Show WEDDING SUPERSTITIONS Signs and Tokens That Insure the Brides Happiness New York World When the lloral wedding bell at the recent re-cent marriage of Miss Emi Vanderbilt Sloanc and Mr John Henry Hammond in St Bartholomews church fell to tho I grund a short time before the ceremony there were many among the guests who I shook their heads and prophesied dire fortune for-tune for the prospective brido and bridegroom bride-groom Fortunately for their peace of mind I Mr and Mrs I Hammond are not superstitious super-stitious so the occurrence was to them simply I little mishap which did not in any way mar the happiness of a singularly singu-larly wellassorted union The incident started of course many tales of similar occurrences and society regaled itself for many dinners by recounting re-counting superstitious signs for good and ill connection with weddings Few young women care to go to the JO altar without complying with the old adage which requires that the bride shall wear something old and something new something borrowed and something blue Often the wedding veil uself Is the old artIcle while the entire costume complies with the order to wear something some-thing new Something borrowed is frequently fre-quently a ring or even a hairpin either I of which articles can be successfully hidden hid-den AVhen the question of wearing something blue with the toilet which must bt spotlessly I white arises the In genius girl easily solves the difficulty by wearing a blue silk garter or a bit of ribbon rib-bon attached to some undergarment A timohonored custom among maidens against is to wear spinsterhood yellow garters as a talisman I a bride presents her yellow garter to a girl friend the fortunate young woman is sure to marry in a short time The bridesmaid who catches a brides bouquet will be the first one of the guests to be married If a maiden is anxious to wed she must never sit on a table as this unconventional unconven-tional restingplace is a sure bar to matrimony mat-rimony I the maiden to be wed can squeeze out a feW tears on the day of her wedding it will insure hr future happiness MI1n Ih She must above all r gs remember to put l her right shoe on first if she wishes l to have a happy married life In choosing a life partner a young wo I g i i W 1 f man should Always remember that to change the name and not the letter is a change for the worse and not the better A timid bride will never entirely don her wedding garments before tie hour set for the ceremony as this is supposed to bring the worst of luck I is an old custom for the bride to cut the frt slice from the wedding cake A ring should always be placed in the cake and the happy person minding it will soon wear a wedding ring A newly married couple brave luck in deed if they start on their wedding Journey Jour-ney without the customary shower of rice and old shoes which signify fertility and we olp I a bride is very wise and also very In superstitious her pocket she carries a rabbits foot In choosing her wedding dress she usu hmocn ally prefers white signifying purity and There Is an ancient rhyme which gives good advice in regard to the color chosen for tho bridal gown Married in white You have chosen all right Married in gray You will KO far away Married In black You will wish yourself back Married in red Youd letter be dead Married in green Ashamed to be seen Married In blue Youll always be true Married in pearl Youll live in a whirl I Married in yellow I Ashamed of the fellow Married In brown Youll live out of town Married in pink Your spirits will sink No girl will be a happy bride who has not in some little particular assisted In the making of her wedding cake or in tho sewing of her gown In taking the part of n bridesmaid a girl must remember that thrice 1 bridesmaid brides-maid never a bride Np guest with any regard for the happiness hap-piness of the newly married pair will ever wear black to a wedding wi A superstitious bride is kept very busy vcr on her wedding day observing all the signs and tokens which are to Insure her future happiness |