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Show The Dress or a tliinc-c Hriilc. A writer in tlie A'u-iA Ciria Jerald descniies the dre"i worn by a Chinese lidy at lier wedding, of which he was a witness, a follows; "At length we wire admitted to injiect the bride, whose four-hours toilet was ust e-omjileted, and a marvelous IciUu.le trulj was the figure seated moUoiiless iu the centerof the room. Gorgeously elaborate was her array from head to foot, the former crow n-eJ n-eJ w itli a helmrt-likc erection of a material resemlllng turquoise enamel, en-amel, wrought into the finest filigrie work, from which jirojected glittering irtificial liectlcs and butterlliis and other qualut rich ornaments, the whole surmounted by three large round tufts of crlm-on sit!;, ar.anged ttira-wi-c. From the brim of this Iieidgcar fill all round strings of pearly and ruby lieads, aliout half a yard In length. Just visible thiough thi-eat the back, were broad loojis of jet-black hair, still" and solid as Ioli-hed ebony, and deioratisl with artificial pink roses. Her principal princi-pal vestment was a long tunic, whose foundation fabric or crimson saUu tvw scarcely discernable amid its cribmidery of gold; a corner turned back, lined with emerald satin, retealedan underskirt paneled I In brilliiut red and blue silk, this also profueely trimmed with gold I embroidery. A belt of scarlet satin, studded with tablets of white cornelian, corne-lian, crossed the waist behind. From tho front edge of her headdrtss n red silk veil fill almost lo the grouu i, adding much to her prefer- human asject." |