The tablets of the family are arranged on a table standing in the back part of the reception-room, or in a shrine placed on the table. Incense and candles, arranged, according to custom, near the tablets, having been lighted, the bridegroom and his bride kneel down three or four times before the tablets, the wife being on the right-hand side of her husband. While on their knees, at each kneeling, they bow their heads down toward the ground once. On rising to their feet they change places, and then kneel down three or four times again, and bow their heads as before in front of and toward the tablets. They now arise, and two chairs are placed before the table which contains the incense, candles and tablets. If the paternal grandparents of the groom are living and present, they take their seats in the chairs, the grandmother being on the right hand of the grandfather, with their faces turned away from the table or toward the front part of the room. In case either has deceased, the tablet which represents that person is placed in the chair which he or she would have occupied if living. The bridegroom and bride advance, and kneel down three or four times before them, bowing their heads toward the ground as in worshiping the tablets. They then arise, and, having changed positions, kneel down and bow again three or four times. The parents of the groom then take their seats in the chairs, and the ceremony of kneeling and bowing is repeated, in like manner, the customary number of times. While the bride is on her knees, her new mother usually arranges some costly ornaments in her hair, as gold or pearls, or gives her some valuable finger-rings, if able to afford the expense of such; or, if poor, she presents her with such head ornaments as she can afford. The women who assist the bride in performing these ceremonies improve the opportunity to offer tea to her parents at this period, and are rewarded for their attentions with a present of money on the spot. In case either parent is dead, the ancestral tablet for that person is placed in the chair, as in the supposed case of one of the grandparents having deceased. The paternal and maternal uncles and aunts of the groom, if present, in the order of their seniority, now take their turns of being worshiped by the couple. Oftentimes, these relatives will not sit, but content themselves to stand during the worship rendered them. Standing, on these occasions and during the reception of these honors, is regarded as a mark of humility. [Illustration: CHINESE MARRIAGE PROCESSION.] [Illustration: WORSHIP OF ANCESTORS AT A WEDDING.] MOTHER, GODDESS OF CHILDREN.