Show A WEDDING account of a marringa Mar rIngo in high life at bombay ai of of ilia 1 I queer jewelry itina d 0 rot a wo mom toy liy the lite urlile the I 1 ae r ln il ll l HW au important 1 actor an interesting description of a hindmo wedding written by sarah barah 1 I hamlin from bombay appears in a recent issup of 0 tile the san ban francisco bulletin and train from I 1 it the ilo following extract la is taken As it was growing grow ing late lalo vu 0 o felt that wo hadwaH bad ignited cd ions iong enough anil and prepared to proceed torl deward this seemed to lie jo tile tho signal for a wv new departure and a procession was again formed at till aliu brides house few changes had been made but a clinco cli cl orco ioco or mar marriage riago hall had been formed by placing tit at each of the four corners of a square earthen earthenware waro water N assels ono one above ilia the other oilier and held lit in poil position tion by supports of bamboo in ili tho thi center was tho the sacred fire hardly had all wo we arrived armed when every body took seats boats as before thou though gli tile cashmere not appear and tile brido and groom no longer sat bit opposite each other but sido side by sido side tho the priests performed ahro fleo before thein and fastened ilia boys scarf to tho the marriage mai riago vail of tho the girl tho the mala or marriage marr ligo R irland com coin posed of twenty four strings of 0 rid red cotton was vw huntr around their necks their hands were ero again joined beneath tile tho dirty ahe bans nuptial hanim lit in honor of ilia gods krishna Ki islina and ram ham and then commenced a baries of fiew performances it in hichi tile brido girooni s mother ln in kawwas law was 1 tho principal actor a lor first a great platter of food was brought ought bi which ilia mother presented to her herluin daughter who ali ilist st gave it to her bridegroom and lie ho then helped her red powder waa aa put plat upon tho the forehead of 0 both bain and again not only by priest bridegrooms bride grooms another ln in law and lite iho little brother brolli or but by nur numerous nerous romalo friends again and again was tho the immense platter resembling a paint shop with its various arious powders brought forth hands and ana feet of brido and groom were rubbed with rod red powder ponder which is an emblem of prosperity anointed with oil and washed with water hands mado made to touch each other many times and toes tom touch li toos toes wo vo could see that tho ilia brides little brown feet were heavy with vill toe ringa whose pendants pennants pend ants half conrod ilia iho feet and tho the plainer too toe rings tho the mother was constantly removing from ono foot to tho ilia other louder lauder and ana louder efow tho ilia nuptial songs and ono high voiced woman tho leader of tit tho singers on our sido side of tho the cherco ch cli orco seemed to bo be firing challenges at tile tho priest I 1 anil and lip hylo to bo ba replying to licar in n an all 0 orpo 41 altory manner anner iii then tho the brass hands banda would begin bc gli play a moment and stop nev never r IV by tiny any accident lit in harmony AR aa tile tho colso subsided for a timo time an immense brass platter was brought whereupon rico rice had been arn arranged ingred somewhat in tho form of tho the le letter ater X which Is a mystic bymbos used in religious ceremonies from a ro ra moto period and si signifying success cesia and happiness into tho the angles of tho the cross roll red powder was sprinkled by tile tho priest and surrounding friends began to throw copper coins upon it tricy they seemed to bo be tossing for tho the fortunes of tho the young couple ono one of whom who seemed sz so weary and disgusted and half balf blinded by tho the was repeatedly yawning and looking around as if to ask if relict woula over como come while lie ho was nearly roas roasted teaby by tho the lire so near which lie ho was obliged to kilt alt A pan was brought lit in at tills this part of tile tho proceedings 1 in ili which wore war two or kinds of 1 meal cal glace or claril clarified led butter being put upon tho lour flour tho the officiating woman or tho the bridegrooms bride grooms mother inlaw in law proc proceeded cedea to stir it with her hall ban i and to mako make a kind of dough of which limet bride in law nd 11 blest lost each tell took look a little and upped on tho ilia lire chii h was now burnt burnh iv brightly brig fitly li binally im nally illy lindo brido ani and groom arose and lie he kiili lilt ono arin ann around her neck embracing brne inge her as though sho she a por par pille laid ind lie ho afraid of 0 tho the quills licy proceeded around tile tho cl ioree 11 guided by tho the priest and pausing pi using at each of tile tho four columns of carthen waro pots where appropriate signs of worship were made sin hinging ing gesticulation und and powdering pondering fol followed lowed and as aa tin alwy i sat bat again tit sacred hotel bot oleaf leaf was given to each and they placed lt it upon ivon tho iho ire fire four times time they mado made tile ilio and told ahat if by any chanco chance tills this was dono done only three times it ib was no real marriage on oil the fourth return brido bride and groom now husband and cvito unchanged exchanged I 1 their seats anil and then canio camo eions almost almost all the female friends came forward and put silver rupees in tho the brides hand and stepp ln behind her her ber from bet behind aind vo vern vere told t ibal hat tit tb 14 wai the end cud |