American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-07-04
,nAn Wedding.

ng two houses and 10
(SlOo,Oo0) as IA marriage
as all given over 10 the
strange To say, did not
grateful. / should if
give me two houses,
niture, including slaves,
I then | am a heather,
.iox Armenian
red the bride was just
rs invited into the bed
was, To see her in all the
re. She stood in the
lm, and all the slaves
stood of To give me "A
her magniiicence. l
Ter twice before l could
&c was. or which was the
The was covered with Il
made OF long slips of
Ia reached to her feet.
you could not see, except
er dress. The Armenian
orally very pretty, but
manners and expression;
when one man wishes to
he saws: Pretty Ar
really means Il fool.
ess like Europeans, in
fter | had twice made the
Ill, lifted it in front and
ng strings of tinsel, till L
ne bride was dressed IN
beaded with silver and
around her waist was a
ming a fortune in precious
leeks were painted a deep
/ in a heart shape, and an
artistically put on the
rest of the face was as
luminous cosmetic could
eyebrows met and also
hair on each side her
re ss black as they could
&c inside of her fingers
nails were stained "A deep
hair, which was long and
coarse, was braided full OF
oins. The outlines of her
sual, totally hidden by the
OtheS.
: to her hearts content,
so far as to take up a fold
see if the pearls sewn on
e real ones, to the evident
present; for what would
ill-breeding among us is
licate 1attery among these
* at her feet, and was
nd sit down, when she
one and then the other,
that they were shod with
embroidered with pearls,
l me her earrings, which
lire diamonds. She had
Or necklace, and one OF
preted for me, and told
5m was to give them after
At down and coffee was
cups about tie size of al
carried in little gold fill.
[ would like to immortal
icy make here, even as
vanity, but l feel made
k. it is the sublimated
spirit of coffee, of which
nc material in America. l
urk with me, with all the
coffee-making, when l re-
a.
1isode all the lady guests
her room to see the trous.
vas laid out for their in.
ny of the dresses were very
l found it very tiresome,
every article, be.
lssufara, or guest of the
,igners. l had arrived al
I'd before the things were all
mother of the bride entered
out to the larger room, tell
e table was spread for the
!, and We must come and
We traversed a long, cold
Ipper-room, which looked
ndsome, but it was bitterly
ng no appliances for fire.
en- to the parlOr to await the
bridegroom and the priests,
/ were TO perform the cere
ride was seated upon a SORT
out a back, and her veil ar.
lily so as to completely hide
ms in all the houses here
very simply, this one hav-
BILE and one chair. There
IL round the walls, and in
the room a fountain very
carved. The floor was COW
elegant Persian carpet, land
rly festOoned with lamps.
.nish our houses too much,
they none of them look
mt as do these houses here.
DOM and his friends arrived
nd other friends and &C
began to arrive, but the
OF come. We waited and
o'clock Eleveni and still
he father of the bride went
as the reason of the delay
rned to say that they were
dding, but would surely be
, we had coffee and more
wanted to go home, but
brought me would not
/ was compelled to remain,
ired than ever before in my
Twelve O'Clock came, and
then one, and no priests. A
said the priests would be
and he spread a piece of
middle of the room and re-
eople did not seem to mind
l felt sorry for the poor
erect all this while on her
e to no one, nor even NOV
e corner divan, and with all
[ was pretty comfortable,
quite sur ] didn't go To
und | mixed Eliu-s Il little
! one the pr; 'sls ,rived
"ic IN; ce boys bearing
= .tl'ii,p'1eing some sort of &
W ~ called singing. Tht
% rated with gold embroid
u to foot, and the chic
L sort of mitcr on his heae
~ with jewels. The carpe'
laid by the boy was now
C far more elegant, and hav
pearls at each corner. The
ok his place on the center
lie other three behind HIM
the bride took her by the
ler forward to the bride
e two then stepped before
40 boys brought cushions
on each for the bride
N. The BRIDES was kept in
nsel veil, but that OF the
ashar kept sliding forward
II the time, making him
ortable. The bride was
than over the ordinary
nan, and the bridegroom a
and they were Obliged to
lr foreheadS tD1chinp each