Show I 1 nice itice and at lV eddIngs throwing rico rim and wheat at awed a wedding is a relic of an old roman custom and has probably been common in england since roman times brand braud gives several authorities for it friend refers to the case of tho the bride of henry VII at bristol in 1480 when wheat waa thrown r upon her with tho the grec greeting ting welcome and awl good luck r I 1 rice is used similarly at wed weddings aings in india and tho substitution of this grain for wheat in our own country of late yem ma may y bo partly due to that fact fac f but where wheat cannot readily be become come abrim at rice w would naturally suggest itself as a 8 substitute notes and queries |