Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-04-18
From III. keO. York @.
a GREEK WEDDING '


The description Of Greek Wsdt;.
annexed extract from letter bv vo%s n n
Ger Of our Navy, is a lively pi,,ure Of ir'""sos
ners Of the Levan.. The letter j, d.,. we ma
~, Dec. !, 1928, and addressed % ooa o@!!t
writer's near relalions:- u Ib
81 was invited, the other day, to -.
Wedding. and was kind Of vIoon,,n N''i
the occasion. After collecting ali N, a "sp q
ny at The house, amounting TO nearly ro,~ "N
each took a lady, and commenced or ,'h"
sion to the church, about (ur,one t ~;
G,nked on each side, aud at di,so, IVAN
each other Of ten feet, by boys, ,arr,in,L IS'
lanterns, with three candles io e,cn 'TTh
streets of,his place are abou, Zen fee, !, ~,
very dirty. and very badly paved. On NV. "a
rival al the church, we entered the cb,,,si!
bride and groom knsl; down, and the A.
Bishop commenced in modern Gree Iva; ~
spersed here aud there with Latin, II.
riage ceremony. No one said word. S.," "r
Bishop and his assistant, who made ,.s.
responses, and ,ol4,he bride and groom SUI sr
TO exchange rings, which was all ,h,r ~! s,'
the ceremony. After a, least ,wen,, ni,~.
he declared them man and wife, aud ", ,s..t
the ,estry room, 10 witness the sipn,,r,.
the marriage contract. That done, w. l.,.
ed in the same manner as we Came w..
while, the Inhabitants Of every house which y
passed on our way 10 church wele Mem,
for our relurn--and we were deusrd vn5
10 Of roses, diluted with water; aud r,,,,
with sugar pIums Of all sizes and kinds ~.
ceived blow on my cheek, the effect, =,
which fell all mex, Gay; and several Of II,
ladies were hurt, though better prrpa,et 4,
the pel,ing, as they expected il, Tn cur A.,
rival al the house, We were recri,ed br i,
band Of an Austrian man-of war, plavinp@H,,
Colombia" ard marched up stairs ever b,
dy lives on the second floor ito that tune. 1.
soon as the bride was seated, the fun cUmm,f,,
ed. The groom kissed her first, and then t,,.
ny body followed 50 good an example; so hr
she received about forty kisses. Afler al hi
kissed The bride, we commenced kissn, II.
bridesmaids, and then every woman in the TOM
odd and young, handsome and ugly.
The handsome girls received al ltaa,do.
zen times as many as the ugly ones, a, We b.
ing Strangers, were hot supposed 10 know tn.
one kiss was all that was necessary, and h,r,.
fore gave them three or four. In fac, n,p
saw a real kissing match before. The ladies
took it all in good part, aud put gu, their Gv.
as much as 10 say-kiss away Sugar. p!um.,
coffee, liquors, &c. were then handed round,
and as soon as We had drunk 10 the health long
life, SC. Of The bride, she commenced, art Hn
followed by all the other ladies', throwing hand,
fuls Of sugar-piums al US. We returned lh.
salute, and, for FIVE or ten minutes, there vas
grand discharge. When our ammuniot
was exhausted. we commenced dancing 20!
KEEP, ii up until half past three, A N. The
bride retired a, eleven, aud was put 10 bed vli
all the old ceremonies Of throwing the stock
! ing, breaking the cake, SC.
! 4" ! have been TO church every Sunday sind
my arrival here, and have been much NOR
pleased with the clergyman Mr.. Harrhy)h,i
with any have ever heard, exeepl Mr. -
He yesterday gave US sermon, 10 coniinai
ton Of one of he preceding Sunday upon ID:
dissemination Of the Christian religion in 81
parts Of the world, in the last twenty iouryfan
and more particularly in the Levan', he More
and the East. In the course Of his sermon, b:
paid The Americans he highest complmti'
that was probably ever paid them, so that eve
nv one Of US land there were ahoui twenty VI
pres.n,) felt very much inclined 10 call out bra
vo! atm, IN company with Lieut.. - o
the Warren, going TO call on him today en-
will request him 10 give me copy