Word: marrakech
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Married. Mulai Idriss, son and heir of the Sultan of Morocco, tc the daughter of El Glaowi, pasha of Marrakech; at Marrakech, Morocco. El Glaowi thus achieves his life ambition, to ally his family with that of Mohammed. Thousands of sheiks, nobly mounted, resplendent in white silk robes, multi-colored burnouses, attended. Beeves, steers, sheep revolved over log fires, fed 8,000 guests. Fountains radiated jeweled light, the populace danced in the streets, fireworks soared. Two other sons and a daughter of the Sultan having been wed at the same time, the potentate offered a new costume...