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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1971
Page
8
UPI reports a shift in wedding dress, with young men embracing a long single or double breasted gray coat reminiscent of a Prince Albert. Details include 33 inch jackets, peak lapels, black velvet collars, gray trousers, and varied ties, veering away from traditional cutaways.
A column of brief etiquette answers covers maid of honor choices, cross state gift etiquette, bridal shower propriety, and engagement announcements. Amy Vanderbilt affirms bride’s privilege, cautions against family gift-exchange norms, and notes that showers by close relatives are improper but lunches or teas are acceptable alternatives.
The piece traces marriage rituals to early myth and primitive practice. It cites Cecrops as a founder in Greek lore and notes that traditional ceremonies encode superstition. It hints that early marriage involved capture and bride theft among tribes, contrasting with modern formal rites.
A survey of diamond origins and use, from Greek adamas to hard natural carbon, with global mining history from India to Africa and Australia. It mixes wedding customs from Rome veils to glove etymology, gown care tips, and ancient rites like rice throwing and shoe tossing for luck and blessing.
A New York survey shows 42 percent of girls expect to marry by 21 while 14 percent of boys share that plan. About 23 percent of boys and one percent of girls doubt ever marrying.
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