The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-08-17

dish VI play. Two share plate and
fingers do duty a. forks and spoons for
most Of the guests. The sons Of the
family net ~ walters. stepping over
the cloth and around the dishes In
rtockingcd feet and accomplish the
task Of feeding the multitude deity
and efficiently. After. dinner basin
and ever are In rcquisition again and
hands are washed vigorously. Then
there Il long. wearisome time Of
waiting In momcntary expectation OF
the bridegroom's coming. rclievei
only BY the monotonous music and
dancing which has now begun 70 pail
on rs. After brides. girls and chill
dren have all taken their turn, two
old women take the floor and are APP
plaudcd a. they renew their youthful
| pastime.
| At last there Is cry: 1.-The bride
| groom cometh.r and all IL animation
The bride. covered with red gauze
| vail. stands In one end OF the room
with relatives on either side. The
music wakes louder and her brothers
dance up and down the room In front
81 her. There Is glare OF torches In
the yard. and the bridegroom enters
arm-in-arm with his 'best man.
wearing festive white cotton gloves
and large button-hole bouquets Of ar
tifcial flowers. An old priest pre-
ceeds him and advances to bless the
bride. The young man. though beam
ing with pleasure, affects reluctance
and is encouraged 70 go forward
BY pulls and pushes till within
arms length OF his bride. The
priest joins their right hands. laying
his own on top. and repeats rapidly
the benedictions. calling them king
and queen. Then bridegroom and
best man, with the bride between,
head the procession for the church.
, The brides friends remain behind.
: for the idea is that she is taken from
= them. The guests from the other
house. each with little taper, 60 out
y into the dark. deserted streets, only
2 illumined by the torches glare. Night
Is preferred as the time for weddings,
q as the procession will then be unob-
\ served. though the music draws some
= spectators who peer down into the
q darkness from the housetops, and al
% the guard-hous the soldiers bar tho
N passage with their guns till they re
10 ceivc the expected present.
y II is weird scene 70 be in. as We
y wind about the streets, taking thu
~ longest route 50 as 10 avoid the II
~ omen OF rctracing our steps as we re
~ turn. The little church is lighted Will
70 candles and looks pretty In the sub
! dued light with its arches and alta
y and pictures Confession is the mrs
q ceremony. Two old priests lead tn
D young couple separately aside ant
= knecl with them as they confess, in tn
er sight Of all. They then go hand i
~ hand up in front Of the altar, and
Ia priest in rich robe and inter, wit
n two assistants. chants the service
OF il in the ancient Armenian and y sal
IN 10 be beautiful service. handed dow
~ through centuries. Three times n
r. solemn question Is put to each an
~ answered. A part Of the performane
TX appeals to the eye. and that ] coul
ne understand The couple stand facin
he each other and bend forwar
Il till foreheads touch. a vail is throw
or over both heads and Bible and eros
ms laid on top. They remain in this p
In sition some time. while the service col
ng tinucs. and by the time they are pr
PIP nounccd man and wife 1t seems as
md they must be very much married. Co
oll cratuiations are now in order and thu
zen turn to face the company. the Bird
oc- groom holding the Bible in front
him. The priest stands near with
ed, collection-platc. and the coins Y
Ter. friends drop in are the marriage f.
am II gold piece gets in the genera
uty donor Is in every ones mouth as
Tx, prince Of libcrality. The sleepy On
ue, drcn. who have been standing abe
ate. through the long service with tn
ngs dripping tapcrs are ready 70 30 hoi
low by this time. as we all are. and at m
GER night the procession reaches the brit
Ar groom's home.
mar The next day there Is q feast thu
en- and the trousseau is again exhibited
"a a his mothers guests. with many co
ieli- mcnt and sometimes joke. lie .
silk his best man peep in TO seo he she
her and are loudly rated BY the old won
ter for their lack Of modesty. but the
wen fashions can not remain when there
was such a disposition among the you
the people 10 copy European mannf
read The little bride stands against
with wall. mute and invisible. under
tray red vail. She Is now under new
hirt. gime. that 81 her mothcr-in-law,
whose presence she can neither sp'
,ticc nor sit without permission, until
are honor Of being herself mother 81
blue her some freedom. But from this Y
girls on. in her new home, for years
and come, she Is called BY all the fan
" Of ..our bride. 49, Anne Rhea wilson
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