The daily gazette., 1879-07-09
SECOND, EDITION
= rLEAsANr FRENCH CUSTOM.
-. Auss~-t Ceremony Of CrOwmAnE
naaiful 0irl with Roses.


Dasifui 0trl with Roses.
An American who is now In faris iur-
r,shes the Boston Transcript win an
sccount Of the ceremony with roses, oo
Whitsnnday, q village girl at Nanlerre'
vhich IN An ancient custom. he says
We heard the music in the distance.
Ths rcsier was coming. Mr.. Clemens
(Msrk Twain) and party left to secure
nlaces In the church and we into inc
m .irie 10 joint the dignitarles IN recivIhg
The rnsier. We received our decoI a'ioiis
-. vide peace of red ribbon ana pin
and each found a different lian',.i NJ" =,
pinninQ the ribbon to his coal uole
music we were croweu no"-Anu we
made vay for the ros or as shs ep.oIo'
I vish could say she was nan hisoms J
.rd .he was. il we all believe IN the OLD
.dca that sshaudsome is that handsome
does far her record vas not OF negative
oooipess. but of active virtue' anu
su oin native who knew her well, said
n me. .sWhen young girl has lost both
tsthar ana mother, sh, has many hard
shins Ia nut up with" But 1t is fete,
Anil va crowd into the recep ion room.
decorated gentlemen decorated WI h
other orders than the rosiere's-are desi-
onated TO conduct the chosen and her
Hmsids of honor" to the church, more
music and we are marching through the
muddy street by the longest wa, be-
tween files of soldiers and firemen' De-
hind crowd Of whlte-dressed young
women and flying banners. The WINDOWS
and doorways are filled we have got
head of the little Mayor-we Apologies,
and enter the church behind him, but
rather in advance of Others. The church
IA packed. Lots OF folks from Paris. NJ.
Herold. perfect de la Seine NJ. Etienne
Arapo. nj. de Lesseps, Walter +. Brown,
the illustrator, Macknght OF the Cleve-
land Leader, and an English party Will
an eye glass in one eye, and several pref
ty bOnnets, notwithstanding there are
races at Longchamps.
There was platform built at the right
of the church, which was occupied ny the
podmotber of the ros.re, tue children
dressed In white and the last years ros-
iers still wearing the crown, the roslere
To be crowned kneelins before the altar.
The priest commenced the service, then
soldiers lined the isle and nave OF the
church, kneeling and presenting arm
when the Host was elevated. Severa
religious banners were borne by the pro-
eession into the church, and two children
dressed as st. John and st. Catherine,
sat on the pla form.
The rosiere's name is Mile. Delphine
Collet; born in 1859 and early left an
orphan. She is a laundre>s by trade
and has not only supported herself, but
several of her brothers aud sisters
When she was proposed to I member,
of the Municipal Council, who MAKE the
choice of a candidate, she had no compe
tit0rs, and o.. the twenty membe. voting
eighteen voted Tor Mile. Collet, Will,
two put in blank ballots.
"Was she obliged TO marry :? we asked o
her aunt, whom we chanced to mee'
"Oh, no the rosiere Of asst year was no
married yet; and If they married yet
aud II they married b fore the .econt
year they host half their dot" "Howf
The town would give her 800 francs al
soon as the crowning was finished ; thu
grandmother ave her jewelry, and som
one, don't remember who, her clothes
and If she did not marry for year sh
would reeniye mole clothes and 20
francs. "And she is good girl and We
deserves the prize" were her last word
Is we bowed ourselves out. Afterwarl
we learned if We had entered the ha
we should have heard speech from \
de Lesseps, also something about the prC
posed canal. and p omise TO the roster
that he would present TO her, as soon q
issued, No. share OF the lsthmus Can;
stock.