| Show A pretty evanish legend of the clr of love and Marr taZo like all familiar customs whose origin is lost in an antiquity ty tho tha wearing of orano oran o blossoms at a wedding is accounted for in in various ways among other stories is the following pretty legend from spain an african prince presented a spanish king with a magnificent orange tree whose creamy waxy blossoms and wonderful fragrance excited the ed admiration mi ration of the whole court many berged begged in vain for fora a branch of the plant but a foreign ambassador was tormented by the desire to introduce so great a curiosity to his native land he used every possible means fair or foul to accomplish his purpose but all efforts coming to naught ho he pave gave up 1 in despair the fair daughter dauz liter of the court gardener was loved by a young youn artisan but lacked the dot which awe the family considered consider cd necessary in a bride one day chancing to break oft a spray I 1 of orange blossoms the gardener garde ner thoughtlessly gave it to his daughter seeing the coveted prie in the girls hair the wily ambassador promptly offered her a sum sufficient for the d desired dowry provided she gave hie him the branch aud and said nothing about it iler der marriage was soon celebrated and on the way to the altar in grateful remembrance of the source of all her happiness she secretly broke off another piece of the lucky tree trea to adorn her hair whether the poor gardener ardener lZ lost his head in consequence of the daughters treachery the legend does not state but many lands now know the wonderful tree and ever s since ince that wedding day orange blossoms have been considered a fitting adornment for a brida brid chicago trib aile |
