Mt. Pleasant Pyramid | 1919-02-28 | Page 2 | Superstition Hard to Down

SUPERSTITION HARD TO DOWN Quaint Belief In .Reference to Wedding Wed-ding Customs That Prevail in This and Other Countries. There are more superstitions in reference ref-erence to (lie marriage ceremony than in reference to any other in common-life. common-life. They refer to such matters as the clothes to be worn by the bride, to tbe ycnr, month and day of the wedding. wed-ding. In Sweden It is believed that if n girl Is fond of cats she will not be an old msihh 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 a glass by candle. Another that n wedding wed-ding feast postponed bodes bad luck. Bees must be told of a wedding and get some of the cake. The pins 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 girl must beware of being three times a bridesmaid, for she never will be a bride. Tt augurs ill for a wedding if a bride does not weep profusely. No witch can shed more than three tears, and those from her left eye only. A copious copi-ous flood of tears gives assurance to the husband that the lady has not plighted her troth to satan and Is no witch. Philadelphia Inquirer.