The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1857-05-14
Weddings that are Weddings.

weddings that are Weddings.
The last number of Harner's Wo.LI,
! gives detailed account of the recep, ms :
rage OF Miss Rotlrschild with her cousin
Baron AIphonso de RothschiId, of Paris. Il
IS right Interesting account, but we ar,
not quite certain that il is all true. II il be
no wedding anything less than royal ba,
ever come up to it in splendor. Tie bride
Is handsome, and was weighed down nm,
der the presents she received from her kim.
ioIks and friends. One set of iewery alone
was valued at one hundred and ffty thou.
sand dollars! Think of that, We poor mai
dens. who have nothing but love and hone
to commence life with
Another gift was from the old uncle q,
the bride, 10y whom. mainly. the match was
brought abont-an old plain man. with more
money than mule could pull down n
hui. lie left his presents off until the cere
mony WAS about TO take place 1t was fear.
ed that he would be nggard; but, AS will
be seen by the following, this was mis-.
take:
Day after day it leaked out that this nm
Gle had ordered that, and that tha, aunt in.
tended TO give this-but what uncle Anselm
was to give no living soul could divine.
Even when the day came, aud strong back.
ed porters arrived deeply laden with the
treasures of this world, and the present.
room was duly Sc, out with gorgeous gifts,
no word came from Baron Anselm, AMI a
dreadful suspicion crept over the minds of
The family that he WAS going to disgrace
himself by giving nothing. At the very
last moment, when the old gentleman had
deprecated Immensely in credit with tho
female members of his family, there was a
hunt cry that he was coming. There was
strange mixture Of twinkle in his eve
reminding one of the stories told of his "a
ther-and OF quivering about The corners
OF his hips, AS he approached his pet and
kissed her:
Here, Lenora," said the old Baron. "bere
Is letter for YOU" And he handed her
fat envelope, and sidled away.
"A letter, uncle, for mel"
es." said the old man, with stoppaoe
IN the throat, ~ leiter-eood advice" And
lie disappeared.
vi course there was rush to open the
letter. II contained bank bills for fve mil.
hons Of dollars. This was his present.
The reader will appreciate the emotions
which forbid us to pursue this branch OF
the subject
But we have an account of another as
grand a welding on the tapis. But this is
royal, as will be seen in the following re-
cord of it:
\ Paris letter of the goth uliimo saws:
he approaching marriage of the Suitan's
daughter with the son Of the Pasha of Egypt
has gwen an immense impetus 10 the haut
commerce Of Paris. The Sultan, with an
uneSampled generosity, has given commits
sions To the extent OF four and-twenty mil
mons OF francs for jewels and etnbroideries
destined for the bride. The cup from which
Tue bride drinks on her wedding morning
Is already executed, aud is valued at thirty.
two thousand pounds sterling. IL is Of
pea shape. pure gold, encrusied with dia-
mondS OF the largest size and immense val.
ue. These hang detached from the cup.
and move in a constant hutter. No.
;h'ng more beautiful than this cup has ey.
er been produced. The bridal slippers. Of
cloth OF gold, embroidered in millions OF
diamonds, have also created sensation
among the sight seers Of Paris.
Tins entirely confirms he tales of eastern
magnIhcence which we have been accus
toned 10 read with the iinper,uent incredu-
hiy OF European ignorance: an,l a, we look
around the room ut Mayors, where these
wonders are displayed, We believe, like Has.
san the shepherd. ihat all things ara posi-
ble 10 his highneSS the Padi>hah. The we'd
ding robe has no' YET arrived from Lyons,