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Ezrogamic mar- mze “as: first. of courset- by capture. .n.;init31'wlb‘st guise ‘8 Still to DO seen among the Australian savages. No otm form of marriage prevails am- ong mm. The woman is captured? by tun-e.andwbm-ta.'ly treated that, ac- cording to Eyre, the hodiea: of the W0- mm are [requrnt-‘y covered with sum from the Matings they receiv- ‘Id when stoien from their fathers“ flames. Whig of mursex, marriage by‘ "NIH? l8 tu- H_)\\H.~j£ form or matri- n’“? "'31! “HI M denied that it. has! “8 aah'anf'urou 9".“ o L“ .--- _-_ _- - . 9 Aft?! .mvago zmtiun has progres- pd beyond “but may be termed the elements of sax-awry. endogamyb or ”marriage \sit'i‘in the tribe,” was pro- bafi y the most mmmrm style of ma- trimony. but when. from any cause, then- was :1. “wk of women in a par. fl emu of surroundings, should “3;. differences in the ceremony. The ”. - itseit' is really a product of no such thing as mar- .‘vze t9rm is understood by ' saxage marriages are not; “yd awn low: indeed. many savage hnzuagf’s haw no words to express the “.1190 the Bible “'gs tran- “mi into the. Algonquin language . word was inwnted to answer the ””1039, The (‘aiit‘ornia Indians known ” "dlggersq have no word to exyress a” M93 0! marriage, “11“!) the Hot;- how” of South Afrlra can not dis- tinguish in Hunt language between a myriad and unmarried woman. Of count such a rack as this in 11 Ian- wage is suffie-ieni indication of thb NW at estimation of marriage, and “waxed incievd must he the condition of £31068 peopl? when their language is thus Iaoking. Savages generally take .5 extremely low viPw both. 'of women “.9 of fin? marringe institution. Lew. in guys that in Hm Emmt of India mar- NW? is more» 3' a matter of conven- ”we, an! tizv the hill tribes of the Hwa‘ayus rewrc! matrimony as a I M: of net'es~ar)' H'Ii to secure the 1 “Home of a \Hrmzln in the house as l he Ibex)“: mums of having their was cooked. . . - a 1 1 1 1 l “1- but than ‘ I t It, “1th be! of “finger: "ad “Re aw: “Stray her the "lath“- A 118! 13' 91' is as a mean an Ml and mOck :m W q 1'9 ’ankc Inted If «'11) mm 5m Ii K 0! women in a par- wurse was had to cup- u‘ supplying the de- ” Hugamy, or “mar- unuld stop her hat. She replied. ‘d; I wanted to get 1 . made all this “fair m-nt off re- I‘ this. all seemed “Words. and she [UlI-I luv-.1 levuxuw _._- 11133. when fireworks. And~ iliâ€"uminationq add t9 the pomp kept up in all. con- ceivable ways. For fear any owl eye should have turned upon the.lovers (lpring those evening prooesgxons. .a. . Not many years have passed since pay weddings were the fashion in one country district. of Germany, every ’ guest paying for his entertainment as :he would at a hotel. the sum thus iraised constituting the bride's dowry. 'In order to prevent secret weddings, ‘ church door marriages have been prac- dived in several countries. particular- ly in France, Germany and England, .the purpose being, of course, to se- cure the widest: publicity to the marâ€" . riage. By fudal laws differences were ' sometimes made in the marriage cere- ,nionies as performed for persons of idifferent classes or ranks in life. in gCranbrook. England, one of the most 3 peculiar of these customs was to adapt ; the ceremony to the craft of the groom. 'and to provide at the marriage emâ€" ‘ible‘ms of his calling. For example, lwhen p carpenter was married, the church walk was strewn with shavings; qwhen a smith was the happy person. firon filings and coal dust answered 2 the purpose; a farmer walked on straw, a cobbler on leather scrapings ,a- l-utcher on sheepskins. The Hindoo ceremony is exceedingly long.' and tedious. lasting sometimes during many days. The following condensed account. of it is presented by a. writer on Oriental tOpics: “The. father makes the proposal on behalf of his son, which is always done on , a lucky day; before a reply is given. ; the bride's father pays a similar visit, t after which, with great pomp, the oth- l or parent accompanies his son, who; makes gifts to the bride, one of which ; is a piece of silk to be worn on the, wedding day; his father then presents . four or six guineas with some betel; to the bride's father, saying: :Theg money is thine. and the girl is mine.’ 3 The answer‘ is vice versa, and a Brah- l min repeats a certain formulary. 5 which closes the betrothment. A lat-’ tice-work bower is now built in thel courtyard.- and from ten to thirtyflays g festivitiesare carried on. and friends i call. and the interval so spen't'is equi- g valent to our reading of the bans 1n l Church. Offerings are made to pro- 1 pitiate the god of marriage. and the , young couple ride on elephants to me turn their. friends' visitsin‘ the evenâ€" i ,r -11-..- The Karena of Burmah have their marriages at funeral feasts. When a man of the. village (lies the body is hur- ied temporarily until arrangements can be made for a number of marriages, then the late lamented is (lisinrerred, laid out in state and a general marri- age feast held in his honor. sometimes as many as 200 couples being united at the funeral of a distinguished chief, in a wholesale ceremony, paralleled nnly by that held in Paris in 165], when (:00 couples were united on the same day, the girls all being (lowered by the mun- icipality. ..â€"c,“â€"-- It...“ lluu."’o U" the shore at' the very top of: is voice. and a very loud voice it is. His busi- ness is to laud the would~be husband . in every possible way; and this he does 'by giving his name, his title and’ his- tory, stating also the number of his friends and connections, hoping there- by to obtain a considerable reduction in the purchase money. Then. by way. of a first hid. the canoe is paddled: to the shore and a number of blankets thrown out. This very small offer is re- ceived with derision and roars of laugh- ter from the bride’s friends. They are not going to let her go quite. so cheap as that; he must offer a great deal more. The answer given is more ()If less equivalent. to our slang eli'pres-i-i sion, “ Get along with you.” Then arises 1 ~vv-v- u UHDCO Among the Indians inhabiting the western shore of Vancouver's Island there is a curious custom known as demanding the bride. “ The suitor is escorted by a great number of his friends in some thirty or forty canoes. Nobody speaks for about ten minutes, for these ‘children of nature’ are very reserved, indeed. At last the visitors are requested to say where they come from and what is their object in. com- ing. Thereupon some man gets up in' his canoe and hm'angues the natives on i was formerly the practice for the groom to give the bride a kick as a. sign of her inferiority, while in Servin and Buglaria to~day it . 7 .. for- the groom to tap the bride lightly with his own shoe. as a gentle hint that authority and is 1v-rumine.-nt in the wed- ding ceremonies of many nations. In some parts of Spain the bride’s slipper is carried before her; in Hungary the father of the bride formally pulls off her shoe and gives it to her husband as a renunciation of his authority over her; the same idea doubtless originat- ing the practice now so common of throwing an old shoe after the bride. as she leaves her father’s house. Ceremonies that indicate the Subjec- tion of the bride are ' as a part of the wedding service, th bride washes the feet of the groom, while among certain Inriian tribes the groom steps on a lx‘aw egg and the bride wipes his foot. ‘Among some South Sea islanders the groom Walks OV‘BI‘ the bodies Of his wife’s kinfnlkn n AAggAn- his wife’s kinfolks. iatic of the Victory them er}: he. carried u "\ -uwâ€"â€" lprriestl and the wedding feast and reâ€" jowings are prolonged during several days" while ceremonial calls between 'iies ('.()mpl8le the marriage fes- . the f ami f tivities. It may he noted that in China 3 Widows are at a disadvantage, for ‘uhe lwedding feast of u Widow may be con- nly three days, her sed- ‘Ltinued during 0 Han chair has but two bearers. while l'tihet of the maid has four; only the usuâ€" lal number of instruments are allowed ;at the marriage of a widow. the illumâ€" y no means so profuse. t [nations are b lnor is the rejoicing so enthusiastic, for tea a Chinaman of Dr. Cunningham's ac- iquaintanoe quaintly put it, ”she have .muchee marry alreadyt” ' ' the Mandingoes at lAfrice. is merely. a regulated slavery. gCaillie says: “Husband and Wife never talk or laugh together. I asked‘o-ne why he did not. sometimes make merry with his wives and was told that if he did} he would not be able to manage them, her they would laugh 7ft him when he thing." Among told that to do any ' several African tribes, however, the husband does not see his wife's face in the daytime until after the birth of the first child. nor for more than a rant is he 5! ed to Vi.“ fl” family §ut stated intervals for the ten ,duys preceding her marriage, and at {every stage in the ceremony, including ,the “evenings of weeping." there is a fprofuse discharge of firecrackers. The ;night of the marriages the houses of 3 both the interested parties are illumin- ;ated with lanterns and candles. and a great feast is made for both families, iwt which the bride and groom eat to- :together. though out of sight of the fires}. of the guests. The contracting gperties drink tea out 0:! the same cup, 9a benediction is p‘rgnuunced by the year ion a raised platform, surrounded by l Jars of water, the two largest being fplaced bythe lovers. and prayers are I offered up to bring down the deity into ‘one of them. The s'u-rificial fire is ,then kindled, and oil, butter, rice, in- 'cense, etc., are throan into it. The l nuptials are performed. by a Brahmin. l who. at the conclusion. breaks acocoa- 'nut in two, and then blesses the tali, or piece of gold. worn by all married women. which is placed round the bride’s neck by the bridegroom. who swears before the fire to take care .‘Of his wife. All present sprinkle rice I mixed with saffron over the shoulders of the newly married, and repeat pray~ era as they do so. which is their mode got bestowing a benediction on a. un- ton." In China, overtures to the marriage gare begun by the "go-between” or ; matchmaker, who presents to the mem- fbers of the bride’s family an account ‘of the bridegroom, and a copy of his f“eight characters” the symbols de- noting his birth and the supposed turn- ing points in his life. If the mertures ‘ be favorably received, there is an ex- 4' change of cards. the bride's eight char- : acters being sent. to the bridegroom’s f family, together \\ ith such personal de- j tails as may be interesting or likely to promote the match. The courting ' is all done by proxy, and the brideâ€"t groom does not see the bride until he has withdrawn the veil from her face after the ceremony. On the all-import- ant day the bride is placed in a sedan chair with four bearers, men with huge umbrellas precede and bands of music follow. The bride is borne to the house of her future husband, there the twain worship heaven and earth, , and offer incense together, to the spirits of their departed ances- tors. It is worthy at note that the bride is expectedto weep profusely ..~. in opposite directions; and on the wed- dmg day: Brahmins arrange themselves F A smart walking gown of velvet or corduroy, the latter material for spring wear, is made with a close-fitting plain skirt of medium length. The waist is tight-fitting, m’mch more so than any we have seen for some time. It has re- Vers which are faced with white lace and a vest of pleated white chiffon with bands of guipuro lave, with a square yoke also of the lane. From the VELVETEEN OR CORDUROY COSTUME FOR EARLY SPRING among the Mandingoes of lexely‘ a regulated slavery. ; “Hushamd and wife never h fmebhel‘. I asked'oaie why tribes, however, the see his wife's face in il after the birth of mm for more than a. upon the hands of the pair, and then exchanged. the bride's ring going to the groom. and vice versa. The couple are then led forward to a carpet pm- ~ed before theater, and the moment they approach it is acritical time, for whoever steps first upon the carpet is certain to have supremacy in the houseâ€" hola. Gmwns of silver are placed up- on. the“ beads, and the cup of blessing is first taken by the priest, who drinks of it himself. then hands it to the newly wedded plir. A benediction is pronounced. the tapers ere extinguish-l a feast prepared in part at least by the hands of the bride. Among hat-h Greeks and Romans flowers were used in great abundance at. weddings; the Roman bride was dressed in White, and her hair braided in six locks to denote the six qualitiesâ€"obedience. chastity, indus- try. domesticity. kindness, patienceâ€"- wlmich she must possess. The use of orange blossoms, formerly common, then forgotten. was revived and brought. to the \Vest by the Crusaders; in all Oriental countries the orange blossom is the emblem of a prosper- ous marriage. In several countries of Europe rosemary is a. bridal flower. used to strengthen the memory, while in England and Scotland a spray of gorse is wound into the bridal wreath. [n Ru<sia the hrida! pzirtyis FQPCiVed at. the church door by the priest. Tap- ers are given them. and the officiatâ€" ing clergyman seals them with the sign of the cross three times on the forehead. A procession is formed to the altar. where twq rings are placed hwy ”an 5911” DUE away. “TWO!” a; I am not going to hoist the. lmnner cent. as poor as w en he came." - . . .of the intellectual su ierio it Marriage among the ancient Hebrews; , I r y 0‘ ttm was a notable affair. The feast lasted l “01113“: 01‘ W‘m'lillm even the. equality for seven days if Uhe liride were a maid. of the sexes in that respect. says Len- for three. if advidow, and on the last ,Iora de Belmont. in the Revista Contem- .day 0 the festiwities the liride “asmm- poranea. We are bound to acknowledge {ducted to the home of the gloom by a .' . . 3N0 Letter picture of an oriental “911-;8‘11 who were superior to most men. but ldinig 8K: at E539 Pimsmzth (1,“? couldlllie l we must. also confess that. very few ggi'ven t n is 011111 in ‘ ms ’8 para ) e; ‘ . , - of the ten virgins. for alt midnight in :have readied. the ”0'3”“? attained .hy fan Eastern city may now he sometimes i the "105‘ "mm?“ ”1"" 'n ““9009" “t‘ heard the cry, “Behold, the bridegroom gerature or artâ€"and men ”in-SP few condemn come ye ou’t t.” meet him." ihave only followed in the wake. of man. 1 Marriage ceremonies among the ’ Greeks and Romans were substantially : But assuming that [9"“3'9‘ ”"91“8' the game, the latter having imitated‘em‘f’ is really less vigorous than man’s ti’hefiormer- A iw-pglar work on Greek ’it is neiertheless. worthy of being tak- antiquities says: The actual marri- on into consideration. for women have age ceremony. or leading (home, was» _ .. {’11 l' h . preceded by offering to Zesus Taleias proved that W”) «an ' . a “g 0081' Hera Teleia” Altemis Eukleia and other ; lion. not only in art and literature, but deities Iprotecting marriage. The liri~za190 in science and philosophy. dal hat. was the second ceremony,g . , . - , l' - Which lioth bride and bridegroom had to s . Regarded as 9“?“ ”e. 0‘ perform go through previous to their union." 4mg work requiring intelligence and in- The Romans had three kinds of ma-r- idependent action. the Spanish woman riase. a margiase by confafreatio. or g is brought up with the idea that friv- eating toget er; marriage iy emptiq; lit i one of h r . f l - and marriage by usus. and the bride’s ’0 'y s 9 most pouer u at cake of today is a relic of the Roman itractions and that ignorance and abso- marriage by confarreatio. when the ' IMO dependence are the quaiities nec- bridegroom and his friends 031‘th Of Tessa ry for those who swim to be mod- a feast prepared in part at least by the 11 wives and good mothers. Yet, if it hands of the bride. Among both Greeks ‘ and Romans flowers were used in great line a woman’s mission to share the life iand laliors of a man and make him abundance at. weddings the Roman: . . , . i, - . happy; it she be the one called upon to bride “m” dressed m white, and her give to the children that primary edu- hair braided in six locks to denote the I ~ - -, . . . ‘ . . _ ,cation upon which depends the future Sll qualitiesâ€"oliediente. chastity, indus ‘of the rising generationâ€"which means try. domesticity, kindness patienceâ€"l - . . . ~ ’ ithe future of society in generalâ€"then “”011 She "1““ ”053"“- Th" “3° 0‘ l is it not a mistake to make it difficult orange blossoms, formerly common, . . then forgotten. was revived and 53;:fo tootzitru' ”if“ {afirfifige (git; brought. *0 the WP“ by the Crusaders; take we are now oanmittin b l'umt- in all Oriental countries the orange ins her 30090 \Voman is w as in . blossom is the emblem Of a 91.98991" ancient times “a mere obJOCt. at Orecrea- )us marriage. In several countries 0‘ tion for man. became they have noth- Europe rosemary is a bridal flower, ing else in common. loan]! +11 n+1‘ul‘lrr‘l‘inn fhu mnmnr'v ‘I-L:ln Marriage ceremonies among the Greeks and Romans were substantially the same, the latter havilng imitated the former. A popular work on Greek antiquities says: “The actual marri- age ceremony. or leading home, was preceded by offering to Zesus Taleias Hera. '1‘elei, Altemis Eukleia and other deities protecting marriage. The lu‘i- dal bath was the second ceremony, Which both bride and bridegroom had to go through previous to their union." The Romans had three kinds of mar- riage. a marriage by confarreatio. or eating together; marriage by emptio. and marriage by usus. and the bride's cake of toâ€"day is a relic of the Roman marriage by oonfarreatio. when the bridegroom and his friends partook of from which she came. In Sumatra there are three kinds of lmata‘imony, the first. in which the man :buys the woman the second in which * Add the Wedding Dayo the woman buys the man. the third in which the parties are on terms of equality. The first description of mar- riage is so well known, even among nations. boasting metre. civilization than the Sumatrans. that no description is necessary, but concerning the second kind of alliance an aultlhority on East- ern matter says: “He is between a son and a servant; if he does mischief. his wife's family pays {his fine; if he is kill- ed they receive the blood money for him. but, what is more peculiar, all he earns by his work becomes their property. and if they get tired at him, they can send him away. without a cent. as poor as when he came." shoulder to the waist are hands of the material in very fine tanks, and be- tween the hands are insertions of lace. The sleeves have a small puff; and ov- er the top are square 'epaulettes fin- ished with a hand of the bucks, they are quite long, and fall over the hand. This goxxn ran he ropied in any of the. light-Weight (victim! and is an extreme- ly good model to follow \Vell she answered, there will be u load of coal here this afternoon andâ€"- I' marry ag 'in. but I can t carry no coal. Bu: I' 11 tell you what I will do. I’ ll compromue. Bf yon’ ve got a gu stove, I’ll turn on the nu fur ye. In Spain the movement awaken little interest. Ouu' women. who are equal to men in indolent». if in nothing else. think very little about the present and fwture lot of their sex, and, in spite of the fact that'there are far more “omen man mem seek no other solu- tion of the problem of life than marri- 930.1111: acme work of their sister: never page?” a word of nymphâ€"LB} In Wales there formerly was an im- portant functionary at wedding. known nsthe bidder. The bidder was commonly an old man of the neighbor- hood well versed in local affairs and a, passable rhymster. who was sent mm a few days before the wedding to bid for presents. M'ith white rib- bons. and flowers in his buttonhole, he paraded the neighborhood, stopping at every house and melting rhymes ap- proprL-ite to the occasion, following his poetry by prose recitation detailing at much length and with great particu- larity the names of the people who wouldhe mesonl atthe wedding and the fine things that would he provid- ed to eat and drink. and came armed. «to act as an escort. lest some disappointed suitor should steal away the bride from the arms of her fiance. The bride was led to the a'tar by a matron and followed by maids of honor. After the bride we; given amay the benediction was receiv- ed by the happy pair standing under a "rare cloth” a: large square canopy held by {our men. This rare cloth. in- dispensable to the Wedding of a. maid. was not so for the widow, for the pur- pose of the rare cloth was to conceal the hlu-shesof the bride from the grin- ning attendants at the Weddingmnd the widow “as not summed to need such“ protection. Both the bride and groom were crowned with flowers. wreaths 0! which wene kept in the church for that purpose. and. the bride’s shoe was taken off and given to the groom. “ho gave hera blow onlhe head withit, in tok- en 01' his authority. so as Wood says. it was quite an ad- vantage for a father 3.0 have 1119 spin- dle side of his family more numvrous than the spear side. The "outract made and the dowry paid, the wedding itself was private. and each of the guests brought, presents. genertuy some article of use. to enable the hap- py pair to begin housekeeping in re- sywctahio style. Friends were invited Marriage among our Saxon {ore- Latéhers was quite a formal perform- ance, and attended by many technictl proceedings. Tbs consentef the mund- hom or woman’s guardian. was newes- sary. After this “as obtained the lover paid the made. or price demand- ed for her; for among! the Saxons the [over was forced to pay for his bride instead of receiving adowry with her. it possible. with 0. separate room. in‘ which is placed :1 tub with Inter for her ebfutions. Presents to the bride and groom are left in the tub upon the departure of the guests. and when the party assemble in the yard in front of the house [or purpose of tekin their leave. the bride throws a medal y pre- pared wke over her husband's house. and the higher she throws and the further the rake goes the greater in xmppooed to be her future happiness. in Holland the groom. receives his friends forSeVexa, days hofure the mar- riage, providing them with e peculiu‘ kind of wine known as the bride". tears, and us :2 sort of announcement of the a; reaching ceremony square boxes fill d with sueetmeets are sent to all friends of both. parties. Among the 111er the guests 1t.- tend. the ceremony armed to the teeth. and the festivities continua (wring several daya. Each guest is furnished. ed and taken trom' flick had; greetings compiete the vonmony. A BOIT T SPANISH “’03! EN. 1m: scope. Woman is M. as in times a mere object. of recrea- man. because they have noth- in common. M¢:N‘ILLING. .â€".Meanderin'g Mike. ag’n my principles.