Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-03-27

w., VI '''oo Pic'o"'s 10 JAS
NV containing goose ana ,Sander'
tia9ioIna'ioal i.. oi iaithiulheSS, the same
D,aus "''HE S"'u ~ P"ir toSe'hcr every
st"son' ;',, me Driue iather perhaps
s;Sni'ics ms approval ana prepara'
',.I''' 1,onS "lc u once once maze ior the marriage
tti''iionl' whicI Shoulu take piace III
tlie Ii' oH"tst i,.'s, VI nhother mohth' lmme'
"l''o'l "i'r' ti'c "aS Is nNeu lhc brluc'
S,i"'I S,Woi' ''i,'S Il,. lnc usual pies OF cakes
s''lo" ''lc'hohS c'ke', numbering
:ao'h " Htol' 10 huhureu ana weigh
,nS ""o"' Pouhu e"ch' TO De distrl'
~ "'',u ,n "'l"nS 'hc IG,"'i'cS @ anu friends
W. ''I l''''''S, i"e sum oi money
"Stc'u upon aI thc Detrothal as the
Pr'cr vi 'he Drlde or her dover Is also
Sc"! ~ tle same tlme' ms sum
,,u nIll'' ;, from IRON, ~ 10 so'ooV. fora bride
WI" u lat anu pretty ana belongs TO a
sUou i"lll!y sum OF money VIII be
"sNc" W. Mnich oilN II rlch man can
SmN'' ms money however must be
an taItIiully spent ny the bride s
,'o'Hrr III ProVlulhg her trouSscau'
i'o"''"o'u Iurhilure' etc', the bride
Sl"oil W lh@ ohly expected 10 ma the
""r" apartments OF 'iieir future nome
., roI " l'W uhyS oel"re the wedding
uaS inc Young lauy' VINO has already
pt'h '"I" ol the approaching event
EN's vent TO hrr Grlri IN orthodox
I'Shlom ny lol" pcllnWliG night and
"aS: Inc weeping damSel expresses
nI lhl'r'alS IN conventional phrases
lnc NrhHe oi ueHolliloh Shr reefs ut the
nc'r 'IoNP'ot Oh pclhE torn forever
from h'r parents ara her childhood :
nome ne writer remembers being
kep' awake Tor hourS by the walls and
S"tlckN "l II distracted virgin who was
gong 10 Oe married next day, 1t is on
thIN lart hight lhll the maiden tries on
Ier nrIlal drcsS' ll%htS incense before
lllc Nhrlhc oi her ancestors, and pros
lrat"S herself IN farewell worship be-
1ore lrr assembled parents. llnrlrS and
aliiltN. Al last he dreaded day arrives.
me ialr one rises early, halhcN per-
maps Tor the first time in two or three
months, arrangcS her hair in matrOnly
STYLE puts on her bridal garments of
gorgeous r'd SIN or stun sometimes
richly embroidered, and heavy corO-
nrl-llkr head-dreSS brilliant with real
or imitation pearls and precious stones,
/ velvet taSSeIS and fringcS, and gold or
gilt trappngS, which jingle at every
step She takes. Her toilet is completed
ny the large red veil of silk or cotton
which completely covers her face from
view II Is considered good form to
resist the services of her attendants
with loud screams and cNpoStulatiOnS,
any such thing as submission on her
part being sure to be construed by her
chatting bridesmaids into an immOdcst
Joy ut the near prospect Of wcdlock.
The bridegroom remains at home
with his friends He is arraycd in
SINS "Iu 'a'lil'' rmDr"l"cred accord
ih% 10 MS RANK; r'u scarf crosses his
prc"S'' anl y nrl,liant W'ddlng-cap Is
worn on ms h'ad' lie seats himself in
GLORIOUS H'otr awaiting the coming OF
'Il' prlu'' ne mas already dispatched
ah rl'gah' oridai Sedan' rIchiy gllded
ana rhamcird' decorated with King
INh'r l'a'herN' anu ornamentcd Wlth
gorgeous carvings Whlch he mas hlrcd
i"r the OCCASION 1t Is carried by half
Il dozen men IN rrd tunlc', and follows
III 'l' rear OF thc procession. 1t is
projected ny glIded paVl!ionS and can
oPi''' r'd boards with gut characters
representing the acadcmlcaI degrees
ana imperial honorS conferred upon
th' bridegroom or ms ancestors; grand |
lanterns Splendldly carved and painted
banners nu%c fans and state umbrcI-
IaN aNaccordlhg to the rank OF the bride
groom father. The bearers, equer-
rlcS ana musicians that swell the train |
are all drapcd in red robes, and the
whole procession marches along amidst |
the beating OF drums, the crash Of
cymbalS, and the screams of clairo-
nets, The procession arrives at the
bride ) house, and is greeted by the
dismal howlS OF the females within, A
letter written by her husband is now
handed to the bride, informing her that
the lowcry sedan is waiting at her
door, and inviting her to set out for
her new home. Then come sundry cX-
hortationS from her parents, the eX-
change of good wishes, protractcd
partingS, choking sobs, and vehement
prOtcstationS from the bride against
being taken from her home. This hol-
low farce is broken up by a bridesmaid
ruStintr thp vpil nvnr tho forn nf thn In