Show Cupid in Many Lands IN PRANCE FRANCE By Br Addle Farrar Love Lo In France comes after aftel not nat before marriage for tori all marriages In that country coun coun- try except among among the peasants of some sonic provinces are arrangements of the time parents par pal cats of or the couple and frequently ayoung a ayoung young girl pirl rl Just home homo from her hel convent ent school read Tead ready to enjoy life at l Us its fullest finds herself herset betrothed Instead of being free freeto to enjoy tho the plea pleasures ures and social at attentions attentions at- at tE allowed our young youn women No French girl ever over for tor an Instant thinks of rebelling against or disapproving of the husband provided for her b by her par parents parents rather she he welcomes marriage as asa asa a a. source of or freedom for or maidens maidens' in iii inFranco Franco are allowed so 50 little liberty that wifehood means to them an opportunity to come and go as time the they like to enjoy 1 the theatres teas tea ra races s. s parties etc without with out ont constant chaperonage The French peasant maiden on the theother theother theother other hand has sonic some little litHo choice and andIs Is past mistress s in the art of or coquetry and has an o odd d way of encouraging or discouraging a lovers lover's attentions other than saying in so 50 mon many words that h is welcome or had better stay awa away When a mans man's visits are pleasIng to her she sho SerVes him with soup thick with grated cheese if It on the tho other hand he is not nol wanted he will find a a. handful of oats in his lIs coat coal pocket Should he persist In his attentions despite these warnings she will turn toward him tho time blackened end endor of or a firebrand a a. hint that he cannot mis mis- take Every Ever French bride le has some dowry no matter how small smA-II and amid among amonE the time lower classes there l is often much haggling haggling hag hag- gling over thIn portion and occasionally a match Is la broken off ocr at the time last laRt moment because tIme the brides bride's father will wiil refuse to tu add anth another r chicken or 01 pig to his daughters daughters daughter's daugh daugh- ter's dowry dowry- In the cH city of atel In Brittany Brittan nil alt marriages take place on the time same sa-me samela la ila day once once- every year The rime hp men are nrc all n and ate atc therefore home only a a. time line in the winter r. r and so a da day in the early eaily part palt of or February is I set t for forthe forthe forthe the common wedding da day of or all betrothed couples On that da day the entire Inhabitants Inha of ot the tIme place go so to ma mass iR and amid communion com coin communion munion and sto stay for or the time marriage ceremonies cere core monies which follow rollow and oftentimes there will be fort forty or net fifty couples united in the morning The Tho brides go JO to the church attended b by their families friends and bridesmaids brides brIdes- maids and the tIme bridegrooms come conic like hike VI wise wire A attended d the tIme two parties me meeting at t the time church After time the t Is 15 over O the newt newly married pair poh walk tos together ther at the h head ad of or the be fa family mil procession lon and ando go o to the tho home of the brides bride's people and for tho the rest real of ot this ha and aurl tho whole hole of or the tho next nr every house Is open to receive re- re guests awl annl p provide refreshments for fOI or them On the time c of the time second d day th time the young mm of or c lh party carry arr tho tIme dowries of the brides to 10 tb tho houses of their bridegrooms grooms and here her the they lucy dance ance an and frolic until IJ early arl nan after the they leave e the n u i couple arc are niomi alone together for or th the first lime flame In Iii sonic O parts sf r Brittany 11 a n curious cm Ion marriage custom p prevails On certain 1 tet fete pl days time tile Mo girls appeal al' al alIn In red p petticoats a T ith white or yellow borders rs around them The number of time tho hord d denotes lh time tho portion each Pach father Is willing to give hf lila hta daughter for lac her bridal sift gilt each ach white band hand denot denoting ing francs francK per r annum and each yellow yel I- I low one representing 1000 francs a year III In France Francl m men n u l usually npr appear Bl t nt a aw I w wedding even cn In iii lie tho eari rooming in lii evening dress 9 Mud and the time bride will III wear vear ear a I curious combination n of morning dress and 1 bridal array The Time whole holl company n go 0 first to th the malre's maires office for tot the legal al ceremony remon and nd then to tim church for or the tho religious loll service Ice and lI usually end up at sonic some cafe or hotel for fot lunch Almost any day In France one I Is I likely tl to meet m an n hilarious wedding parly Arl to or from its wily way to the time church hurch or 1119 malre's hes office Among mom the French bourgeoisie th time the honeymoon IR III considered an expense penile In uPp upper tipper r walks of ct t French hIt lIr life no couple would think of omit tine the weddIng wi trip About n a week after the wedding Ittre de faire faJr part pall are sent Bent out to all the relatives These letters ore are huge documents document and show th the tb elope ChoSe adhesion of Fr French family life lIte for Or flat only nl do Monsieur and Mme A. A an an- the wedding redding of ot their d daughter daughe 1 or son hu hut but t their Uli names are copied In tIme thel announcement with tho those e of or their sons th tho thu grandparents daugh daughters I etc ln in In fact a whole list of Interested relatives TIme The complicated relationship of the couple to oil nil these them people must be he explained hence the time large size of or the time leUre lettre de tie faire Caire part E Every EIT IT bildo has s her demol hour nour and her escort the tIme garcon Their function I Is to go o In quest of or donations for the poor The lady car em ir- ir rIgs fles thu this bat bag for or the lie coins coin and nd lieu her gar gar- on ts liar her and amid drops the lie first J iu Into her ha bag While hll all churches have th these c hal bag bags the maid of ot honor usually has h her r own ot 1 bag 3 madr of a 1 rl piece ce of or time the material immaterial of ot the gown that fh sats 1 On lh the day dar of Ir time the signatUre Ign t ro de con cnn tract or cl cI II Il service Ic for tOl among mon the time better letter clai class a this timis dR day is 18 not confounded with th the day dar a as It Is ts with th time tho oh the time pa parents r n give Jh M It dinner I party part for foi the bridal attendants and families and amid on oil n the thc day rillY of or the r re- re JI lou c ceremony a reception I is held heil pre pre- the time departure of the bride an groom groon as II among our own on people |