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Show BRIDE'S CAKE 18 ROMAN. p It Uied to Be Broken Over Her Head, -' After tho Ceremony. J , The custom of having d.speclal cako at weddings camo from the Ilomans. This 'cake, or rathor bbjcult, signified frultfulncss, hospitality and prosperity. prosperi-ty. The rice that was showered on a brldo bad a similar meaning. For many centuries nfter the Ito-mans Ito-mans left England, tho custom was to break tho biscuit over tho bride's head, nnd then the fragments were picked up and piled before her for distribution distribu-tion to her friends. At tho restoration Charles It returned re-turned with a small army of French cooks, who speedily converted the ancient an-cient biscuit Into a delicious piece ot confectionery. Iced It with sugar and gradually adorned It with emblematical emblemati-cal devices, till It towered Into the amazing structure which tho luxury of later times has developed. Stray Stories. |