The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-04-10
From the Times OF lydia
MARRIAGE IN INDIA.
a brand welding Entertainment.

| Ills HiSnneSS aga hndn gave !
splendid entertainment on Sunday
evening last in honor of his son
Aga Junjee Shah, and grandson
Shahabudin Shah's' wedding, at
the mansion of his son Ali Shah,
in Nesbit lane, Mazagon. The in
vitation named Up. m, and at that
hour very large company, princi
/ pally native gentlemen, assembled /;
a bunch of flowers was given to
each visitor, and a garland OF
flowers was hung round his neck
soon after his arrival. The Hon.
Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy, Mr.. By
ramjee Jeejeebhoy, Mr.. Manock-
jee Cursetjee, the Hon. Nanabhoy
Hurridas, Judge of the High
Court, were present, and most of
the leading gentlemen in Bombay.
The roads for a considerable dis
lance Illuminated with pyramids
of lamps, and the entrance gate
way was lighted up with brilliant
stars of gas surmounted by a
crown; the approaches to the
house, which stands in its own
grounds, were illuminated with
thousands of oil lamps suspended
from wooden framework in the
form of continuous arches; the
house itself was brilliantly light
ed inside and out, the parapets on
the top were covered with lamps,
marking very distinctly the square
shape of the building. Inside the
house was a blaze of light; from
the drawing room ceiling hung 20
chandeliers, the row down the
center of the room being very
large and splendid /; the floor was
covered with a beautiful velvet
pile carpet, evidently made to or
der, and o. its rich but light and
cheerful pattern were placed
round the room numbers of hand
some sofas and chairs, covered
with green satin. In this fine
room a party of nautch girls went
through their evolutions and sang
their chants; they were dressed
in the richest costume, and noses,
ears, and fingers were a blaze of
pearls and precious stones. The
side rooms, which are spacious,
were placed at the disposal of the
guests, and in one of them re-
freshments were provided. About
ten O'Clock the fireworks COM
menced. These were viewed from
the balcony of the house, and they
were very good. Vesuvian tor.
rents of fire suddenly arouse out
of the earth and sent rockets high
into the air, and various colored
fire-balls flew about, whilst huge
wheels of flame scattered showers
of fire. The most striking part
of the fireworks was the lighting
up of arches of woodwork arrang-
ed in the form of asquare, the sides
and tops of which were covered
with what looked like diamonds of
the largest and most brilliant de-
scription, the whole being sur
mounted with a festoon of bril-
liants, from the center of which
hung rubies of the richest hue.
The comparison of these white
lights with the soft light of the
oil lamps, made the deception COM
plete. The scene from the balco-
ny was very pretty and remarka-
bly, and and lively, the whole
of the garden being illuminated
with oil lamps and filled with peo-
pie. The costume of the visitors
was a very noticeable feature; the
Mussulmans, who of course were
the most numerous, can vary their
dress both in color and shape, but
but the Parsees and Hindoos can
never 60 beyond the white Hin
doc dress, or black coat of some
Whit European cut. The might
invent some costume for these
gala occasions.
On Tuesday evening His Excel
lency the Governor and a number
of European ladies and gentle
men were present at n party given
in honor of the double wedding.
The guests were invited to the
house of His Highness. Ali Shah,
the Aga's eldest son, where the
festivities in celebration of the
marriages have taken place.
The house and grounds were
superbly Illuminated with gas and
oil lamps, and the huge lusters
placed between the lights intensi-
fed the otherwise beautiful effect.
The guests might have imagined
themselves
In fairy-land, whose streets and towers
| Are made of gems, and light, and flowers
His Excellency, the Governor
with the Hon. Mrs. Dean and the
Countess de Walden, arrived about
ten o'clock, by which hour q mum
Der of the guests had arrived.
After remaining in the room for {
short time His Excellency an6
most of the visitors went to the
balcony in front of the house tc
witness the performance of the
Japanese troupe, whose services
had been engaged for the occasion
Their clever entertainment wa:
viewed with considerable interest
During the interval between the
first and second part of the per
formance there was q magnifi
cont display of fireworks in thu
garden.
The names of the bridegroom
are Aga Junjee Shah, the Aga
son, and Aga Shahabudin Shah
his grandson. The brides ar
members of the Persian royal fam
: lily. Ode is the grand daughter o
: his Royal highness Zellah Sultan
who reigned for a short time afte
: the death of his father, Futtel
, Ali Shah. The elder bride
, from another branch of the roya
) family. Both the ladies arrived
: short time since in one of the Pei
D sian Gulf mail steamers.
o His Excellency the Governo
: remained till nearly midnight, an
: left after partaking of refresl
ments provided in q private supe
room for His excellenby and pa
ty. The majority of the visitor
remained for some time after Hi
=" Excellency's departure, and all e.
pressed their pleasure ct the e,
Is cellent entertainment provided.
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