Much to his surprise on the next day he was required to pay the cost of the entertainment.
The master of ceremonies of the wedding under consideration was Mr.
Phillipeus, a Russian gentleman engaged in the fur trade.

The father of the brides was his customer, and doubtless the cost of the wedding was made up in subsequent dealings.

As the party emerged from the house and moved toward the church, I could see that Phillipeus was the central figure.

He had a bride on each arm, and each bride was clinging to her prospective husband.

The women were in white and the men in holiday dress.
Behind the front rank were a dozen or more groomsmen and bridesmaids.
Behind these were the members of the families and the invited relatives, so that the cortege stretched to a considerable length.
Each of the groomsmen wore a bow of colored ribbon on his left arm and a smaller one in the button hole.