Picturesque Scenes in Civie Centre at Kiangwan perfect May Day sun shone down upon who seventy young people Who. were married at the mass wedding in the Civic Centre at Kiangwan last Wednesday. Police were Dusy keeping curious onlookers from crowding up to the steps as the) bridal parties began to arrive in gaily-decorated cars, and the Civie Centre was full of invited guests waiting to see this, the second of Mayor Wu Te-chen's innovation of mass marriages.
At 320 pam. the band struck up the wedding-march and two process slong, in opposite directions, marched slowly around the front garden, The dridegroome were preceded by five pairs of little boys In blue, carrying coloured lanterns on carved and) wilded handles. The brides followed {en ttle bridesmaids in red, yellow, green, purple, and pink satin; the bridesmaids themselves wore white satin robes with becoming cap-veils white chiffon, wreathed In artificial white flowers and silver lace.
Two Processions A faint note of colour was introduced' in the bridal bouquets, which were of pale pink carnations tied With pink ribbon, Thirty-five demure young women, they walked in single file to the siairease and marched slowly up. the stairs opposite the procession of bridegrooms.
Mayor Wu Te-chen awaited them fon the platform, beside the arge Portralt of Sun "Yat-sen. The cere
Two" by two the young people many was as simple as possible. motinted the platform from opposite sides, met before the portrait, re~ ceived their wedding certificates Tinked arms and stepped—down together to wait in the middle of the room' as" the next couple were married, Each ceremony took approximately one minute, and each pair took its place on the long carpet Teading to the doors; the places were marked off with numbers.
When the 35" weddings, were, Anished, the band began to play again, the doors swung open, and the enormous bridal party marched out
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