The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-08-26
A MOORISH MARRIAGE.
CEREMONIES ATTENDING THE cELE'
BRATlON IN MOROCCO,

Was Fat, but beauty In That Country I
Ia Cauvcd hy tho Quantity Of Adiposo
TisSne-Carrled on Her Brothcr's Back
II was evening when we started of 20 u
Noortsh wedding, one OF the most interest
ing sights of Morocco, We found our way
10 a low, whitewaShed house, which tho
ladies Of the party entered. The gentle
men had to remain outside as no man ts
permitted to look ON Moorish lady. We
found ourselves in a short passage leading
into the patio" square hall around
which the rooms are built The patlo was
crowded with women sQuatung on the
floor. some slipping tea and eating sweet
cakes; others (the paid muSclanS) sing IN
a low, nasal chant 10 the accompaniment
of tomtomS
Passing through these we came into the
room where the bride sat in state. The at
mosphere was sitting, She was surrounded
bv lady friends and relatives, many ot |
whom held long lighted candles, The
ynm,n were smartly atttred and had their
faces and eyes highly painted. The room
was long and narrow. Its ceiling was
naiuted in brilliant colors and the white
washed walls for about six feet were hung
with a handsome dado Of crimson velvet IN
pauels each panel being Moorish arch
apnlioue in green broche with gold em'
brnidery. Behind white lace curtains ut
each end of the room stood bed with pil'
lows eucased in Moorish embroidery ON
| suL g., valance of the same reaching 10 the
ground ....,..,,
I'm one Of these beds sat the bride, tailor
| fashion. with a veil of checked muslin en-
! tirely euvelopiug her. This was presently
raised and disclosed the lady to our vtew
! She was a girl of fourteen, and, beng very
fat WAS considered a beauty. To he lat lS
considered a womau's greatest attraction
Indeed. when nearing u marriageahle age
il il common for girls to lie for weeks Gov
cred with warm blankets, passing their
time in doing and feeding ou tatteulng
liat of milk, "hoos kooSoO' lthe native
disb) oil, peas, or certain bean supposed
To be infalliblO rs fat producer
Her face pres Suted the most eNtraordi-
nary appearance, being painted white with
a delicate pattern in pale blue, yellow and
black on a three cornered patch of crimson
On each cheek ana chin. The eyebrows
ereindicatcd by thin line OF dense black,
I
we're bIackened, extended tanshaped de
sign in black to the top OF the ears. lhe
tins of her fingers and toes were died terra
Gotta with hcnna. Aysha lso she was
calledl was clad in gorgeous kHtah OF
red silk and gold brocade, embroidered Ia
cold and reaching To her ankles. her
undergarmenTS were pure colored hrocadt
and her waistcoat green velvet and gold
Over the kaftan hung light game gar.
ment. open down the front and confined
by a band of gold and silk in many colors
Her headdress was composed OF sllb
handkerchiefs, pinned around so as u
show narrow edge OF each on the Tore
1 head Above these came band of blacb
> velvet with a close design OF seed pearl'
4 and emeralds. Her neck wa, encircled BY
4 many necklaces, principally strings o
/ pearls with occasional uncut emerald
+ and amethysts She further wore mum
), bar of rings and bracelets and anklets OF
b COSTLY but clumsy description. The mos
; remarkable piece of jewelry was the ear
: RINGS which were as large as an ordlnar
bracelet, the part going through the ea
being A tube of gold quite half an inch Il
h diameter. The girls accustom their ears |
Il this by pressing date stones through Tn
Il hole At the front of the earrings was a
'f ornament of gold iiligree and preclon
/ stones to which was attached gold chai
e fastened bva brooch to the headdress lie
% outfit was completed by a pair of velyt
u and gold slippers.
d RIDING PICKABACK.
{. While we were gazing at her we heard
+ cry in the patio, which was quickly take
Df mn by the women in the bridal chambe
n The bridal veil was Immediately droppe
r and the women assumed their helks,
er long. white wooen shawl. The reason
ed this commotion was the entrance
Avsba's brother, tall Moor in dark BIZ
er cloth dielabea and white turban. +
seated himself on the bed front Of his 81
Fi' ter, and the latter, putting ner arms aroui
his neck, WAS carried pickaback into u
l! patio Here the women were congregatt
around a Curious wooden box, swathed
bridal clothes At one side was an ope
e ing. where the Moor knelt. The brit
climbed over his head and into the DO
Ia Draperies were dropped over the openin
at and Aysha, in her cage, was holsted on
: mule at the door of the house.
The procession then formed up, the IN
sicians, playing drums, leading the wa
followed by MoOrs carrying brass cano
Iabras with colored candles. Then car
w the brides box, surrounded by twenty
ot thirty Riffians doing wild, fantas
re- "powder play" with their long brass
zee silver mounted guns. Then more cand
1t. and long array of friends. In this way
Mt. the bride borne to her husbands home;
tie matter how far it may be, in the box
rst must remain till she arrives there.
Re. Then the box is lifted down to t
ou threshold and the bridegroom's mott
an comes with bowl of milk, loaf of bre
me and salt for the bride to taste. The kt
ley are then delivered to her. and the old la
Id keeping in front of the box, the br
), a crawls out, crawls on to her mother
5ne laws back and is carried to the brit
Eht chamber, there, still yelled, to be locked
alone. The mother then delivers the
ire of the room to her son, who goes to un'
on and look for the first time on his bride
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