Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-06-05

| OF cOlOr ana llgnt, Weref Wneh seeii
i'm detail, q very funny mixture of
oriental gorgeousness and cheap Eu-
ropean finery. Stripes are evidently
the mode just now in Carlo, and the
baggy trousers and overdress were
made of striped materials of every
texture and color under heaven-a
crimson and white satin, blue and
gold, orange, rose color, the most Wv
id green, purple, and every possible
shade of all of them, In velvet, satin
silk, grenadine, gauze and Calico
The overdress is made like loose
blouse or double gown, and belted in
an easy way round the waist so as
entirely to hide any comeliness OF
form there might be. The walk Is
nothing but waddle. Over this cos
tune, to give greater elegance, some
of them had put old-fashioned Euro
pean coats of the commonest materi-
al-cOtton velvet or delaine-and of
antideluvian cut; and all of them
had perched on top of their heads the
most abominable little porlk-pie hats
of every conceivable color, and COW
cred with bugles and cotton lace and
artificial flowers and marabou feath-
ers, and all the tag, rag and bobtail
scrapings of milliners' finery, which
are so dear to the hearts of factory
girls in America. Nothing could be
more comical than the temperance
of thesancient horrors i'm the inner
most sanctum of an Egyptian harem,
or than the sight among all these
gewgaws of superb hanging dia-
mond ornament, for every woman in
the room had at least one magnificent
jewel somewhere about her, pair of
earrings, or necklace, or tiara
All seemed to fare exactly alike,
white and black, homely or not, and
to be on precisely the same footing as
far as costume and jewels were con-
cerned, except the four special and
Legitimate wives and their daughters.
These were dressed in full European
ball dresses coiffure, corsage, flowers
and all, and were handsome, stylish
looking women, overloaded with SUI
perb jewels. One of them, the moth
er of the bride, had really sweet and
interesting face, and was very active
in making things ego off WE'LL" just
! like hostess at home. A younger
sister Of the bride, who is to be mar
ried soon, is a handsome blond, and
quite like any girl of her age at home
in dress and style.
We saw nothing more of the DOR
little pale Princess. The band Soon
took their station part way down the
staircase as signal that it was time
to go. So we took our last look at
this extraordinary scene of barbariC
splendor and pathetic misery, made
our way down stairs, reclaimed our
shawls, and were handed over once
more to the black gentlemen outside,
who marshalled us down the inter
minable arcade, which is as curious
and Oriental feature as any, and
put us into the carriage. At the hotel
we found the gentlemen of our party,
including the Consul General, who
pose, wide awake and eager to hear
thestory.
| To-day we have been to another OF
the palaces to see the last of the we'd
ding ceremonies, the procession of the
bride and her attendants through the
streets to the house of her husband
for though she has been for days get
ting married, she has not yet ex.
changed Il word with him, nor has
he ever seen her unveiled. We waited
three hours, in all our fine clothes, on
the balcony of the Prince Royal.
palace, and at last they came. First
u regiment of cavalry, then came
three ofinfantry, then the harem car
riages, fifty of them in all, filled will
the lovely beings, all closely yelled
, only their eyes, darkened and en-
|, larged with kohl, and their lttl,
hands stained with "odors of Para
disc and flowers of henna," being
: visible. Each carriage had before /
; two or more "Sais,n graceful foot
runners, in flowing white, wing-lik,
: sleeves, and each was guarded by 1
| couple of the great black gentlemen
: mounted on Arab horses. The bride
/, carriage came last of all, was drawn
by four horses, and had outriders, be
sides the six footmen who ran before
and the six great blacks who fol
: lowed. The rear of the procession
was closed by more soldiers, some @
2 them in chain armor, and some will
: great brass shields and helmets, an
e all the time the military bands wer
, playing the wild, tuneless, changing
1 music that we have learned to lill
= very much, though we can neve
e make head or tail of it. They cam
1 down through the bazaars, passed tn
: palace, under our balcony, and woun
{ off toward the river into mystery an
e seclusiOn. No one knows where til
= bride is to live, and no mortal ma
has ever seen her face or known ht
: name. .
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