The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-24
MARRIED. In BASUfOLAUD
Graphic Description of the Cere-
mOny by Guest.
Impressive Bridal Attire of the Coz,
trncting Pnrtics-EGects of p,r,,,
III sh"" Upon the Charming
maidcn-RemarkabIe Toilets os Tin.
Company Attending the Cerep,ouy.

When | arrived at Jonatban's virsg,
that warrior was away with band of his
young men. so that I9couId not see him
though saw his son at wedding which
was being held when reached the sceno
was taken through rows of naked. grin
ming savages. of both sexes. to be intro
duced to the bride and bridegroom whom
found to be a pair of mission converts
When l saw the pair the shock nearly
shook my boots off
The bride, full blooded negress was
! dressed in beautiful white satin dress
which fitted her as if Il had been fired NJ
her out of a gun. 1t would not meet in
| front by about three inches. and the bod
ice was laced up by Snarrow bands of red
SILK. like a footballeTs Jersey In her
snort. wooily hair she had pinned a
wreath Of artificial orange blossoms Down
her broad back there hung great gauzy
lace veil. big enough to make a fly net
for COW camel in summer. 1t was mot
liked on to her dress. nor to her wreath
but was tied on to two little kinky curIs
at each side of her head by bright green
ribbons, after a fashion of a prize flIly of
the draft order at county fair. Her
hands we're encased in a pair of white
~ hfer
man at that.
When | was introduced TO the r.avIv
shackled matron she put one of these
gloved hands into mine with a simDerinS
air of coyneSs that made me feel cold all !
over, for that hand in the kid glove re-
minded me of the day / took my first |
lesson from Laurence Foley. Australia's |
champion boxer. and he had an eight |
ounce glove on thank Heaven on that |
md
carried "A fan of splendid ostrich feathers |
with which she brushed the flies off The
groom. 1t was vast enough to have
brushed away toy terrier to say nothing
OF flies but it looked I. toy in that giant
fist
The bridegroom hung on his BRIDE arm
like fly to sugar stick. He was a tall !
young man. dressed in black frock coat.
light trousers braced up to show that he
wore socks, Shoes white gloves and a
hat. He carried his brides
white silk Bingham in one hand and an
bunch of flowers in the other
He tried to look meek but only sue
reeded in looking sly, bypocritical, and
iwfully uncomfortable Al times he would |
ook at his new spouse. and then most l
insanity expression would cross his foxy {
ace; he would push out his great thick | s
FPS until they threw shadow all around
lin; open his dazzling white teeth and
ct his great blood-red tongue Toll out
lntil the chasm in his face looked like a
ent in black velvet gown with Car
inals red hat stuffed in the centre He
nay have been full of saving GRACEFUL l
p and running Over-but it was not The J
rand OF Christianity | should care to in
est my money in. When he caught my '
aze riyeted upon him he tried to look I
Ike brand plucked from the burning; G
e rolled his great velyet-biack eyes sky Q
ard screwed up the slit which ran across h
is face and which be called a mouth | h
ntil it looked like a crumpled doormat, | G
1ided his hands meekly over his breast, il
nd compOrted himself generally like an +
ivertisement for mission society S
From him / glanced to his pa" who a
ad given him away and seemed mighty 81
lad to get rid of him. 47"Pa'' was dressed (,
pure black from head to heeI-just the o
me old suit that he had worn when he ! ii
ruck this planet only more OF It. He 81
as guitless OF anything and everything Il
the shape Of dress. except for a long is
ng of horn. which he wore on top of his e.
lad. He did not carry any parasols or VI
MS or gewgaws OF any kind In his great eI
uscular fists. One hand grasped an iron be
cd ass=gai and the other lovingly fondled
battle axe, and both weapons looked at to
me where they rested. He was not Just wi
@ sort Of a father-in-law | should have | hi
nkered for IL had been out on a matri- an
'nial venture; but I would rather have |
e limb of the old heather than the whole tn
dy OF his civilized son, for with all FOL