follows and blesses all those
who are wedded in June,
Perhaps the old rhyme:
Marry in Lent.
Live :o repent,
has something to do with scarcity
of weddings during that period.
An old Scotch writer says:
“That day of the week upon which
the 14th of May happens to fall in
any year is deemed unlucky
through all the remainder of the
year.
None marry or begin any busi.
uess upon it." The ill fated Queen
Mary, who married Bothwell in
May, is thought by the supersti
tious Scots to cast an “evil eye“
upon all who marry during that
mouth.
This belief undoubtedly gave
rise the warning conveyed in the
well known lines.
Marry in m >y,
Rue for aye,
“The first inventor of the ring,
as is reported, was one Pronietbe
us. The workman which made it
was Tubal-Cam, And Tubal-Cain,
by the counsel of our first parent,
Adam, as my autl or telleth me,
gave ' t unto his son, to this end,
that therewith he should spouse a
wife like as Abramham, delivered
unto his servants with bracelets
and earrings of gold.
“The form of a ring being cir
cular, that is round and without
end, importeth thus much, that
their nuptial love and hearty af
fection should roundly flow from
one to the other as in a circle, and
that continually aud ‘forever.” e
Frojn the earliest times the third
finger of the left hand was the one '
chosen to wear the golden
because of a supposed artery cdM
necting that finger with the hearW
Anciently the wedding cake
was usually broken over the head
of the bride, and then thrown
among the'gues’ts to be “scram
bled” for. Sometimes slices of the
cake were passed through the ring
nine times and then distributed
among the friends to be carefully
preserved to dream upon under
the following conditions:
Fast any Friday in the year
When Venus mounts the starry sphere;
Thrust this, at night, in pi'lowbeer,
In m ruing slumbers you will seem
T’ enjoy your lover in a dream.
Bridesmaids have figured at
weddings since the time of the
Anglo-Saxons, but at that period
their duties were somewhat more
onerous. It was then their esteem
ed drivilege to escort the groom to
church, as it was that of the bnde
groemmen to conduct the bride.
In an old provincial poem telling
of the collier’s weding is the verse:
* * **■
Two lusty lads well dressed and strong,
Stepped out to lead the bride along,
And two young maids of equal s’ze,
As soon the bridegroom’s hams surprise-
Years ago, in England, when
the bride came from tbe churc|, it
was usual for one of her friends
to throw wheat on her head, and
when the newly-married pair en
tered their owu house, for some
one to present them with a pot of
butter. Os the most remote origin
are the nuptial garlands, which
were as much used by the heath
ens as by the jews, while the Ro
mans considered no bridal costume
complete until the wreath was add
ed .
Among the Anglo-Saxons, after
the benediction is delivered, both tbe
bride and the groom were crowned.
Sometimes these chaplets were bless-
I ed, and they were frequently made
THE HUSTLER OF ROME, SUNDAY, APR". 15, 1894.
of myrtle.
M images in the Greek Cuurch i
callcd matrimonial coronauon, an
the wreaths used Jin the ceremony
are solemnly destroyed eight day-;
afterward.
In some countries the bride ; ,
crowned with a wraath of prickles
and so delivered unto her husband I
that he mac know that he has invit
ed himself to a thorny pleasure.
• Rosemary, which was suppose'
to strengthen the memory anti
also confer numerous virtues wa
much worn at weddings, aud alu
carried at funerals.
The nup'ial kis-isalso acuston
of much antiquity, and years ag
the kiss was, in dancing, the estali
llbhed fee of a partner. The privi
lege is still allowed in countr
places all over the world.
In Henry' VIII. are the lines:
An old superstition that still hold
good with many is to the effect thai
if a girl be married before her elde
sisters they must dance without sbo t
at the wedding, in order to counter
act the ill fortune this event is sup
posed to bring them and secure hus
bands for themselves*
1 rom very ancient history come
a rhyme that is found in the folk-ion
of every ration and that still exert*
some influence on the choice sf the
wedding days..
Monday for wealth
Tues day fur health,
Wednesday the best day sf all;
Thursday for crosses,
Friday for losses,
Saturday no day at all.
w. JI. (MI 4 a
Thc’Old Reliable Firm Once
More on Its Feet
BIG STOCK OF SPRING GOODS
H;ive jnst Been Retired aud Marked
at 1*! ices jn keeping; With tin
Times. Everybody Cordially i MV i.
ted.
It is with genuine pleasure tlu.t
The Hustler of Rome publish
es the fact that the reliable firm of
W. M Gammon & Co. are again on
their business feet.
Every impediment to the on
ward march of this great mercan
tile bouse has been removed and
now W. Al. Gammon & Co. stock
ped with an immense line of gents
,clothing, furnishings and haber
dashery generally resume the
rch.
kL > down tomorrow morning and
the big assortment of love
ly spring most elegant
ever opened on tne Rome market.
Their old patrons and the public
cordially invited to call early and
often.
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FOR RENT.
One nicely furnished room, pleas
ant and airv. enquire, 233 Broad St.
ts.
for rent, Two comfortable tenement
houses live rooms each on 4th Avnue
for rent cheap. Can if desired be
converted into one very comfortable
house.
3-12-ts W. Hoyt.
NO BUGS.
New* cottage for rent, on West
First Street next to Air. George
Chidsey. Can be had at a low figure.
Apply to
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ApENTS MAKE FIVE DOLLARS A DAY.
Greatest Kitchen uteucil ever invet ted.
Retails 3S cts. 2 to 6 sold m every house : san pU
Postage paid tive cents. MeMAKIN & Co.
i
i DRESS MAKING.
Mrs. J. W May is now ready for
•. spring work. Dresses and chil
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■ ting 50 & 75/
504 Broad St
Road Citation.
Georgia, Floyd County :
Whereas, T. J.Glenn, et al have petitioned the
Board vs Commissioners of Roads and Revenue
of Floyd County, Georgia for a change in the
Bass Ferry road at blue Pond, so as to run on
the east side of Z. T. Carver’s field, and the
same having been favorably reported on by the
reviewers: This is to notify all persons having
objections thereto or claims for damages arising
therefrom to file the same with said Board of
Commissioners at their regular meeting on the
first onday in May, 1894, .
Witness the Hon. John C, Foster, chairman,
This March 7th,1894.
3 7d-30 d Max Meyerhardt, clerk.
601’! ETY-
I’he recepcicii tendered bv Mrs.
C. C. Bass. Thursday afternoon
ind evening in honor of Mrs. Mar
tha Ford of New York, aud Miss
Bennett, of Atlanta, was truly a
most pleasing and delightful ad
dition to the many brilliant so
cial events of the season . In th®
front parlors, flashing with light
and redolent with the mingled
perfume of many bright flowers,
adorning vases, or hanging pend
ant in graceful sprays. Mrs. Bass,
assisted by Mrs. Ford and Miss
Bennett in exquisite costumes re
lieved their many friends with an
entire ease aud grace that distinc
tively marked them as women of
rare eleg-mce »n 4 culture.
In the refreshment room Mrs. I.
D. Ford presided after a mostcordi
a.l and bon honii style. Here were
lovely decorations in cut flowers,
fruits, confections and fine em
broideries; but the cjiiefest ad
orning ware the smiles’, aud bright
glances thrown by those rosy
cheeked envoys of Epicurus,
Missis Mary Morton, Annie Curry.
Ethel H iles and Cora Neal, who
moved among the gayly chatting
guests with the buoyancy aud
giace of exuberant youth, serving
an epicuri an menu, that was man
ifestly enjoyed. To the appreci
ative of the beautiful the scene
will be long retained as a chapter
in the book of pleasant memories
One sweeping comprehensive
glance as the door opens, a.id to
the spectator tbe impression is in
deliable. In the room to the left, a
few friends have strayed, iu con
versation—athwart them glance
purple lights, stolen from long’
boughs of full blown Wisteria
that fastens caressing touch upon
mirrow and curving arch. Across
the hall, the reception room,
under brilliant lights, reveals
a sparkling, jesting throng, clus
tered around the fair receivers,
while ever aud anon some retired
figure from quiet corner contem
platively admires the picture that
sways to and fro under the lights
aud shadows,* that dance hither
and thither—now creeping in sun
ny waves upon some rich attire, or
receding mistily within folds of
drapery, and now palling into
soft, loveliness or flashing radience
into the faces of beautiful women.
Here too magnificent roses add
their charm and fragrance to the
general picturesqueness
Through the moving throng
gleams the decorations of the
dining, hail, “a thing of beauty,”
and there many guests gr< uped
about small tables are making
merry with each other aud the
fair Hebes who minister unto
them so gracefully.
A few pleasant words, a short
hour, aud the reality is gone, But
tbe picture with its lights and
snadows its red, pink and empur
pled fragrance, its women passing
fair, will remain in the mind, an
unending scene of beauty.
The service at the Y. M. C. xA
this afternoon will be conducted
byRev.H.D. Gilbert, pastor of
the 2nd Baptist church. Strangers
are cordially invited.
Rev. O. L. Millican will conduct
the boys services at 3 o’clock.
With Miss Maydweli as trimmer
and Mrs. W. H. Ebling as head
sales lady, and the largest stock
millinery in Rome and the low
est prices to be found in the city
regardless of any so called cost
sales. We mean just wh.it we say.
We are going to sell the goods.
Call and see for yoursel f.
The Rome Millinery Bazaar.
Opposite Masonic Temple. .
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ATTORNEYS.
_ MAX MEYERHARDT.
Attorney at Law.
Office up stairs iL new Court House
in rear of Superior Court Room,
JAMES B XEVLX—Attorney at Law Ollie
Poverty Hall postoilieo conior 3rd Avenue
CHAS. W. UNDERWOOD— Attorney at law
Masonic Temple,
Rome, Ga.
REECE & DENNY—Attorneys at law.
iu Masonic Teiuple, Rome, Ga.
WW. VANDIVER-Attorney and Conn
sellor at Law—Rome, Ga.
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“ Temple, Rome, Ga. feb23.
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Office at Crouch and Watsou’s drug store, 20
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DR. C. F. GI .FFIN- Physician and Surge- t
—Office nt r Masonic building. Residence
300 4th a. aue.
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Good tea 30/, fancy tea 50/,
best 60/.
Finest grated pineapple 20/ can.
Best Rolled oats 15/ a packages
Price’s Baking Powder 40/ lb.
Imported Sardines, key, 12/.
Extra fancy lemons 1< / dozen*
Soda 5/ lb, Matches 10/ dozen.
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