338. To be married in anything but white garments indicates bad luck for the bride, white being emblematical of innocence.
They say that white is a heavenly hue.
Another has added,
It may be so, but the sky is blue.
Massachusetts.
339. White is emblematical of holiness and truth. Blue is emblematical of peace and security; bright green of true learning, as being the uniform clothing of nature.
Maine and Massachusetts.
340. A bride must not look in the glass after her toilet is complete, i. e., she must add a glove or some article after leaving the mirror.
Maine and Massachusetts.
341. It is bad luck for a bride to keep any of the pins that she used when she was married.