Show FOR BRIDES WHO I WftNT TO BE LUCKY At a recent wedding the bride wore a pair of bluo bilk sto kings which wore loaned to her by Mrs Charles Freeman better known as Miss Mary E Wllklns thus complying with the conditions of the old supcrstlllon compelling com-pelling 0 bride If she wished for luck to weur Something old and nomelhlng now Something borrowed and something blue These particular stockings possessed n history dealing entirely with the old adage to which brides Invariably give heed notwithstanding the severity of their frowns nt childish superstitions upon other and less momentous occasions occa-sions The hose were originally presented pre-sented by Mlsd Abby Turner to Miss Mary E Wales with the understanding understand-ing that she should wear them when married But as the wedding of Miss WIlklnH who Is I a friend of Miss Wales occurred before the owner of the stockings stock-ings had a chance to wear them herself she turned them over to the bride t use upon the happy occasion Then Miss Wilkins pafBCd them on to this > rldc who will In course of time present pre-sent them to Home other bride doubly lucky In donning stockings twice blessed I Few brIdes care to go to the altar without complying I with the old adage Something old Is frequently the wcd dlnp vein Itself which If of good lace is handed down aa an heirloom lo be worn by all the brides of a family Somelhlng new Is hard to got away from as the garments of a bride are usually of eolfcvllent freshness Something borrowed Is easily compiled com-piled vithia pin ring or hairpin answering swering every purpose Something blue Is often a pair o bilk garters or a knot of ribbon tucked away amid the laces of the lingerie A sure talisman agaInst spinsterhood Is said to be the wearing of yellow l lera which have nn especial value the wise ones say If presented to maidens on Easter Sunday But should a bride present one of her yellow garters which have served their purpose In her own caseto a friend then it la J ordained or-dained hit that lucky Individual might as well begin preparations for her own order wedding for II Is Sine lo follow In short A superstitious bride will never entirely en-tirely don her wedding costume until the time for HIP coremoYiy an to do so is supposed lo bring bad luck NeIther ulll she allow her prospective husband to see her bridal array until ho meets her at the altar or us near to that time as can be conveniently managed In dressing herself for her wedding the bride mUll remember to put on her right Mioe flrot If she wishes to have a wippy married life The wedding ring must bo n circlet of sold signifying endless devotion and It nust not he trlojl onetoro the ceremony cere-mony nor taken fjomlho finger afterward after-ward warda No girl will be a happy bride who hna not at least In lome lllllc particular as < tsier In the making of her wedding Town or the mixing of her bridal cake Thore is an ancient rhyme running In this wise Married In white You have chosen n nil right Married In pray You wIll RO far away are in Mack > Ypu will wish yourself back Married In rod Youd better b deMo Married In green A bamd to hs Hen Married In blu Youll nhvaya ho true Mnrrled 1 In pcurl i J Youll llv In a whirl Married In yllQv < Ahamd I of the f lldw I Mxrrld In brown Yoa11 lLv on of town MarrlM In pink I Your splrJtJ A ill tInk I a brldo hA Vry thoughtful and also supernllllous she carries a rabbits foot somewhere about her when married May used to he regarded as a des peiatcly unlucky month for weddings but as It conies at the loveliest season or the year custom and convenience have banished superstition and now supersl Lon onl the evil ban Is said to be removed Tn the selection o n day It Is Interesting Inter-esting to remember the old rhyme which says Monday for health Tuesday for wealth Wednesday too best day of all Thursday for oroaseo Frlrtav for loaves Saturday no luck at alIt al-It Is considered unlucky to change I I the date of a wedding after it once has been determined upon and for that reason many ceremonies are performed under adverse circumstances sooner limn suffer an alteration of the plans i All bildesiojolce when the wedding day Is f bright one for they rcmom bc the oflquolod line Happy is the bride that the sun shines on I the maiden to be wed can squeeze out a few tears on her wedding dayand this is not usually dlfllcult It is said to insure her future happiness I Is an old custom for the brIde to cut the first slice from her wedding cake This cake must Invariably contain con-tain n ring which will signify a speedy marriage to the lucky person finding It The bridesmaid who catches the brides bouquet will be thc first one of thc guests to be married I must be remembered re-membered though that Ihrlce 0 I bridesmaid never abride I Is also said that no maiden who desires to be wed ever should sit upon I a table as this unconventional resting place will prove a bar to matrimony |