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follow’d a while after, being alio attended by a
great number of her Friends. When both were
come to the Church, the Bridegroom sate down
with his Company on one side, and the Bride on
the other, diredly opposite to him ; over each os
their Heads there was a figure of Death upon the
Wall. They both approach'd the Minister, who
expected them in the midst of the Choir : And
after he had persorm’d his Office, Four or Five
Trumpets, which were on the top of the Steeple,
sounded a great many Levets, and the new-mar-
ried Couple returned in the manner as they
came.
The Husband was in a black Suit, with a Cloak
over-laid with Lace, a great Ruff, and a little
Crown of Gold Plate-Lace above his Peruke.
But the Bride’s Dress will be a little more dissicult
to describe. The best Account I can give you
of it, is to tell you, That in framing to your
self an Idea of her Head-Tire, you mull fansie
a Mixture of Gilt Wire, like a Bob-Peruke, half
a Foot high upon the Forehead, and very much
curled and (welled out on the Sides. This was
order’d after such a manner, that in all the thick-
ness of this Buffiy-Dress there was no more space
or distance between the Wires, than was sufficient
to fasten to them an infinite Number of little
Plates of Gold, round, polished, and shining,
which hung both within and without, and wa-
ved with the least Motion. Her Habit was black,
with long Skirts resembling the Hongr elines, which
were, not very long since, used in France. The
Body of this little Cassock, which was cut very
short, had a Gold Lace over all the Seams. The
Skirts were full of little close Knots of black Sar-
tin Ribbon, and the (freight Cuffs fell just on
the Fist. Over this (he had a Neck-band of fine
Antique-Lace, cut before like a Man’s Band,
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follow’d a while after, being alio attended by a
great number of her Friends. When both were
come to the Church, the Bridegroom sate down
with his Company on one side, and the Bride on
the other, diredly opposite to him ; over each os
their Heads there was a figure of Death upon the
Wall. They both approach'd the Minister, who
expected them in the midst of the Choir : And
after he had persorm’d his Office, Four or Five
Trumpets, which were on the top of the Steeple,
sounded a great many Levets, and the new-mar-
ried Couple returned in the manner as they
came.
The Husband was in a black Suit, with a Cloak
over-laid with Lace, a great Ruff, and a little
Crown of Gold Plate-Lace above his Peruke.
But the Bride’s Dress will be a little more dissicult
to describe. The best Account I can give you
of it, is to tell you, That in framing to your
self an Idea of her Head-Tire, you mull fansie
a Mixture of Gilt Wire, like a Bob-Peruke, half
a Foot high upon the Forehead, and very much
curled and (welled out on the Sides. This was
order’d after such a manner, that in all the thick-
ness of this Buffiy-Dress there was no more space
or distance between the Wires, than was sufficient
to fasten to them an infinite Number of little
Plates of Gold, round, polished, and shining,
which hung both within and without, and wa-
ved with the least Motion. Her Habit was black,
with long Skirts resembling the Hongr elines, which
were, not very long since, used in France. The
Body of this little Cassock, which was cut very
short, had a Gold Lace over all the Seams. The
Skirts were full of little close Knots of black Sar-
tin Ribbon, and the (freight Cuffs fell just on
the Fist. Over this (he had a Neck-band of fine
Antique-Lace, cut before like a Man’s Band,
F 4 and
71