Twentieth century culture and deportment, or, The lady and gentleman at home and abroad : containing rules of etiquette for all occasions ... . de, during their custom has found its way here in some ritulistic churches wherethe vested choir march, two and two, at the head of the bridal pro-cession, singing as they march. Sometimes as high as forty, and evenseventy, in number swell the cortege. The order of progression is as follows : first the ushers, (unlessthere are choristers to take the lead) who march up the aisle by twos, 150 WEDDINGS AND WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES. keeping step
Twentieth century culture and deportment, or, The lady and gentleman at home and abroad : containing rules of etiquette for all occasions ... . de, during their custom has found its way here in some ritulistic churches wherethe vested choir march, two and two, at the head of the bridal pro-cession, singing as they march. Sometimes as high as forty, and evenseventy, in number swell the cortege. The order of progression is as follows : first the ushers, (unlessthere are choristers to take the lead) who march up the aisle by twos, 150 WEDDINGS AND WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES. keeping step with the music, then, if there are child-bridemaids, theyfollow in the same order. Some brides have two, some four or six ofthese dainty dots of maids. The children are followed by the grownbridemaids, also two by two. Sometimes children alone fill theplace, there being no grown maids. The maids, both children andgrown folk, are arranged according to their height and the harmonyof color in their gowns. After them comes the bride leaning on the right arm of her sometimes happens that she walks up the aisle alone, and again that. THE MARRIAGE CEREMONY. she is accompanied by some male relative who is to take a father!place in giving her away. Occasionally young brothers, mere boys inage, are permitted to assume this touching duty. At the altar steps the ushers separate and pass to the right andleft, the bridemaids also separate in a similar manner, leaving spacefor the bridal couple. The groom, having come from the vestry,accompanied by the best man, should be standing in readiness toadvance, take the bride by her right hand and turn to the clergyman,who proceeds with the marriage formula sanctioned by his faith. WEDDINGS AND WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES. 151 At that point in the service where the question is asked, Whogiveth this woman to be married to this man? the father, or whoevertakes his place, should bow, and then in a moment leave the groupand seat himself beside the
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