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Show AN EGYPTIAN WEDDING. Che Whole Koran Recited At Fart of J tho Ceremony. I Special CoiwuponiU'tire.) ' Cmo, Egypt, Nor. 10. Tho next best thing to knowing the khedivo. according ac-cording to tho tourist estimate, is to get an invitation to an Egyptian wedding. Some of tho hotel guests lire so unxio'as for this honor that they do not wait for an iuvitation, but take tho liberty of sending their cards to any house where they hear n wedding is in progress and isking for admission. Oriental courtesy is so generous that this rudeness is not only forgiven, but often tho owners of the cards are cordially welcomed, i It was tho good fortune of the present 1 writer to receive an invitation some time ago to be present at the wedding of the two sons of Mohammed Pasha. This invitation gave me especial pleasure, both because it was to give me nn opportunity oppor-tunity to see a high caste marriage ceremony, cere-mony, and being a double wedding I fxpecte 1 that it would be a very brilliant brill-iant affair. My expectations were not realized, however. As to the marriage ceremony proper there was none so far as I could see, and Due of the bridegrooms apologized for the simplicity of tho wedding arrango-i arrango-i ments, saying that this was rendered necessary by his father's absence in Ceylon. What seemed odd enongh, though of courso not unexpected, was the total absence ab-sence of women. In the great central court and the various rooms on the lower floor of the palaco no one could bo seen but men. But all grades and conditions of men were there. Here were some of the rich young men of Cairo in most elaborate toilets, and close to their elbows a bare kneed or bare armed neighbor, who seemed to be made just as welcome as they. Some of the most exclusive of the guests smoked their lonely cigars in the drawing room. This was a large and comfortable apartment, apart-ment, furnished in European style, though lacking as even the khedive's parlors lack most of the beautiful and luxurious things which make these rooms what they are to us. Most of the company, however, preferred, as we did, to mingle with the common people in the central court. This spacious yard wa roofed for the occasion with immense im-mense Turkish rugs, and hung with large chandeliers sparkling with glass ornaments. Here tho two happy bridegrooms bride-grooms were kept busy receiving their j friends and seating them upon the mat covered benches, and keeping their slaves busy supplying Via with food and drink. I it is a part ol the cui' arriage ceremony that all tv chanted in the honsf during the day an' i ding. This joyful formed by blind I i lar occasion the jseendant of th' Jb&o by his conspicr p. $ a There was " trilling and i S A Si thisrecitati ii?- impossible VPn' was not r f f $SF$ to the d' S aiders' peatir Jf-fS'i . Jf |