| Show BRIDAL WREATHS AND WHAT THEY MEAN the beautiful and frequently curious wreathe and he addresses worn by the bride ot various have always deep significance in moat instance the bridal wreath means prosperity in other cases the wealth ot the brides family connection la shown by abe jewelry work and displayed above the bridal vell curiously enough the veil to never absent no matter what the or nationality of the bridal couple so called civilized nations beera to prefer the orance for the brides wreith the american girl and her english cousin remain true to the blossom but of recent years fewer orance blossoms have been used and the practice of rare pearle or crown lne abe costume with a diamond coronet where great wealth if involved in abe Is now fash lonabe lo nabi the orange blossom was farst introduced into u in this connection by the crusaders of the maddle who borrowed the custom from the saracena saracens Sara cens As abe orange tree bears both blossoms and fruit at the ame time it was thought a tree of bood omen and uch peculiarly suited for bridal decorations the maiden to this day wear orange in profusion the wreath extending far below the waist of the bride in germany the bride wear a singular crimson silk tower on her bead which la be decked with cineel liver coins and the pre cloua gema owned by the brides family the spanish bride wears camat lons or pink and white roses entwined in long wreaths th wealthy spaniards the bride hag kold or sliver leaves rondo into a wreath of late since poverty hae oppressed rouy proud wreaths can be hereu tor the occasion for a small sum in rueava the priest places a wreath of allver on the brides head while in armenia the greek church demands that the bride wear the silver gilt wreath until the priest calls at abo new homo and removes the wreath with special religious ceremonies myrtle and white heather are frequently inter minelee with the orange blossoms in rural england |
