Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-08-02

enure day when bath Is ordered Tor BRIDE, as was
the case this OCCASION The rooms are dlMly hight
ed by means of small domes with painted glass: they
are paved with MARBLE with slabs OF different coor
worked with great art. The walls covered also
with marble in mosaic, or sculptured with moudlngs
or Moorish columns. The rooms are graduated as 10
the heat. The first have the temperature OF the exile
rior air. the second warm, the others succesisey
warmer TO the last, where the vapor OF water almost
in a boiling state rises from basins, ana mis- inc at
mosphere with sitting heat ,ho mid
In general there is not a hollow oash y, .u IN.
die of the rooms. There are only tuDs always IN us
ming which pour on the marble pavement anou' nan
au inch Of water This water then runs OF, ~ guy
ters and is constantly renewed Wha' = o"n.u
ing in the East is not an en'irc llI. ,ha ;,nra
peated asperslon more OF less "aiii' INV 80 'r
sion of the vapor on the SKIN. -
Two hundred women from the town and envlrons
were invited that day TO The bah ana among o'hers,
Sarai vonno Enropeans. Each one came wrapped
IN in an immense cloak Of white linen, which covers
epreIv The superb costume of the females when they
on nnt They were all accompanied by their black
slaves or their free atlendanis. AS they Jon'eu III
gronns and seated themselves cushions and mats
nrenared in the first vestbue, their servants take OIL
he cloak which envelopes them, and they appear IN
all the rich and picturesque maenihcencc OF thelr
dresses and Jewels These costumes are varlegattd
as 10 the color of the stufis and the number and gilt
ter CT the Jewels but they IN bad taste as 10 the
cut of the The dress conslstsof panta-
loon with large pas of barred satin, tied at the belt
by bow of red silk and closed above the nsteP by
sbaceet of gold or silver; robe knitted with gold,
open in 'front.' and tied under the bosom, which 1t
leaves exposed the sleeves are closed ABOVE Inc arm
pit and open from the elbow 10 the wrist; shit OF
silk gauze which covers the breast Is passed under
them over this robe they velvet vest Of gau-
dy color doubled with ermlne or sable, am embroid-
cred in gold on all the seams. Sleeves open also.
The hair is divided on the crown OF Inc nead
part falls again the neck, the rest IS twisted IN mats
and descends the feet heightened with tress-
es fblack silk which initiate the hair; small asses
of gold or silver hang from the extremity OF these
resses, and by their weight cause them 10 noat the
length of the figure. Their heads, besides, are strew-
ed with small chains of pearls, threaded with zeckns
of gold, and with natural flowers The whole MN
ged and spread out with incredible profusion. Ii IS
if jewel box had been emp,ied a, hazard on those
tresses all glterng, all scented with precious stones
and flowers. This barbarian luxury has most pic
lurosque effect youthful figures of fifteen to twen-
ty years On the top of the head some women carry
golden cap, chiselled into the form of an inverted
cups from the centre of this cap rises golden band,
which bears tuft of pearls, and which floats behind
the head The legs are naked and they haveon their
feet for shoes slippers of yellow morocco which they
bracelets of silver and pearl the breast with several
collars which form mat Of gold or OF pearl on the
bosom.
When all the women had arrived, savage music
was heard, females who were enveoped with SIM
pie red gauze from head 10 foot uttered piercing and
amentable cries. and played on the flute and tambo-
rine. This music ceased not during the entire day,
and gave to this scene of pleasure and feastng cha
When the bride appeared, accompanied by her mo-
Their and her young friends, and dressed in a costume
so magnificent that her hair, her neck her arms, and
her bosom disappeared entirely beneath floating veil
of garands of golden pieces and Of pearls the bath
ers seized her, and stripped her. piece by piece, of all
hex vestments during this time all the other women
undressed by their servants, and the eren &C.
monies of the bath begun. They passed always TO
the sound Of the same music-always with ceremo-
MES and words more extraordinary, from one cham
Der to another. They took the vapor bath-then the
ablution bath-then perfumed and soaped water was
poured upon them-and again the plays commenced
and all these women, with different cries and ges-
lures acted like troop of schooboys who brought
to swim in q river, spashng ch other, plunging
each others heads beneath the water, throwing II IN
each others faces and the music echoed stronger
and shrill every time that of these childish
tricks excited the laughter of those young Arabian
girls.
Al length they left the bath, the slaves and attend
plated the moist trcsses of their nsiresses,
replaced the collars and bracelets put the robes OF
silk and the Of velvet extended cushions the
mats in rooms where the floors had been dried, and
drew from baskets and envelopes of silk the provisions
brough, for the collation.; they were composed of
pastries and sweetreats Of every kind in which the
Turks and Arabs excel sherbets, orange syrups and
all the frozen drinks Of which the Arabs make use at
every moment of the day. The pipes and the mar
guiles were also brought for the more aged women;
a cloud 81 odorfer0us smoke filled and obscured the
atmosphere; the coffee, served in minute cups en-
closed themselves in small woven vases of gold and
silver thread, stopped circulating, and cenver-
sation became more animated; then came the dan
cling girls who executed to the tones Of the same
music Egyptian dances, and the monotonous evohi-
tons Of Arabia. The whole day passed in this man
ner, and not unin night fall that the band OF
women reconsucted the young INTENDED to the dwell
ing OF her mother. This ceremony Of the bath takes
place some days before the marriage.
UNITED STATES CIRculT CeuRr.-Judge Belts pre-
siding.
The court met yesterday for tho I rm, and pro-
cceded 10 ompannel the grand jurors, Of whom the
following is a list Myndert Van Setback, foreman;
Benjamin Brown, William II. Bunn, William II.
Bolles Gouverneur >. Bbby William Chamberlain,
Charles G. Church, Augustus Flemrning, Anthony
w. Hoffman, Nicholas Ludlum, Gideon Lee, John l.
Morgan, James Mccall Amos Palmer John ID.
Phoenix, Guy Richards, Jacob Rabineau, Robert
Smith, Adm. G.. Thompson Thomas w. Thosne,
James Van Nosirand Charles Van Wyck, Isaac l..
Varian, James w. Wells.
William nj. Price, Esq then annsunced the death
OF the Hon. Henry X. StOus, distinguished member
of this city, and he moved that a mark Of respect
for the memory Of the deceased the court adjourn un
til IL o'clock this day. which accordingly done.
Important decision erpecfed.-On Saturday, in The
Supreme Court before Chief Justice Jones and Judge
Talmadge, motion made the part Of Isaac
Bronson, ESQ, for immediate Judgment against the
Manhattan Bank for bills TO the amount Of e8, 000.-
The circumstances under which legal proceedings
were first instituted are well known aud need not now
be mentioned.
The motion was made as soon as the writ was
returned, the ground that such a coui Sc was in
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