Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 106, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 September 1904 — WEDDING SUPERSTITIONS. [ARTICLE]

WEDDING SUPERSTITIONS.

The bride should not fail bo shed a few tears on her wedding day. It Is an omen of good luck In the future. It is unlucky for the bride to enter the church before the oeremony at one door and leave after the ceremony by another door. The bride sheuld always cut the first piece of her wedding cake and pour out the first glass of wine for her guests if there are not too many. If the bride drops her handkerchief on the wedding day and the bridegroom picks it up, it is a sign that in the future he will play second fiddle. It is said to be unlucky to tie shoes to any part of the carriage in which the bride and bridegroom go away, but it is lucky to throw an old shoe after the bride as she enters the carriage. In leaving the church the bride win do well to place her right foot foremost If she wishes to be happy, healthy, etc., in the future, apd she should always be the first to call bet husband by name. < After the wedding breakfast and reception the bride should be careful to throw away and lose all the pins, if there are any about her. The bridesmaids should not Jceep the pins themselves or they will retard their chances of marriage.