Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-04-29
The Marriage of an Egyptian Princess

the most brilliant description. Thu
1etes commenced on Sunday, February
II, when the Princess was conducted
from the palace of the Viceroy to thai
OF her grandmother, his mother. He1
departure was announced by salutes Of
artillery, and for three days following
the festivities were carried Oh. The in
vltations to the fetes were in accord
ance with the rank of each guest. The
members of the priesthood received a
special mark Of honor by being invited
on the first day. The next day was de-
voted to the entertainment of the Con
suls-General and of the higher func-
t1onaries of the State, civil and mill
tary Thirdly and lastly came the re-
Hglous heads of the Christian commu-
mites and the Vice Consuls, the Coy
errors of Cairo and Alexandria, and the
principal bankers and merchants of
those cities. After the banquet was a
magnificent display of fireworks, and
on the same evening q ceremony Of a
different character took place in the
apartments of the h0ren2lik< where q
number of European ladies and other
notab1lltles were received by the daugh-
tiers Of the Viceroy.
The Princess, however, remained in q
private room with the Princess mother
and aunt Of the Khedive until after din
ner, when she received her lady guests
III another apartment, where were dis
played the costly marriage presents sent
by the Sultan. The room was profuse-
ly and richly decorated, a carpet of the
rarest furs covered the floor, and the
walls and ceiling were hung with fab
RIGS Of inestimable value. Elevated in
the middle of the room were three
thrones covered with gold embroidery.
On one Of these the Princess, resplend-
ent with jewels, took a seat, her mother
and grandaunt seating themselves, the
one on her right hand and the other on
the left. To them now advanced their
highnesses, the maternal grandmother
of the Princess, the mother of Prince
Ibrahim Pasha, and the wives of the
Khedive; as they entered the room they
opened bags, from which, in conform
ity with an ancient custom, they took
handfuls of gold, which they flung on
the heads of the festive assemblage.
On the following day, Thursday, the
bride was conducted with great pomp
to the palace of her distinguished hus-
band. I'm the van of the marriage cor
| tege capered the Project of Police on an
Arab charger, richly caparisoned, &C
companied by brilliant entouraqe of
officers. Following these marched de-
tachments of cavalry and foot soldiers.
Then came the ulemas and imams,
chanting invocations for the happiness
of the princely couple. The equipages
of the ladies belonging to the house
hold of the Khedive and of Prince Ibra-
ham, brought up the rear, followed
and fanked by a body of cavasses. The
carriage which contained the Princess
Zeineb was drawn by six horses. The
streets were lined with troops, the forts
Numbered out their salutes, and vast
multitudes thronged to witness the
procession.
A Japanese Paper Factory.
About two hundred miles from Yed-
do is a plain twenty miles long, and
varying from two to eight miles in
width. Around this plain arise noun
tains covered with the paper mulberry
trees, and in various villages upon this
plain is paper manufactured One of
these manufacturers is now continuing
the business which has been prosecuted
in the same place by his family for not
less than six hundred years. In yard
near his house, dozen boys and girls
were seen by the visitor employed in
peeling the mulberry branches, which
had been dried and mascerated until
the soft inner bark could be readily
separated from the outer. These strips
were then boiled in a lye formed from
the ashes of rice straw; they were after
ward beaten almost to pulp, and finally
thrown into vat of sizing made from
the bark of theslippery elm and ground
boiled rice. They we're agitated in
this mixture until the sheets could be
removed singly on fine mating, to be
fastened on boards and dried in the
sun. The sheets are afterward pressed
In an ordinary wedge and lever press,
and finally receive the finishing gloss.
The establishment employed forty per-
sons at from six to eight cents per day,
and cleared about 81 900 year.