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festive part of the evening begins. Servants appear on 
the scene, carrying large trays heaped with bon-bons, 
sugar-plums, and artificial fruit of different sorts. These 
are presented to the guests, who are expected to help 
themselves liberally, and to take to their friends at 
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much as 
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s; 1 sometimes 
i the depar- 
of the office book and of the priest’s hand who has 
made them one: and, finally, the strangest part of the 
ceremony, when the clergy, closely followed by the 
bride and bridegroom band in hand, the best man and 
the nearest relatives of the newly-married couple, make 
There is "" 
very elab- ^ 
orate ritual—the signing bride and bridegroom on the 
forehead three times with the ring; the blessing two 
wreaths, which are afterwards placed on their heads 
by the best man, and, at a later part of the rite, inter¬ 
changed over and over again ; the drinking of wine 
three times from the same cup; the kissing by both 
number'of 
Lon- 
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g lrJ s to 
play t h e 
SjSMyW ifcpiano forte 
ouly ’ ar_ 
in half the 
WMM*s=t y time the 
E boys can” 
-—a state¬ 
ment which indicates that a goodly number of girls 
somewhere have had the opportunity of learning. 
In this age of progress girls may certainly have a 
choice of instruments, and an opportunity to pursue 
the delightful art of music in whatever way they 
choose. 
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