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Show SUPERSTITION HARD TO DOWM Quaint Belief in Reference to Wedding Wed-ding Customs That Prevail in This and Other Countries. There are more snperstitions in reference ref-erence to the marriage ceremony than, in reference to any other in common life. They refer to such matters as-the as-the clothes to be worn by the bride, to-the to-the year, month and day of the wedding. wed-ding. In Sweden it is believed that if a girl is fond of cats she will not be an-, old' maid. We should expect the opposite. oppo-site. One of our proverbs says that it is ill luck for a bride to see her face in ac glass by candle. Another that a wedding wed-ding feast postponed bodes- bad luck. Bees must be told of a wedding anrf get some of the cake. The pins used-in used-in the dress of the bride at her wedding wed-ding must be all thrown away; if retained re-tained by the bridesmaids they will not marry before Whitsuntide. A girT must beware of being three times aj bridesmaid, for she never will be it bride. It augurs ill for a wedding if a bride-does bride-does not weep profusely. No witch can shed more than three teai-s,- and those from her left eye only. A copious copi-ous flood of tears gives assurance ti the husband that the lady has not plighted her troth to satan and is no witch. Philadelphia Inquirer. |