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New England · Weddings

Weddings, 1897

38 stories in New England's papers · page 1 of 2

Wedding Dresses on Hire

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 January 1897 · page 5

"In these days, when money is not so plentiful that big sums can be expended on almost useless artices," said the proprietor of a large mantle and dress-making…

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Wedding-dress Superstitions

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 January 1897 · page 3

IN all ages and among all civilised people white has been chosen for the dress of the bride if she is a girl, but in different sections of the…

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An Alpine Golden Wedding

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 January 1897 · page 4

THE oldest of the Grindelwald guides, Christian Aimer, well known to the Alpine climbers, has celebrated his golden wedding in a novel way. Christian is 74 years…

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Ladies' Column. Another Wedding on Wheels

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 8 January 1897 · page 5

The newest form of bridal is the Bicycle Wedding, such as was recently celebrated at Trenton, Mew Jersey, U.S.A. The happy pair were married in cycling costume,…

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Rehearsed Weddings

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 January 1897 · page 3

IN many of the churches in America, when a fashionable wedding is about to take place, the officiating clergyman is often called upon to…

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Wedding Superstitions

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 January 1897 · page 3

AS long as there are fair women and brave men there will continue to be weddings, and as long as weddings are the fasnion there will still…

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A Bush Wedding

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 27 January 1897 · page 4

The young bush missionary stationed on the North-west Coast of Tasmania was surprised to receive a note, late one evening, requesting him…

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The Ladies' Column. Another Wedding on Wheels

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 5 February 1897 · page 3

THE newest form of bridal is the Bicycle Wedding, such as was recently celebrated at Trenton, New Jersey, U.S.A. The happy pair were married in cycling…

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Ladies' Column. Wedding Gown for a Widow

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 5 February 1897 · page 1

Velvet at the present moment is the material 'that widows mostly affect on their remarriage--grey, heliotrope, and dark blue being the favourite colours. The dresses are…

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Sunday Weddings

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 February 1897 · page 3

THE following announcement appears in the current issue of the Aylesbury (Eng) PARISH MAGAzine: "There is one thing we poor…

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Impromptu Weddings

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 12 February 1897 · page 7

A FEW years ago, when an emigrant steamer reached New York, a young Englishwoman was alone, and in doubt, having missed her friends…

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Shot on the Wedding Day

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 February 1897 · page 3

JAMES PLAYFORD was charged at Hastings (Eng.) with attempting to murder Eliza Morris. Prosecutrix, who seemed very weak, said she…

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A Thief at a Wedding

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 March 1897 · page 3

SOME years ago there was reported from San Francisco a theft of wedding presents, where a woman was the thief, but who, through absolute rashness,…

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Aboriginal Weddings

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 27 March 1897 · page 3

The other Sunday a large congregation assembled at the Church of England, West Kempsey, to witness a double aboriginal wedding. When…

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Unconventional Wedding Gifts

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 April 1897 · page 8

AN eccentric gentleman who was engaged in commercial pursuits, having eight daughters, all of whom had reached a marriageable age, informed them that on their…

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A Cycle Wedding in London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 May 1897 · page 6

LONDONERS on the morning of 22nd February had an opportunity of witnessing a totally novel sight. It has been left to a party of enterprising…

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The Wedding Rose

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 7 May 1897 · page 6

A HAPPY bride lost her engagement ring during the first week after settling in her new home in rural England. It was a costly diamond ring, and…

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An Armenian Wedding

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 May 1897 · page 6

OLIVE HARPER contribues the following account of an Armenian wedding which was witnessed recently in Constantinople…

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Wedding Dresses

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 14 May 1897 · page 5

Places where dress-suits can be hired for the evening are common enough in England. But few people, we are sure, are aware of any place where a wedding dress can be hired. Yet…

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Notes from the Antipodes. a Novel Wedding

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 15 May 1897 · page 8

A wedding on cycles was celebrated in Marseilles recently, and attracted much attention. The bridegroom arrived on a bicycle, shortly followed…

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