Show soliciting WEDDING GIFTS peculiar welsh welch custom abat has almost fallen into disuse throughout the neighborhood of car marthen and other parts of south wales the custom of wedding biddings prevails A bidding is an invitation sent out by a couple about to be married to their friends and neighbors to solicit their attendance and their contributions towards th the e purchase of articles required by the young housekeepers on entering the matrimonial state needless to say my on some occasions the gifts brought forth at a bidding represent a very fair amount of property and certainly afford most valuable assistance to the young couple in furnishing their cottam cottage A person called a bidder is appointed to visit the houses of friends in the event however of this functionary declining dee linIng the task notices are sent out such as the one reproduced below aake many other interesting old customs this too is falling into desuetude the notice is as follows As we intend to enter the matrimonial state on tuesday the ath day of december next we are encouraged by our friends to make a BIDDING on the occasion the same day at the sign of the three salmons water street when and where the favor of your good company is humbly solicited and wha whatever teTer donation you may be pleased i to bestow best ow on us then will be received with gratitude and repaid with punctuality tu tua lity allty whenever called tor for on a similar occasion by your humble Eer servants roger Ha haycock cock jane dav davs dava s the young mans father and mother edward and jane hancock brother and sister joseph and charlotte han ban code cock desire that all gifts of the above nature due them be returned to the young ma man n on the said day angwill and w will in be thankful together with his uncle mele and aunt thomas and mary hancock three salmons for an all favors granted grant edL also the X young womans comans fatter father and I 1 mother daniel and mary datisy and brothers thomas Tho mRs david and john desire that all gifts of if the above nature f duft to them be ae returned to ta the young woman on the above day and will be for an all favors gra granted nied |