Chapter II.
Marriage out-of an excellent Starosta’s child – Courtesy of one’s machine – The new customers – The latest bride to be – Bridesmaid decorum – Breakdown of your bride’s top – This new groom – The hospitality found – This new amusements of the tourist – Improvised sounds – The fresh bridegroom’s wide range – Demeanour of your organization – Moving of your own peasant female – Dancing of your own dudes – National songs.
T Right here try however, absolutely nothing to vary the boredom of your existence into the Archangel, as we got but few opportunities out-of seeing the majority of the fresh new Russians. On spring season we decided upon paying a trip to Vologda, which have obtained an invitation to pass through 2-3 weeks in the household of your governor of your own state. In the midst of our active preparations on trip, the brand new Starosta otherwise head-man regarding a great neighbouring community found plead the fresh honor your business in the a festival that he suggested giving the next day so you’re able to commemorate his daughter’s wedding. We recognized the new invite, and the adopting the morning hired a yacht to take all of us round the new Dwina, on community are situated on the reverse financial at range of about 7 versts.
It actually was, once i is actually informed, the new etiquette for the fiance not to cam also on the bridegroom; however, we went around their own, and you may offered the congratulations, that they both acknowledged by a graceful choice
We had no sooner or later got versus bride’s father, the latest Starosta themselves, made an appearance so you’re able to greet us, in order to perform me to their home. A great number of people were come up with facing it; all of them looked really merry, and you can were gaily using their finest dresses: i passed through the audience and you will then followed the server, who ushered all of us with many deep bows into most useful flat, in which i receive a numerous company currently turned up. There are no less than 30 women, all in their national dress, resting in upright rows round the room; several had the hands crossed, and you will stayed almost inactive; their gaily colored silks and you may flashy lead-clothes got a highly striking perception. The newest bride to be by herself, a pretty-searching girl of about seventeen, was seated at top nuori nainen etsii vanhempaa miestГ¤ of the range of space on the groom within their particular right hand.
A desk, wrapped in a white content and you will tastefully ornamented with festoons of fake plant life and you can bows from red bow, are ahead of them, on what is actually placed the marriage-cake produced from flower and you will honey, with almonds over the top; multiple dishes of sweetmeats, conserves, and you will dehydrated fresh fruit was in fact put up up to they. The fresh Starosta bought chairs are set just contrary the dining table, and you will begged me to be sitting, therefore we got an effective opportunity away from examining and appreciating brand new bride’s skirt. It had been comprising an excellent coiffure nearly a foot large, some like a great brimless cap; it absolutely was off gold, enriched that have pearls and you may tied up on because of the good knot away from gold cells about, that was edged which have fabric; their particular ears have been adorned which have good looking rings, and you may bullet their particular neck had been numerous rows away from pearls.
We conveyed a doubt concerning whether or not they was indeed actual; however, I happened to be assured they certainly were thus, only these were bad in form. Their casackan or coat are regarding gold material, having a border out-of pearl embroidery, the fresh arm from cambric, small and also complete, tied having blue-ribbon and you may completed by a lace slicing, the dress of her dress try away from dark-red flowered silk, having a gold edging nearly a base deep, with gold keys in the side. But the latest Starosta is well to do; he was just your head people of town, however, they have shops out of their own from inside the Moscow as well as in St.
