ETHNOLOGIC All NOTE S. 
bride is not to be seen, and after the dinner gambling 
takes place until the early hours of the morning. 
On the next day—the real day of the marriage—the 
bridegroom invites his relations and friends and also 
his bride—the parents of the girl however may not 
put in an appearance—. The guests are now supposed to 
bring with them a present, consisting of two long red 
papers on which, with black or golden characters, are 
written some words of luck or a blessing to the newly 
married couple, and which serve as wall decorations ; 
or again money (one dollar and one cent). 
At the appointed hour, the bride starts for the house 
of the bridegroom, but before starting her brothers and 
sisters eat for the last time with her some cooked rice 
out of the same bowl and after having partaken of this 
scanty meal, she is dressed up in all her finery. When 
on the point of leaving the house all her elder brothers 
and her sisters and also the parents are called together, 
While she has to make a deep bow before every one of 
them. This over, all begin to show their sorrow that 
a daughter or sister is leaving them for good. 
In front goes a boy pulling a branch of a tree over 
the road that the bride should walk over a clean path, 
Behind this boy, two other boys carry a new box in 
which is put the clothing of the girl end on the box 
are bound: two pillows, one looking-glass, one comb, 
a sireh box for betel-nut, etc., a small curtain to 
hang in front of the bed-room and a couple of chickens 
(which may not be killed) in a cage. All these articles 
are tied between two sticks to carry them easier. Be¬ 
hind this box the bride walks, dressed in her new attire 
and holding a fan before her face, accompanied by 
three women, one on each side of her, to lead her on 
the road and one behind her holding an umbrella. 
The bridegroom now sends three other women to 
meet this procession on the road at a certain distance 
from his house. When they meet, the three women. 
sent by the bridegroom, take the place of the three who 
accompanied her so far, while these now take thei r 
place at the rear. 
As soon as the bride arrives at the house of the bride¬ 
groom, crackers are fired, and he receives her at the door 
