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Show SIMPLER WEDDINGS FOR ENGLISH GIRLS LONDON Nov 4. Old-fashioned iweddlngs at church with lavish dec-iorations. dec-iorations. gaily bedei ked brides and bridesmaids, bell ringing and elaborate ceremonies, are gradually giving waj to more sombre und quicker weddings at registry offices. Statistics show that 25 per cent of ,tho total marriages of the countr i during the year have been performed at registry office. In London alone, of 50.000 murrlages. 16.000 were eon-ducted eon-ducted by the registrar, and through- 'ut the country, the number of civil i ceremonies lias grown from 30.000 In 1S90 to three times that number Among many reasons given for favoring fa-voring Ih civil marriage Is the , iln to avoid publicity by contracting parlies par-lies particularly In the i-;us--s of dulo-s, peers, theatrical stars an l other prom- Lnon-I persons when remarrying English brides of the v ist genera- , lion would have been aghast at the thought of marrying without the proverbial pro-verbial orange blossom wreath und' the retinue or bridesmaids, but broad-; enlng Ideas developed by the presenl day girl, make h r prefer the simple, ceremony without the "fusslness' of ' the big church BCrvlce. and the army J of spectators. ' nn |