| Show I i Many Marriage e Customs Survive in Old England I 1 Marriage charms and luck bring ers are arc regarded as superstitions but their continuance may be encouraged encouraged encouraged en en- because the desire to b be happy which cannot be put into words swords must be expressed in symbolic sym sym- symbolic sym sym- bolic bolie action The bride pie bride bride- pins bride-pins wed wed- knives robbing the gloves ding-gloves and garters have all contributed to the merriment associated associated asso asso- with marriage in Britain Many ancient superstitions survive survive survive sur sur- vive relates a writer in Pearsons Pearson's London Weekly Before the sewing- sewing machine was imported to England from New York in 1846 the bride j was expected to prepare a dozen of be be- every article of underclothing forehand Clothes were then worn long and full with full with tucks embroidery ery lace and bows of satin Ready made mad machine stitched articles were unknown By the time she had produced twelve of everything everything every every- thing the woman thoroughly understood understood understood un un- un- un that she was meant to I II I work to keep life going The old shoe used to be thrown at the couple The custom came from ancient Egypt through the Jews who at sales removed remo and gifted a shoe to confirm the transfer transfer trans- trans fer of property The cake bride-cake is intended as the emblem of fruitfulness In Yorkshire Yorkshire Yorkshire York York- shire and Northumberland the cake is cut into square slices thrown I and bridegroom bridegroom bridegroom bride- bride over the heads of bride groom and then put nine times through the wedding ring I |
