200 VIZIER ALLY'S WEDDING, 



(C the tents to the garden., was raised artificial 

 tf scenery of bamboo -work, very high, repre- 

 (f senting bastions, arches, minarets and tow- 

 ff ers, covered with lights in glass lamps, 

 (C which made a grand display. On each side 

 (C of the procession, in front of the line of ele- 

 cc phants, were dancing-girls superbly dres- 

 " sed, (on platforms supported and carried by 

 " bearers,) who danced as the company went 

 ft along. These platforms consisted of a 

 {( hundred on each side of the procession, all 

 ec covered with gold and silver cloths, with 

 f{ two girls and two musicians at each plat-- 

 " form. 



<{ The ground from the tents to the garden, 

 fc forming the road on which the procession 

 fc moved, was inlaid with fire-works; at every 

 " step of the elephants the earth burst, arid 

 " threw up artificial stars in the heavens, to 

 ff emulate those created by the hand of Pro- 

 fc vidence, besides innumerable rockets and 

 " many hundred wooden shells, that burst in 

 <c the air and shot forth a thousand fiery ser- 



