Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-04-22
GREAT TURKISH WEDDING.

Ii Americans will persist in their
pernicious habit OF making foreign
marriages why don't they pay some
attention to the ferocious Turk? A
suspicion OF mercenary motives clines
about the Italian princes and French
counts and German barops; but
they do these things better in
Turkey. There the bridegroom or
the hrlde-groom's father is obliged to
furnish dowry and trosseau for the
bride, whose only contribution is
complete outfit of linen garments fol
the bridegroom.
A Turkish wedding has just occurred
which was to Constantinople what the
Vsnderbit-Fsir wedding was to New
York. TIE bridegroom wos Djaird
Bey, and the bride was the grand
daughter OF Kaptan Pasha, minister OF
marine, and the only Turk who sue
cessiuliy and constantly bullies the
sultan, This grand father is euor-
mnusly wealthy, and Moeb EsnnOum,
the bride, Is his favorite, 80 the wed
ding was very gorgeous affair. OF
course Djaird Bey never saw his
brides face until after the wedding.
hut reports say that it is worth seeing.
The girl Is a radiant beauty, which is
natural enough, for her mother, Ham
ide Han30un, is the Turkish belle of
Consisntinople and power in the
kingdom. The idea Of the bowstring
and sack foc rebellious wives doesn't
apply 20 Handle. She mas buried one
husband and divorced three, and has
merely started upon her csreer. Her
daughter is said to have inherited he-
temper as we'll as her beauty. so the
outlook for Djsird Bey is stormy.
The brides trosseau Was magnificent
beside which the achievements Of New
York brides would look like samples.
There were thirtythree tea gowne,
not 10 speak Of visiting gowns, carriage
COWS, state gowns, provided in like
confusion, aad the jewels would make
sven queen OF opera boufie pale with
envy.
TIE marriage ceremony took place
at the psiace OF Jue grandfather, and
an elaborate iuncheou followed 1t.
Then steam lauoches took the bridnl
party over to the Bey's home, or tbe
A-iaiie shore. a rigid!y closrd s'stf
carriage met the noats, and intoit The
closely mufilad bride WAS buudtcd q with
aer mother, VINO, having Chicago re-
cord on such performances, must have
been q great comfort to her daughter.
| The BRIDEGROOM rode ahead on q
prancing white.steed. When the house
was reached the bridegroom led the
bride 10 the ataae cham Der, whtre be
lifted her veil eUd for the first lime
saw her face. Then he escaped aud
went cut and threw pennies 10 the beg
gers. The bride mounted throne, Oh
q raised dais, ard was exhibited for
three hours. Througs of guests came
in a, d looked her over, while they ate
lam and sherbet, drank coffee, and
smoked cigarettes. The trousseau was
laid out for their edifcation, too.
Evidently Turkish wedding is So
ciable unconventional affair, great
Improvement upon conservative west
ern customs, for every one, friend and
foe alike, is free to attend the function
and see the show. Imagine the inno-
cent pleasure of the populace if, instead
of blocking Fifty seventh street and
Fifth avenue, il had been invited into
the Oelricbs dwelling and feasted upon
sherbet and jam, If young Mrs: W. X.
Vanderbilt had seated herself upon a
throne under the famous blossoming
bower and borne the inspection OF the
multitude, if the trousseau and wed
ding presents had been spread out In
the bedrooms, where who ran might
see. and if w. K. Vanderbilt, jT., had
sat on the front steps and thrown cop
pers to all of the mob that WASH t 10
side of the house. The downtrodden
Turk has some compensations, after all.
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