Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-09-14
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Il woman lifted her veil to show her face. The bride was not oyer fifteen or six teen and was quite pretty so far as one could judge Her checks were painted and her eyebrows penciled darlsly, to meet in the center and reach to her hair. The rest of her face was one dead white, made so by lead cosmetic. Her dress was white satin embroidered with silver and pearls. The clothes were clumsily made as are all oriental garments and completely disfgured whatever of grace she had. At hint from my friends l took up fold of her dress to see that the pearls were gen uine. Her hair was long and thick and braided full of little jingling coins.
 After this we were taken to see the trousseau. Many of the dresses were of rich and handsome stuffs. Then we went to see the supper table This was spread in 8 long and icy-co1d room There were fowls, cakes, dried fruits. enormous quantities of bread and cheese, and three immense boiled fish, besides black olives and confectioners' cakes. Hot dishes were to be served later when the guests were seated.
 The whole party then went into the parlor to wait the arrival of the bride groom and the priests, of whom there were to be four. The rest of the com pan5 were all assembled, and at nine Haskas and his mother arrived The bride was led in and seated on stool, the tinsel covering her completely. 1 Haskas' mother looked like veritable old witch, and she passed her time making invidious remarks and declar- ing that the amount of dowry they were giving such 6 noble, beautiful and well-connected young man as Hasllas was utterly ridiculous.
 Everybody but the bride talked, smoked and had good time, and at eleven the priests had not come The brides father went to see what had be- come of them. He soon returned to say that they would be along in short Hme. So coffee and more sweetmeats were served, and mastic was offered to the men to sharpen their appetites. Finally, at one o'clock in the morning boy came and spread piece of carpet in the center of the floor and said tho priests were coming. The guests did not mind the delay, but the poor little bride, sitting on the stool under her glittering headgear, tottered with slecp two or three times. No one spoke to her or offered her 0 glass of water nor did she speak to anyone. It must have been cruel penance At half=past one the priests arrived. preceded by sev, eral boys with censors chanting. The
 q robes stiff with gold embroidery and jewels. The head priest had sort of mitre blazing with jewels. The first carpet was now covered with another having jeweled tassels. The chief priest took the center of this with the other three behind him. The brides father led her forward to the bride groom and they both stepped.sbefore the priest, cushions of red velvet were then presented, on which were wreaths of artificial leaves. These were put on the heads of the young couple The tinsel veil kept that of the bride steady, but Haskas' did not fit and kept slip ping around, to his great discomfort. The bride was short, Haslxas tall, and they were obliged to stand one hour with their foreheads touching. The wreaths were changed from head to head three times.
 The ceremony appeared to resemble the Catholic form closely but with much more symbolism When it was over the newly-married pair arose and the priests went to the supper room, and after they had eaten and departed the rest went to s1IDrer