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the tribune stouffville ontthursdav januarv 20 149 60 years wed couple in 80s good health married in the village of wick near bjackwater jet- jan 15 1ss9 mr and mrs donald mcmillan of toronto celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary saturday the following day jan 1c was mrs mcmillans birthday she is si her husband was s3 las nov 2s both are in good health and mr mcmillan is stiil quite active as a ca rpenter mrs mcmillan one of four daughters of mr and mrs francis dalton was born on her fathers jj am farm at victoria corner ar in brock township she is the only surviving member of the family mr mcmillan was born near sea- grave one of four sons and four daughters of mr and mrs dou- gald mcmillan he has two sisters and a brother living he is an ac tive conservative it may have been in uxbridge twp special to the tribune jout not long ago at an attractive whether it be the hillbilly type little farm on the seventh concesj wc such as disy mae and em to a lji abner would he the principal actors if ll abner ever allowed himself to fall into the clutches of his eager girl friend or whether was it marriage or mocker country wedding this was a new sort of adventure for all our wedd- ing experiences had been confined to city betrothals m churches followed by rather formal recepj i tio or these festivities we found a country wedding quite different the pretty little bride all in white satin and her groom stood before the when your little one catches cold- tonight do what most mothers do to relieve mis eries of childrens colds simply rub warming vicks vaporub on throat chest and back at bedtime results are so good because vaporubs special reliefbringing action starts right away and keeps on working for hours during the night while the child sleeps ol ten by morning most misery of the cold is relieved remember mother when your children catch cold be sure you get timetested vicks vaporub it be an exquisitely dressed couple kneeling on a white satin cushion homes or halls especially c3th with candlelight and quiet music it ad results in the same thing and is the prelude to a new life and usually a new and very different way of living it the genera idea has been ever preacher underneath an arbour of lnce the b6g of dotation cedar boughs and said their i w b j f dos in small quiet voices in thej whili bi it is not now the usual his beloved to the altar by the hair of her head some of our present day wedding customs are still derived from the ancient idea you have to fight for your prize and the heftier and more cunning you are the finer the reward take the bridal escort and uellhlled with guests and the why do we have a best man well sensation of the almost perceptible j in ient times the tremblmg of the bride and the had to oul and catch m kneejittering of the groom for a has to but doesnthave to few moments transmuted use f to run hal aml the witnesses of those kids taking a meltv cliase the big step everybody relaxed lel when the groom claimed his bridei huskiest with a nice big kiss and the knot farm living room the farmers tw fol a to dra were out of their overalls and into their best suits their faces glowing with health and good living and their comfortable wives had dis carded their aprons for snappy i dresses which they had whipped j up themselves the room was hot i mayfair restaurant monday 8 am thru friday 11 pm saturday 8 am 12 pm was finally tied then there were toasts and eating and kissing and chatting and wellwishing and photographing with the dog bark ing and the cat mewing one of the younger guests began to cry when she found out that toasts were speeches and that punch was what you drank after the toasts she had apparently expected some nice hot buttered toast with jam what she thought punch was is hard to say another small guest embar rassed the bride and groom by asking seriously about what plans they had made for a family and how soon they were going to have it then came the throwing of the ibouquet into the arms of a young hopeful and finally the departure of the newly married pair amid showers of confetti all this made us wonder about weddings they have been taking place for ages and yet most of the ancient customs stay with us as we listened to the beautiful words of the ceremony at this simple country wedding we wondered who thought up bridesmaids and best men where did the idea of a honeymoon come from who threw the first rice and why why does the bride wear a veil all these rituals have become traditional how did they origin ate we made it a point to find eggs wanted by reg grading station cases supplied and picked up at your door for a reference ask your neighbors about our grade price and prompt weekly returns write or phone grover s970 hutton 40 kenworthy ave toronto 13 alfalfa hay wanted best price for good quality sample reesors marmill limited markham phone 96 attention farmers we are faying the highest prevailing prices for dead or crippled farm animals horses cattle hogs telephone collect for immediate service gordon young limited toronto ad stouffville 255 3636 uxbridge 27 cream for best results ship your cream to stouffville creamery we pay two cents more per pound butterfat for cream delivered to the creamery cold storage lockers and fast freezing facilities stouffville creamery co to have our truck call phone 18601 he often led him the ambitious some of his friends to help him get his woman what chance did a poor girj have with the brawniest males of the tribe after her she didnt do too badly however for she in turn sought the aid of her muscular girl friends to help defend herself of course the men were always the victors merely because the wily gals wanted them to be not because they were not capable of taking care of them selves things are very much the same today arent they in a slight ly more enlightened sort of way the bridesmaids of today are the fierce amazons of days gone by at the wedding i witnessed in these parts the bride wore a beautiful veil an adornment that enhanced her gown and added to her loveliness in some countries in ancient times the veil was used not to add to the ladys charms but to hide them the poor bridegroom never knew what he was getting until the wedding be cause her beauty or otherwise was covered until the veil was lifted after the ceremony he always knew doubtless how much she was worth which was helpful and would in some measure com pensate for the veil when uplifted revealing an old bag with bleary eyes and a hook on her nose so the custom of wearing a veil is still retained although used in a pleasanter manner today the bride and groom are showered with rice among other things such as old shoes and con fetti the significance of rice is that in early days that vegetable product was considered an emblem of fruitfulness so now when the happy couple are rained on with rice although they or their pur suers are not aware of the fact they arc having many and healthy children wished upon them the honeymoon originated centuries ago when man finally caught up with his woman he by force dragged her off somewhere and kept her in hiding until such time as any other wouldbe suitors would discontinue the chase another explanation of early honeymoons was the custom of northern europe to feast for thirty days on wine made from honey now we might remark in some cases the thirty days imbib ing is done from one to three possibly with more direct results some of the ancient wedding customs have been discontinued and perhaps it is as well there is the old roman one for instance of breaking the wedding cake over the brides head to symbolize fruitfulness and plenty such a practice is not followed now else what would become of the brides hairdo and it wouldnt be much fun having crumbs in your eyes even if it were prognosticated that her house would be full of little ones and her purse full of sheckels instead we send portions of the wedding cake to our friends who put a few crumbs under their pillow to cause them to dream of their fate and arent they mad when they dream of a snake or a hippopotamus instead of that tall dark and handsome they have in mind then there is another cus toma russian one that the bride can be thankful has been discon tinued her papa whipped her soundly on the day of the wedding then handed the whip to the groom and now back to our little country wedding we had to write an account of it for the local paper and as we wrote it we deplored the lack of publicity given the groom we talked about the decorations the brides mother the grooms mother the preacher the brides maid and best man the flowers everything but the groom although we did mention that he was there it made us think of the account of a wedding we read in an american publication whose author felt the samewav we did when fouryearold minister marjoe gortrier married xavy storekeeper raymond miller 2 and alma brown 21 in a chapel at long beach calif- he set oil a controversy of atom bomb proportions and the growls of complaint are growing louder by the day marjoe doesnt look particular ly concerned about the commo tion as he plays with his pet chihuahua under the approv ing eyes of his mother mrs marjorie gortner but dissent ers from the disputed cere mony hold that the lad has no legal or ethical right to act in the capacity of a marrying minister first because he is neither of legal age nor licen ced by the state and second that he is much too young to understand the meaning and significance of the marriage sacrament in the meantime mr and mrs miller with a marriage license safely tucked in their luggage are honey mooning that at least something should be said about the new head of the house here is what the story said mr hiram norcross the son of mr and mrs norcross of st louis became the bridegroom of miss emily lewis today the ceremony took place at the home of the grooms parents and was largely attended mr norcross was attended by mr schultz as groomsman as the groom approached the altar he was the cynosure of all eyes blushing prettily he replied to the questions of the clergyman in low but firm tones he was charmingly clad in a threepiece suit consisting of coat vest and pants the coat of some dark material was draped prettily about the shoulders and tastefully gathered under the arms a pretty story was current among the guests that the coat was the one worn by his father and grand father on their wedding days- mr norcross would neither affirm nor deny the truth of this sentimental touch the vest was sleeveless and met in the front it was gracefully fashioned with pockets and at the back was held together by a strap and buckle of selfmaterial the grooms pants were of some dark material and were suspended from the waist falling in a straight line almost to the floor the severe simplicity of the garment was relieved by the right pantlet which was caught up about four inches from the floor revealing just an artistic glimpse of leather laced with string of the same color the effect was rather chic beneath the vest the groom wore blue galluses attached to the pants fore and aft and passing in a graceful curve over each shoulder his neck was encircled with a collar characterized by a delicate sawedge and around the collar a cravat was loosely knotted so that it rode up under his left ear with a studied effect of care lessness which marks supreme artistry in dress mr schultzs costume was essentially like the grooms and as the two stood at the altar a hush of awed admiration enveloped the audience as miss lewis led the groom from the nuptials it was notqd she wore the conventional veil and orange blossoms watch the label on your paper it tells you when your subscription ex pires brighter breakfasts your family will ilcome mavom house coffee such irioritm- flavor such rich full hotly thats be cause the maxwell house blend contains eboiee ijii- inamericaii coffees the best obtainable with magic egg roll 2 c flour 4 tsp magic 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