, 1874-07-13

feet Of tho bridegroom on his entering hor
oar,. to show hor Bubsor7ency to him. Tho
With grea. approval by all hut a fow bigotel
atiuklors for aasto On the meeting Of The pair
tho royal cortegc procoodod to tho house Of /
noar relation OF tho Tbahore: There In tho
. l,unIrad Of tho noblost 1sajpoota Of Kattywar,
tho marriage took place. No Europeans wero
prcsont; but Il Was wlsispered TINT lite paraoo
who plays. bolicrc. tho ruio Of q Boswell to
ono or two OF tho less Important coremonies.
The 1la1poot r!to Ia simple ono !; man OF TINT
oasto from time tmnenorial hnvo been botter
Aghtors than HtualistH. :. few aoworn aro
invoked, md tho laros and penates duly hon-
orcd, tho bride luly authenticated and handed
ovor to the bridegroom. aud then comcs the mo-
mont when tho bridegroom first removes tho
he has marriol-antl It III ali ovor: Whom ths
rites was performed tho young Ihakore came
out to vion tho loyal and enthusiastic thousands
waiting u cheer Ain In tho HtreeeB. Tie was III
palace with Llm aud thon loft hor, md rushed
on to marry, III tho sanc fashion, tae fair ons
from Gondul. Aud 30 the four weddings came of,
the two lattor by torchlight; and 4 pretty risk
tie honlree, fireworks, blazing cressetB, otc.,
which tried thoir beat to turn night iuto day
iu its midst.
What ehio1y lntercstod me wore The troua-
Boauz Of lie brides, yhicl. "cra extrayngantly
amongst her kit, about 5000 silk drossos May
sho live long enough to wear thom all outl
Wudwana .n a dowry was Ns. 2oo, 900 aonlul, alao
the richcat, aua portion Ut this way privileged
to Boo n wnn laid out in Rn upper roDm of The
Iliakoros Palace, aud was oucorted to see 1t By
several Ministers of stnss Noyor IL my lfe dId
clothes ecarfH, mantlas, counterpanea, md
han1kerohlefs Of silk, embroidered most olab.
orately mud ntr with gold aud silver
thread work. Hero was nhawl from DenaroB,
with god. in gold aud silver worked OH q lilac
ground Of Hoftest silk; another lay o,,sspread
beside It, representing a flock of small yellow
birds nostling In inuulucrahe 1owory bowors.
One Kattyrar shawl cost. according to my infor-
q tho othur olotha we're ltaray s,iff with gold.
Tho patterns ware exquisite In many iusta1lcos.
especially noticod a silver veil, 6prinklol with
| pale blue and primrose -oolorod flowers. One
dress, all blue satin. md el.er embroidery, re-
| shower Of anow or lilos. Nearly every cloth
| lying before me cost moro than 5o0 rupees each.
Around aud ncar those dresseal lay most extraor-
dinasJ litter Of vsroua valuabsos,. gold, silver,
and brass diSos, precious stones. fans, arnlets,
bracelets, nose, and oar, and finger rings, n,nS-
avo ornaMents for the forehead, broaat, aud ALL
klc, necklaces sparkling with ruby and diamond,
emerald, smetlyst, topaz, opal, and pearl, rose;
Whtcf DOttto6 CT Rllr0 holN, Ua9l1b ol hHFer1 anu
huge brass cooking utonsils robes and tiaras
and chains, sapphire pendansH and onamclcd
Jugs and ewcrB, allvcr lamps. and trnhets rough
with precious jowcls, aud q hundred other artl-
| cles Of value for uso or ornament. Aud lmind,
this WAS but small part OF tho trouhseau OF
one Of tho four brides whom the ThREore OF
Dhownuggur had marriod! l WAS simply mute
with astonialment when one Of the hIinistersiu-
| formed mo, whilst was looking at tho things,
| that only beheld, as nearly as could he esll-
mated, exactly one-eIghth fIthc trouaseau Of the
bride Of Gondul!"