Life and light for woman . he tiniest satin shoes daintily embroid-ered; the marvelously beautiful head ornaments of the mostdelicate gold filigree work; the lunch at five, and the dinner ofseventeen courses at seven—altogether, it was a recherche musicians played (and such music!) from four oclock untilhalf past eleven; at which time we left, grateful that we stillretained the use of our ears. The little bride was elegantly dressed, and seemed to enjoy theoccasion. The solid gold bracelets presented by her little futurehusband cost two hundred and seventy dollars; with them he sent
Life and light for woman . he tiniest satin shoes daintily embroid-ered; the marvelously beautiful head ornaments of the mostdelicate gold filigree work; the lunch at five, and the dinner ofseventeen courses at seven—altogether, it was a recherche musicians played (and such music!) from four oclock untilhalf past eleven; at which time we left, grateful that we stillretained the use of our ears. The little bride was elegantly dressed, and seemed to enjoy theoccasion. The solid gold bracelets presented by her little futurehusband cost two hundred and seventy dollars; with them he senther a bridal suit of scarlet brocade silk, which is to be pre*served for the future wedding-day, sometime in the years to come,proving the satisfactory permanence of Chinese fashions. The GIRLS IN CHINA. 157 dinner was served on tiny plates (there always being a central dish,into which every one dipped), and eaten from silver cups andplates, silver-bound chop-sticks and two-tined silver forks. I ap-pend our bill of ^y?oAy/iX A CHINESE SIRIDB. DISHES Iisr COURSE. 1. Birds-nest soup, with pigeons eggs. 2. DiickSfeet soup. 3. Fish-brain soup. 4. Fresh shell-iish. B. Fresh water fish, with onions and chutney. 6. Chicken soup. 7. Sharks fins. 158 LIFE AND LIGHT. 8. Mushroom and ham. 9. Roof of pigs mouth and entrails. 10. Rice and vegetables. 11. Chicken stew and bamboo sprouts. 12. Sponge cake and fruit pudding. 13. Pork soup. 14. Pork. 15. Fowl cut up. 16. Meat in pastry. 17. Almond soup. The interval between betrothal and marriage varies from one^month to fifteen years, according to the age of the young people;but a girl seldom remains unmarried after fourteen. When thetime approaches for the wedding ceremony, the brides trousseauand household goods, comprising furniture, boxes, trunks, sedan-chairs, fancy lanterns, pigs and chickens in a coup, and variousother articles, go in grand procession to the bridegrooms anxious are the brides parents to make a good disp
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