The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-08-20
slatiuual Rspnblitau.
A chinese wedding.

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T Th asou.u ine .nnoso;nn and ccrc.
Sn.o naa,ase pIoI ,aunb ono oftbe
hron5os, oStbd norroy strscis when nv
Oaus no.o ~ .ointod hr blast from n num-
Sar 0 ~ .ms s;,n;Isr n those blown
,hrourh ,hn s,ronts If American cities
tr Iut X a. .nu horS IN Christmas Eve,
o US nd ,s,nr nniJe The meaning Of the
no H"' " "n% wos Informed tbat Il was A
-,.nS,l;nn rro,ossicn occordinoIv
stonned for The nurposs q obtainine a
cod SIGHT oCtbe novel nroc .ssion First
tboro csme fourtsen horn bIo Sers a,esaed
i, Iono flon,ing gowno and hIork hats
These were ,narsSnlIeJ by a Pillow who
,narcbed by ibcir Side CARRYING In his
ban5 a sbor, sword Ue was drcssod in
a sin;lar manner with tho excention
tbot b;s hat was rcd and his go,nents
white These were soIIowod he a marty
"arr,,;rr roa.,od ~ 80 n ,sbioi ,ban
came a fable covored With svecimeots
n third Sne coyorod with fruits n fourth
Nth roostcd nonltry ocovsry tsscr;nt;on
n fFtb With n sheer Tho vol Of which
bod beer sbavoJ oE wb;oh oynr and onon
hIootod IN a ,nost ,,olonchnly ,norncr
Tbose tohIcs Woo corr;od n, noraons
drossod in wh;,o oowns With ,ba Hal,
skill con so nonr,er IN China
~Abop, one bnnd,eJ ne,aons so,loucd
drc0eod in ga,, coIors and ,bon co,no n
sedan cba;r ~ 10 ,nost aornenns Sosns;n
t;on II was carrioJ hv four r;rn;no
in white and rod Immo3;otoiv bobind
,ho nha;r mait,oi ,ha I'D ~
ber hand a small nacloco Sha wos
borobaadod and bor pSo;r w,s dono nn
in tho otyIo norr L,, ,.ir,;r, Oh LoI,
her eyes bent nnon tho grnnnd ioorinpa
neitber 70 Tho r;Ibt or ief, Im,neJia,aiS
behind bor foll9wod two women corryins
small nockagcs in their hands and haI;nd
them were dhzen VIRGINS scottar;ng ;oss
WAIVER in every, d;rociion THESE wcro
followed bv the brides norents Who were
ding in cbai,s and snrropndo5 by n
hodrSrsr5 wbo scottoroJ hitssor 80
tbr6nsbnut the strcct ~ pat 81
other Chairs brongbt nntbe roor Evorr
few yards the nrocession wor,J L,i,
for mo,nont ord roco;~o ,ho oOnmro,,io
tinns oS tLoso l., ~ $500 !. ,ntssiS 49,,
move s,wo,Js 70 tbo hIo., ~ ~" Lorns
"The scene was noro, ono and
doternineJ ~ "ao -. to,n;,o V, t Iuu
fore 7 inrornod nv MIDI nr ,mu tLt
nino,ion anS No 5 800 - 49," e,,
tho nrooass;nn pa";n.L u ,ono"eu
ber IF Streets ,bo nrnDey snU e. Ionn,h
United in front f T, I a,ue bon.o vh;ns 7
aftcrward learned was H. han.. 81 a.
bridagroom Tho " Jno. .uu no ono,oJ n n
tho nerents If ,ho ,at.o, - snsI, 1n'
companiaJ br a '1 nu,nh ea. to, nu,,o W.,
drosseJ in ,Iyo al 49, ~ Lp.;a o h.,
the hand led b.r into tbo horso and i n, ,
LARGO roo,n H. ~ '1 aa.. 81 " .,hiuL
seated rnon u, 'uu en- ,ho hs " mnlcn,
wa;,ina ~ roao;n was s CIV S J I
soIf az 1921, ~, taot, nIi: h'sea.eu ncl,
,baro r;,han, "a,.t. itiH anu ie.'' ~ u
entire nrocos.;"H hsd .. III nv ,h ne
rooms Tho nOron na $500 ~" INV ,Iic
tTon bod uorp W iIn's y. luz naPPS Ioup ,il
not nndorsford nnpS wh;nh a." I'D 80
NOT axnIain Tbn u n ",a sr of the b bu
49,. ,La.. ii AZ "o VI a,
S L wy PS.u 'ne sum VI ''ioheS u
..rfSo uo,n 70 'n ~ s"' h,s oo,o,,i,d
,ho hid" nnn "n I,ooa u. L
tokina hold of bor ba;r unnI,;,nd !, an'
onmhed ~ ~. Tt n ,h H P'a, aai Sii'
rnixtmro Win wbioh ,hnu ou pirtddeh o
hair after which thov nrocooJod % ro
dress II. This time b3wavor in tho S,ri,
in which married women we,rit Uovinr