Roosevelt Standard | 1927-02-09 | Page 2 | Marriage Rites That Are Old as Humanity

ax X X X e X X X X X X X marriage rites that are old as humanity the girl who today treads the aisle to the tune or of the wedding march la Is still the victim of certain marriage rites so old that the tha idea originally underlying them has been forgotten her wedding veil for instance la Is a relle relic of tho the canopy that used to be held over the bride to seclude her from profane gaze the indent ancient romans attached great Itu to the custom of veiling the bride its primary object was to protect her against the eu eye a superstition current among many tribes and nations nat lonn with some people the veiling was required because the brides own glance was considered to be dangerous misfortune would surely befall any person perrion or animal the brida looked at before she had seen ller her husband on her arrival at his bis house from tho the early romans is handed down the custom not infrequently ob served by an american wide ot of today of being married in a previously worn wore marriage veil great luck Is supposed to attend the tha practice if the former had bad been in the rn married state eidemi bourne in liberty Magaz magazine lne