The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-26

high turban studded with a priceless mum.
! Der OF uncut gems, that make IL look
neither comfortable nor brilliant. The bride
on the contrary. is rather charming. Her
costume consists merely of a tight fitting
yellow India silk bodice, With yards Of the
same material swathed loosely about her
supple body. and ore end thrown over the
hair. she Is further ornamented by ear
rings, finger rings, nose ring and bangles
that reach TO the shoulder; on her pretty
ankles are the heavy ankIet chains that
clInk when she steps. Altogether she would
De lovely and picturesque little object if
she we're only playing in tableaux instead
Of pitiful real life
but all interest in her is immediately
snuHed out on the arrival of the Nautch
girls. They are two or more hired dancers,
whose performance appears to be the most
welcome and wonderful feature OF the entire
occasion. In dress they are not unlike our
own ballet girl, wearing from fifteen to
twenty gauze skirts; the longest Of these
reaches to the feet and the others are grad
uated 20 within half yard of the waist.
Inc so-cslled dance is strange and weird
and after the first fiftesn minutes remarka-
bly, undressing. 1t is made up OF series
OF impossible poses. in parts 80 slow as to
remind one of the last witches Of a mechan-
zeal toy when it is nearly run down AS an
Indian ballad has it
They posture, bob, whirligig, wriggle like cells,
Ana al. tne time shuttle about on their heels.
Aeeplng time Co the pIpers and tom-tommers'
strains
With the clink of their auklets OF resonant
chains.
When this has gone on until you are ex-
aausted and the rest of the audience is re-
duced 20 state of eutranced breathlessnesS
the really sacred part of the rite begins.
An adjournment is made to al outer
room with an earthen floor. in the centre Of
which bright fire is burning. Around
this, IA the presence OF many witnesses, the
young couple promenade solemnly seven
times, carefully claspIng each others right
hand. BY one OF the Oldest customs ever
kept up they must go always toward the
right because it is a festive occasion.
should mistake be made and turn to
the left be taken the direst misfortune and
sorrow would be the result anticipated. In
the meantime a priest, the dirt of whose
once white garments is supposed to add to
ms holiness, goes about majestioally, NUT
terlng lot of mystical words.
FINALLY this also is gotten through with
ana the coolies enter with a bowl of richly
buttered rice. The groom then, as a sacred
duty, feeds his wife, holding the oily mix
ture out TO her in his palm: atterward he
partakes himself and does the proper thing
IN wiplng his greasy mouth on the silken
gown of his mother-in-law-which last goes
to prove that human nature and the posi-
Lion or that unfortunate lady are pretty
much the same the world over.
Later, when the teasting begins, a sepa-
rate table covered with English delicacies is
set for the Christians present. Although
your invitation means stayin until O'Clock
IN the morning, after supper the ordinary
individual is glad to say good night in his
best Hindustanee and make his way home
ward in cab or, better still, one OF our own
American horse cars.