GETTING MARRIED IN NEW YORK.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XX, Issue 6823, 29 September 1883, Page 2 (Supplement)

GETTING MARRIED IN NEW YORK.

" Th£ bride's outfit ia something j : kno^auything about, , ' eaid a New v^bride 3 father or mother or uncle or sow # e comes to me and says : «I am go&fr.S'TW l a tfeddthgandl waafc you to Then I set to work to emulateS table they want. I can set a pretty htoW Idol SOcts. per head. That Slfe boaillion. cake, wine, jellies, bonbdas,*Bg} kinds of salacia, sandwhioaes,flowers■ rPwaiters and all. »;" What else b es i Q |t> ahove menu wwild people want'" - «*(Y j things. Champagne, oyster?; a,.*piwdfi!£ wh.cb costs 20dp1.-m O r 6, if heis a g,gf low; cold meats, &c. These are all e«, sive things, and of coarse I have to oh, for them. .«' Do you include the w£uP cake in the Idol. sGets. eatinaate »'■ generally. You see it costa us cent* for ei ch box full. The, box costS cents,. the white satin ribbon that tfel? about eight- cents, and the cake abcnfcf? ceuta. Each bos costs the person who it thirty-five cents, which ins""Lilftf 9 ? by 300. cc-ats, comes to loldol V^ 1 * 1 always tell a swell wedding by the cake served to you. •' How do you eo & serving a wedding collation?" •* iTeid> head man to inspect the dinine roofed ': kitchen. Then the dishes a J sent, the kitchen temg.given entirely >S the hands of my men. They set the i£u mix thesahds, turn out the ices, &e., anltt: before the guests come I go orerauO^ t everything is gomg smoothly. Somo cXiM Uke every thmg left over away with ■«*£? It ts a b*d thing to do. ■ The familyliS [ remains of the feast so mueb. And it is , of nouse.tr, the caterer, except for the S I ers. "What are the other expenses Of wM dmga besides the flowers and the supped hi was asked. " There are cue earriages'at i.tS to sdol. apiece. The bride's family about four besides their own ; and thwe S the awmDgs at the house and church at isdoV apiece, oue about 25d01. to the Z i lOiiol. for the use of the church; and IC. there «re the invitationa—a big bill in thW selves. People eend cards to huadreds thev do not invite. ' Tak* for inatanne. Mrs. ?aa. ball. She invited 2200 peooU For mvivations, directing and delivery it (jost her over 600dol. . Now ief us figure up. "■ fJS breakfa.t, Idol. 50cta a head for 300 peopU f^ 0 ■ ; floAer8 ' 20C ' 501 - >' a eSg ■■ 102<lol.; awnings 30iol; caterer, lOOdol nages, IOdol. ; clothes, 30Ddol. ;in'alL 1198401. I think I'll nureied £& go without the wedding. • P a