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THE SHRINES OF ATTICA 187
After the candles were lighted, the bride entered on
the arm of her father, who did not wear a black coat
as fashionable society would have required. The
groom stood at the right of the bride, the best man
on the right of the bridegroom, and the bridesmaid
on the left of the bride her sister. The priest first
addressed the groom, and after his response gave him
a lighted candle ; the bride too responded with her
modest "yes," and received a candle likewise. The
priest and his assistant plunged into the liturgy and
intoned the service, which was by no means short.
A guest, though not arrayed in a wedding garment,
was not cast into outer darkness, and there was no
personal plea for mercy in his prayer as he held the
candle and sung Kyrie clcisou. Two rings were laid
by the best man on the tray in front of the priest,
who took them both, blessed the groom three times,
placed a ring on his finger and did the same for the
bride. They did not rest there long, for the best
man took them both off, and after exchanging them,
replaced them on their fingers, over the white gloves,
which were not cut. Taking two crowns of artificial
flowers, the priest set one on the groom's head and
blessed it, and the other on the head of the bride,
and blessed that. The wreaths were then exchanged
by the best man, who put the bride's on the head of the
groom, and the groom's on the head of the bride. The
communion was then administered. A glass of wine
was set before the priest, and on it a plate with three
pieces of bread, which he broke into little bits and
dropped into the wine. Taking a spoon, he gave
some of the moistened bread to the bridegroom and
three spoonfuls of wine, the same to the bride, and
After the candles were lighted, the bride entered on
the arm of her father, who did not wear a black coat
as fashionable society would have required. The
groom stood at the right of the bride, the best man
on the right of the bridegroom, and the bridesmaid
on the left of the bride her sister. The priest first
addressed the groom, and after his response gave him
a lighted candle ; the bride too responded with her
modest "yes," and received a candle likewise. The
priest and his assistant plunged into the liturgy and
intoned the service, which was by no means short.
A guest, though not arrayed in a wedding garment,
was not cast into outer darkness, and there was no
personal plea for mercy in his prayer as he held the
candle and sung Kyrie clcisou. Two rings were laid
by the best man on the tray in front of the priest,
who took them both, blessed the groom three times,
placed a ring on his finger and did the same for the
bride. They did not rest there long, for the best
man took them both off, and after exchanging them,
replaced them on their fingers, over the white gloves,
which were not cut. Taking two crowns of artificial
flowers, the priest set one on the groom's head and
blessed it, and the other on the head of the bride,
and blessed that. The wreaths were then exchanged
by the best man, who put the bride's on the head of the
groom, and the groom's on the head of the bride. The
communion was then administered. A glass of wine
was set before the priest, and on it a plate with three
pieces of bread, which he broke into little bits and
dropped into the wine. Taking a spoon, he gave
some of the moistened bread to the bridegroom and
three spoonfuls of wine, the same to the bride, and