Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-11

humanity kneeling on the floor clear to the
chancel rail, leaving only space for the pro-
cessional. There was an exquisite oriental
rug laid from the door TO the street, and
over Ii a canopy of white velvet was hung
The great pipe organ In the dark organ loft
almost spoke its joyous greeting the bridal
procession entered the cathedral and passed
down the open way.
just as they got well into the church a
silver band, concealed among some palms,
struck In with the organ, and made blare
OF noise that was positively ear-splitting,
but above it all one could hear the voices OF
the singers in the organ loft A priest in
white vestments came from the altar and
met the party half way, being followed by
two others in black, who carried some
churchly emblems. Behind them trailed a
long procession of small boys in red shirts,
trimmed with gold lace, one of them bear
ing the crosier. The bride and groom passed
down the aisle with him, and knelt at the
altar, all of the attendants doing the same.
There were twelve bridesmaids ard twelve
groomsmen. The maids all in white, and
the groomsmen, like the groom, in con-
ventional black, and all carrying orange
blossoms. Then the priest read something
in Spanish, which must have taken him
half an hour. He asked the timid little
bride a whole cstechism of questions. TO
which L could hear only the answer, Isl,
senor." Then he put the groom through
the same ordeal, and got the same answers.
linen Il SOll pl.lte as upon
which a magnificent solitaire ring reposed.
The priest took 1t in his hand and said
something over 1T, and then passed IL to
the groom, who placed il upon the brides
left hand. Then the priest produced another
ring. which he placed upon the third finger
of the grooms right hand, ana still another,
Which he placed On the third finger of the
brides right hand. Then he folded their
hands together and sprinkled them with
holy water, and made the sign of the cross
over them.
4 Yoke OF satin.
Then onsued a long mass. a great deal Of
music and responsive reading and singing
by the priests ard acolytes, and more get
ting Up and sitting down than l ever re-
member TO have done in my life before,
after which the priest presented the groom
with the gold plate again, snd he put
several EolI pieces upon it, The priest
turned to the altar srd said prayer or two
over this, shen turned and poured the gold
back into the hands OF the groom, VINO in
turn poured IL in the hands OF his bride, and
she then put il in the hands OF the priest as
an Offering to the church, a sign that the
welded couple would support its holy orii-
nancas and sustain IL witt their money.
Then a twisted rope OF white satin ribbon
was thrown in yoke form over their necks,
and there was more singing and prayers.
The satin yoke. which WIS supposed TO rep
resent hyrleneal bondage. was then taken
off, and the couple retired TO the sacristy
TO sign q register and to receive the con-
CALCULATIONS of close friends. Immediately
after that the husband left his bride TO her
parents and Mastered to his home, TO be
ready to welcome his bride on her arrival
for the fist time. at his house. 1T would
have been an ii omen had she ever seen il
before
The reception that night was something
beyond all the social functions that | ever
saw before. The bride wore her wedding
dress Of white satin, which came from
Stls.fn mr. Gs.uff rafa 4
Ii was heavily embroidered with seed pearls
and its three-ya -ds-long train was bordered
with white ostrich feathers and natural
orange blossoms. 1t WAS low in the neck
ana Its short pulled sleeves displayed bare
arms twined with pearls. She had strands
OF exquisite pearls around her neck, in her
mar and in her ears. Her long veil of price
less old point was held on by a small crown
OF pearls, made OF graduated stars. The
bridesmaids wore their white dresses with
the addition of strings of pearls which were
present from the groom, who also gave
every member OF the brides family a hand
some piece of jewclry. The whole Casa was
aSlow with thousands of wax tspers and a
fo-iahe was spent in flowers to adorn every
loom in it, There were Two fine bands be-
sides string music. and wine flowed like
water The reception and ball lasted all
night. TIE welding festivities We're Kept
up DAY and right for one whole week and
no. I'll the last guest had seen the gate
closed on him by cid Paulo. and his guard
eenship' over a fourth bride Of The house
81 Alarid began, could the handsome young
husband claim as his wife the pretty Young
Seh.rlta ne Rad bought. The gates that
shut on Dolores that night shut AWAY FROM
her all the outside world and inside the
quiet walls that fortress-Hke encompass
her about. her life will be spent, eating
sleeping, drinking, and dreaming mayhap.
of some disappointment"
Spanish and Mexican romances make
eood reading. remarked Nora, as we rode
away from Casa cochfu after our parting
eau on tfetty Dolores, but the reality is
disappointing. l would about as soon hs
sent 10 st. Elizabeth's shut up with that
jealous man in Casa Cochiti"
% remember an apo,hecary,'" quoted
,ttorothy. absentiy. "a she gazed back at
IRE nov ding walls and some way Init, g.
her gloomy tomb seemed TO Us 10 bay. the
best CT 1t, for she had loved Romeo.
10. SONORA SARA.