"Something old" is the first line of a traditional rhyme that details what a bride should wear at her wedding for good luck:
Items chosen to bring good luck to the bride. In this case, the veil was borrowed and the handkerchief was new.
A British Victorian sixpence, traditionally worn in the bride's left shoe on her wedding day.
A bride is a woman who is about to be married or who is a newlywed.
A bride in an elaborate wedding dress, US, 1929.
In the early 20th century, sometimes even later as here in 1926, it was not uncommon to see a bride wearing a darker-colored dress.
The woman to the far right is wearing a typical wedding dress from 1929. Up until the late 1930s, wedding dresses reflected the styles of the day. From that time onward, wedding dresses have been based on Victorian ballgowns.
Hungarian bride's crate