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Kuala Lumpur ;
the people who remained amusing
themselves with dagger dances (main dabus).
44 On Friday evening the bride and bridegroom left
for Jugra in the Esmeralda, which had been lent by
the Resident, to pay their respects to H.H. the Sultan,
returning to Klang on Saturday.
" On the same afternoon the ceremony of the bath
was performed, to the great satisfaction of every one
which time
present, and was kept up till six o'clock, by
every one was wet through.
44 This was the last ceremony in connection with the
marriage, and then every
one wished the bride and
bridegroom much happiness."
The following account was translated by the
writer :
44
Preparations for the wedding of Inche Halimah,
daughter of Sheikh 'Abdul Mohit Baktal, and Said
4
Abdul Rahman Al Jafri, commenced on Monday, the
2nd of August 1895.
44 The mosquito-curtain, tapestries and canopies were
suspended, and decorations, including the marriage
furniture (peti betuah dan bangking}, arranged. More-
over, the bridal couch was adorned with decorations
of gold and mattresses raised one above the other, one
with a facing of gold and the other with a facing of
silver, and four pillows with gold facings, and five
the kitchen
piled-up pillows with silver facings ; and
apparatus was got ready, including ten pans and
coppers of the largest size, and the sheds for those who
were to cook rice and the meats eaten therewith. On
this day, moreover, a buffalo was sent by Towkay
Teck Chong, with the full accompaniments of music,
and so forth.
1
SelattgorJournal, vol. i. No. 2, p. 23.