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Rh people and their relations, by their parents on both ides: thoe of the youth upply the dreses of the young woman and her kindred; and her's furnih him and his relatives with uitable apparel.

Thus arrayed; the bridegroom is carried on a palanquin, with lighted torches in his train, attended by a number of people, to the houe of the bride, whoe friend's meet him on the way. At his arrival, the ceremony is performed, if the manion be large enough to contain the cheerful throng that aemble on this fetive occaion; if not, which is generally the cae, a emiana is erected in a pacious quare, in the centre of which is a canopy about even