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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1965
Page
1
Bride to be should plan ahead for wedding beauty needs with her preferred beautician. Schedule in advance for coiffure, manicure, facial, shampoo and hair set. Consider a new hairstyle about a month before the wedding to judge fit with features and gown.
A wedding planning page outlines the groom's financial role from engagement rings to bouquet costs and clergy fees. It notes typical prices for diamond engagement rings, the bridegroom’s ring, corsages, ushers’ boutonnieres, and gifts. It also covers gown alterations, best man gifts, and the average two week wedding trip costing about 400 dollars. The piece argues the groom is a vital part of wedding formalities.
Women attending weddings are traditionally required to wear a head covering in most denominations. Only in Congregational, Unitarian, and Mormon services is no head covering required. The practice is so widespread that guests often cover their heads even at a bride's home ceremony.
Questions and answers cover who pays for the bouquet and reception who bears invitations and announcements timing and to whom wedding gifts are addressed. Custom assigns costs to the groom or bride family while permutations occur. Standard guidance recommends ordering invitations three months before the date.
In medieval times the wedding cake was cut with a sword but today a beribboned knife handles the ceremony. The bride holds the knife with both hands while the groom guides with his left hand over hers. They slice the base tier, share a bite, then cut for guests starting with the first row.
A bridal bouquet can highlight maid attire for both simple and elaborate gowns. Popular arrangements include Colonial with sweet peas roses and lilies of the valley, Cascade with roses and delphiniums, Prayer book with a Bible or muff with orchids and lilies of the valley. Florists tailor bouquets to match the bride’s request and can offer summer designs in pretty baskets.
An usher at the church greets guests by offering his right arm to women and guides them to seats. When two ladies arrive together, he escorts the elder while the younger follows. The text notes cotton species are native to all continents except Europe.
Fashion notes in 1964 highlight gowns for bridesmaids ranging from long empire waistline styles to ball gowns with tiers and midriff definition. Some designs echo the bridal dress with bateau necklines and satin or crepe fabrics, while shorter forms feature shaped silhouettes and decorative back details. Floataway panels and chiffon loops add elegance and soften necklines.
A note explains a symposium as a Grecian dinner party while describing tiered seating and trimming to the edge of the second tier. The fragment hints at cultural practices around ancient gatherings and their social purposes.
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