Hi Kim,

Please read this article.  It might answer your question.

        http://www.history-magazine.com/facts.html

Best wishes, sincerely,

Jay Heuman
Visitor & Volunteer Services Coordinator
Joslyn Art Museum

Visit www.joslyn.org/m2m for information about and advance ticket for
the upcoming exhibition 'Millet to Matisse: Nineteenth- and
Twentieth-Century French Painting from Kelvingrove Art Gallery,
Glasgow'!



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Kimberly Kenney, Curator
> Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 10:25 am
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: question about "history" email being sent around
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> I keep getting this email, and being the "resident
> historian" among my family and friends, people keep
> asking me if any of it is true.  I know there are
> always a ton of rumors about how sayings and customs
> got started.  If this is all a bunch of hooey, I would
> like to be able to set the record straight too.  So I
> thought I would tap you all and see what you can tell
> me about it....
>
> (in your spare time...haha)
>
> Thanks,
> Kim
>
> ***************************
>
> Here are some facts about the 1500s:
>
> 1. Most people got married in June because they
> took their yearly bath in May and still smelled
> pretty good by June.
>
> 2. However, they were starting to smell so brides
> carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the body odor.
> Hence the custom today of carrying a bouquet when
> getting married.

<SNIP>

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