The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-01-27
TIRE DOUBLE WEDDING.
The Rites OF Moses and israel.
Ipp0stos Ceremony .-- 1e Contract b.
Good Aasi,c frvw Gsabi SuhIer--
Itus Dressing

Tho lights IN the beautiful Com
merce street Synagogue blazed up
brightly Sunday AFTERNOON and helm
81 10 heighten the effect OF thu eor-
EaJUs dresses % the ladies' who md
gathered to see the ceremony that
should unite Mr. Leopold Wau.rsteip
sud Mis- Rosie schwartz. and air.
Henry Hertz and Miss Mamie Hou
s.sdt VA the bands Of wedioek. The
ul"hie wedding was TO he at o'clock.
tat long before that bour nearly ali
tlesent- bordering on thecentre aIslea
were hued and a constant stream
poured in until the church was 6Ied
and the doors were closed. a few
pc~s ia trout had JeCn ttssry,d for
Tue special guests. aud these kept
cropping ia graduallyin all the -plen-
dor Of siiks and flowers
The lamp, hung from the ceiling OF
the altar, aud Ia which the Iight i
never allowed e. 70 cut. threw a soft
l'sht over the Interior, and the four
silver cups tilled with vine. IN the
'rgsn ioit the orgauis; and assistants
awaited tLc appearance o., the dual
!. i"Ai procession. ~ signal from
Tue usher the orgauist struck up Che
ilroductory To beautiful hymn.
which was sung la German, the words
icing hy Rev. Or. >uhlcr aud the
music BY Professor Bauer, OF this city.
with the echo OF the strains m.
doors were thrown open and the brides
Hhd hrldtgrooms entered, acrOmpa,,i.d
As follows. Mr.. Waller-feiu Ey Mr.
ara Mrs. Charles kahr, his bride hy
her sister, Mis-. l.. Davidson. and her
husband; and Mr.. Heri ~ Mr.. and
hrs. A. Mitteuthaii his bride by her
mother, Airs. NJ. Hoastadt, and Mr..
Bauer. The brides we're hand.
-umeiy attired, the former in
-eA-bruwn silk, and the latter in law
member silk, and both with "A profusion
1T the usual bridal equipments. The
oFitegruoms wore suits OF shining
hiSck cloth and black SIR mats, which
hey did not remove Throughout. the
c,r-mouy.
The bridal parties went directly To
TIE platform 10 front of the altar aud
took their positions, Mr.. Hern having
his bride ON his left, aud Mr. Waller
stein his on his right, and their a,tep-
dhnts immt diateIy near them on the
right aud let, the usual gentle men
Importing the groom and the ladies
tne bride being dispensed with Oh
Ills occasion. The Jewish law re-
quires the brides face to be covered
with q viel, and the requirement. that
ten adults shall be present 10 make "A
legal ceremony, was more than suI-
uiied. The ceremony was begun by
me rabbi taking the wine cups IN his
bands and prouoGncing a short bless
ing la Hebrew, the brides and grooms
casting the wine He then
gave "a somewhat lengthy exhortation.
advising the young couples to make
Their homes place Of prHyer. and to
remember, in their prosperity, that ali
good gifts come from above. At the
direction Of the rabbi :he grooms then
produced the wedding rings and put
them on the fingers OF the brides, and
the rabbi asked each separately whe,h-
er he OF she took the other of his or
her own free will, to be- his law ful
wife or husband. Affirmative responses
having been made, the grooms repeat
ed after the rabbi the words: 'Behold,
thou art betrothed unto ME by this ring,
according Ia the rites Of Moses and
Israel" The rabbi then pronounced
blessing over the wine aud the brides
aud grooms again tasted IL, the brides
attendant lifting the bridal veil aud
holding the cup to the brides lips.
With the signing Of marriage contracts
The RABBIT pronounced the ceremony
eompiete, the grooms impressed kiss
on the lips Of their brides, the bridal
procession filed slowly out from around
the platform, and in due time received
the congratulations OF crowding host
OF friends and aCquaintauces.
And each and every generous, glow
ing wish then uttered, finds in The
HERALD an echo.