Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-08-04 | Page 6 | War Changes Marriage Month

WAR WAR t CHANGES CHT CH NO ES GL MONTH i HE song Bon r of the June bride has been immortalized in melody and s song ng f for r rr r centuries and the month of roses when Cupid hol holds s high court has been t apart cs ss 5 the nuptial month of the year In days das gone bone one by by the young who chow other of the eleven en months for their thell wedding day were couple with eyes es of won wonder er by their their- nIl all were ready rendy to repeat looked o cd at eyes the he old ld couplet Married in the month of roses roses roses- Tunc Life will win be one long honeymoon I of lowers flowers was wa's diligently observed r c in all nil countries for forSo for forthe So the sc season lson the he day when the thelson glad wedding bells would ring for the union union of f two two happy l I hearts Old customs were never forgotten and even the hardiest H st of mal maids s. s m hesitate to ignore the old adage Something old and something new llew Something borrowed and something blue in ill ber her shoe And a n ar leafed four-leafed clover r So through the long winter days and during the spring sprin the theli li haPPY appy b t bride to to bc se sewed ed many a seam on her dainty trousseau as she planned in the cedar chest redolent with perfume perfumeR or for l her wedding day and always R of cedar and old lavender la were the dainty articles one Ione old one new one Borrowed or owed one blue Perhaps the circlet of orange blossoms that mother I had bad worn on her wedding da day would auld be the old treasure that would crown rh the the fair fair locks of the happy bride a married sister or close friend would E probably babl contribute the borrowed article and the blue offering offering- could beof be one one of a dozen interesting furbelows IO IOs s that are lre found in the trousseau of the m to natron atron io The war times b bac decided against the adherence to time time- h customs and in many cases weddings set for Junes to come arc in iu July Jt Y and August l Befog the war July was never a n popular I nl month for the bridal strains from Lohengrin perhaps it followed too closely on the steps of or the month of roses with its promised joys or it may Save gave been some faint fear fea of or Ute Uie 01 old 1 prophecy I It Married in July with flowers ablaze 11 Bitter Bilter sweet memories in after days I However Howe r 1018 1018 set a anew nc new style i in ma marriage e ag-e months as well wel as as as' as new ideas for entertaining and many brave little brides have e cast t off foolish superstition superstition super super- tion and smiled at time old prophecy as IS they plighted their troth beneath t the e starry folds of ot the Star-spangled Star Banner Danner and with smiling lips lip and hearts sent their soldier-husbands soldier to follow follo that flag oer o'er land landd and d sea seLl r 4 II r