The national encyclopædia of business and social forms, embracing the laws of etiquette and good society (1879)
McCabe, James Dabney, 1842-1883. [from old catalog] · Philadelphia, Chicago [etc.] The National publishing co · leaf 149
distinctly,but not in too loud a tone. As the English custom, respecting weddings, is being generally adopted by thebest society of this country, it is well to give a description of it here. The first to arrive at the church is generally the bridegroom, accompanied byhis best man. They retire to… … THE MARRIAGE CEREMONY. be later—and group themselves in the neighborhood of the altar, taking care toleave plenty of room for those who have to perform the leading business; forthey must remember they are on this occasion literally what the play-bills termguests, retainers, servants, villagers,…
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