Eternal customs of brides from wed to dowry through history
The article traces historic marriage practices from the groom paying the bride’s father, to dowries and trousseaus as security for newlyweds. It touches on wedding symbolism such as rings, orange blossoms, and blue in Israelite tradition, and notes evolving trends from ancient to modern wedding attire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Duggins
Trousseau
Innocent III
Europe
Holy Land
Britain
Miss Judith Gale Thomas Honored At Bridal Shower
Miss Judith Gale Thomas enjoyed a Friday evening bridal shower hosted by Miss Carole Kearns and Miss Brenda Jo Thomas at the Fielding Kearns residence on Centennial Avenue. Guests arrived with corsages, bridal decor set the scene, games circulated, and prizes funded the honoree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judith Gale Thomas
Fielding Kearns
Centennial Avenue
Miss Thomas
Es Carole Kearns
Brenda Jo Thomas
Carole Kearns
Lohengrin
Kearns
Miss Kearns
Dance Honors Miss Kearns Fiance At Sedgefield Club
Cards issued over the weekend invite attendance at a dance in honor of Miss Jane Edgerton Kearns and her fiancé James Manning Marlowe at Sedgefield Country Club Friday night. The couple plan a formal wedding at Wesley Memorial Methodist Church on August 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Edgerton Kearns
James Manning Marlowe
Sedgefield Country Club
Kearns
Mr. Marlowe
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Birth Announcements for Five Local Families
The notice lists births in July and June at High Point Memorial Hospital and local facilities. Recipients include John William Coleman III Linda Joyce Bodenheimer Linda Kay Traynham Kenneth Wilson Reams Edward Joseph Hughes and Mark Steven Hanes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John William Coleman III
John W. Coleman Jr
Lexington Ave
John William
High Point Memorial Hospital
Linda Joyce Bodenheimer
Glenn W. Bodenheimer
Route 4
Thomasville
Linda Joyce
Jeffrey Traynham
Route 7
Greensboro
Linda Kay
High Point Hospital
Kenneth Wilson Reams
James N. Reams
Jefferson St
Kenneth Wilson
Edward D. Hughes
Trinity Rd
Edward Joseph
Mark Steven Hanes
Stacie Hanes
E. Farriss Ave
Mark Steven
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Services
Georgia
Stone Internal
Barre
Central Monument CO
Nathan McNeill Ayers
Earl Norfleet Phillips
Elizabeth Harriss Covington
Randall Bryant Terry
Willis Howard Slane
Welch Harriss
Samuel Hyman
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Belk
Playtex
America
San
Bras
Linda Kay Traynahm
Edward Joseph Hughes
Debbie Jean Wagger
Gerald M. Wagger
Debbie Jean
University of Maryland Hospital
Baltimore
Monther
Nana AY
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