The Express.
London, England, 1857-03-05 00:00:00

MARRIAGE IN THE ROTHSCHILD FAMILY.

Yesterday afternoon • marriage was celebrated
with peat pomp and splendour st Goanersbarylerk, team
Mewl* the country scat of Baron Lionel do Rothschild•
The a/atm-Vag Bartle. were the representatives of the two
pest lino of the Rothe. hikl family—the bride being Xis'
Leonora, the eke daughter of Baron Lionel, and the
bridegroom Baron Alphonse, the eldest son of Baron Jame.

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The ',law repast was laid out in two large rooms, one
of which was specially built on to the dining-room for the
occasion. Both Rift decorated with exquisite taste and
mkodour. The walls were covered with large mirrors,
with ornamental trellis-week between, up which were twined
long garlands of artiticiel peadea-Sowers, Wks, wreathe of
orange-bloseoms and other emblemado flora suited to the
amnion. The outer saloon was lighted trout the roof, which
was entirely compered of gloat, over the panes of which
were strained linings of white and pink silk in the form of
• Maltese cross. The subdued roseate hue thus shed into
the chamber beneath produced • moat beautiful elect.
Greet metro-prom Ipergnes,l candelabra, nee cups, and
minim tankards, dower-vems, and the chefs-d'oeuvre of
Nue" Dresden, and Wormier strewed the board in rich
prelusion. The wedding-cake, a very marvel of sugar archi-
tecture, was in the centre at the top, open a salver which for
size and weight might have done duty as • shield for Atha- ,
lea, while behind the seat. of honour rose up • bcsofet of
gold plate—a background quite in keeping with the germ-
anium of the scene. The coven were laid for 140. Only
the plate of the family was used.
The bridal presents, both in quality and variety, were
mom than safilcient to have stocked an eastern bazaar,
Breakfast services, so usual, distinctly prevailed, there being
loess five or Is of them, ell in Slyer, except on set from
Mrs. Moatelliere, which was of mushy standard gold en-
riched with the wet elaborate chasings. To this gift suc-
ceeded a beg row of randketicks, gold and silver Mimeo,
and enamel ivory workbox," Inc., fens, jewelled button.,
peers-boob bound in gold and Swelled, escritoires of bold
end meromermis, more breekfale services, sad • lace ward.
The latter was In a kind of 10+0i-ease • the handle was
coveted with serpents of rabies and dismal:4s, and the tip of
each rib was formed of en oval-shaped emerald end large
pearl. Arranged ma table by themselves were the jest" •
dazzling pile, all given by diefareet members of the Rothschild
family. One set of jewels skins, the gift of the bridegroom'a
father, was mid to be worth 30,0001. Close by them, and in
a well-merited place et honour, were some humble but beau-
tifully worked little promote from the scholars and pupil
teachers ef the Jewish free school.
As the appointed hour for the commencement of the edema
rites approached, the observer could nut fail to note in every
significant detail the symbolic evidences of a pectic, devout,
and imagthative nee. Of these tokens, among the mast
expressive may be mentioned the bridal canopy, suggestive
of the great attributes of Jehovah—Truth, Space, and the
Providential Eye. This canopy wax supported at each cor-
ner by Barons Nathaniel and Alfred Rothschild, brothers of
the bride ; and Barons Ferdinand and James Rothschild, the
bridegroom's brothers, officiating ea groomsmen. A portion
of the solemnity, at which only the contending parties and
their isesiediate relatives were present, bad already taken
place in an upper apartment of the mansion, when at har-
pist four o'clock the dotter of expectation which bed per-
vaded the brilliant aseembisge was checked by the entrance
of the Chief Rabbi, the Rev. Dr. Adler, robed in canonical
premeds, and attended by his maistant pries" the Rev.
&rocs Asher, the Rev. A. Greene, end the Rev. Samuel
Lyons. The Chief Rabbi having taken his Friths in front
of the canopy, the nuptial mammies entered the Woos.
The bridegroom—a. handsome young man, with a line open
countenance—entered lest, supported by hie father and
father-In-law ; and then came the bride, between her mother
end mother-in-law, the betrothed pair list meeting under
the roomy. The bridernaids were 'Wean in number.
The costume of the bride was a chef-clammy* in taste and
appointments. The robe wee of white Win covered with
real Bruxelles Point of a very rare doscription, trimmed with
marabouts, and decorated with bouquets of orange blossom
and lilies of the valley. The headdresa, admirably adapted
to Oriental bianny, was composed of reamiee braids of hair
falling low upon the seek, end bound with roaleaus of royal
blue velvet, producing a charming effect The bridal
chaplet was Seemed of oeunge bkasous, the stephanotis, end
lilies of the valley, with pendants of jessamine and May
dower. Attached to the beck of the lead was a veil of the
costliest Brands lace which swept the ground; and super-
sided to this wee the distinguishing veil of the Hebrew
bride (the voila dfa Weeps.) Literally it should ham been
bat • mask of One linen concealing the features, hat on
this mod= it was represented by the more elegant and
appropriate "talk illotion; • most aerial fabric, entirely
enveloping the dim without emending it. At the door of
the saloon she wee met by her mother, who, misted by the
bridsmnsida, completely enveloped her whole figure end
person in the veil, which reached to the ground, and which Is
worn in compliance with the Scriptural verse in Genesis re-
lating to Reboot" fibs was then conducted to the saloon
with the Isms forme as the bridegroom, and placed under the
esnopy.
The dresses of the denim bridesmaids were of white tulle
looped with bins ribbons, mid vets"' over very full slips of
whits glee/. They wore wreathe and bouquets of white
roses and Use of the valley, kid on blue velvet, and tulle
veils. . _ _

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Were to the beth art theitivem. MIN NA Is thaslid•
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Istheehthl bay, awl etherealy to the tzar ad near
olio kik, while aregb be eidoirde the meg ample to
midge me the belt meth id Weft • thew etheinse bere
Nth Waft • Ilishibetealler. Anima paw ethilthea
the la Nand thilevek et width the asimel le m Merl
readerbu—"llmesi art Thou, 0 Lad ratr God I Deg of
the Unarm% vie erethad the *di of the Ara Math art
Thos, 0 Led oar Ood 1 Wag et the liaithera wise has
~settled VI Vial Thy arrakrats, yondir r
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who ars aunied to us it ems of the raw sea the
tratheek. Ithente art Them, OLW I who madled lend
by theme of the outopy Deal welleek."
The bridel pair new partook era dime rap berated to tato=
by their toed-the parasth .01. whila the leithrees
yawed the ring on the, Saeger al Ws teliemadethrith
is Zany that width day be the netheeel Bade I
then art welded to de with die ring sexedthy to the kw of
Mode sae lend."
The daniege metre* the bertha et whack =kir the
sated duties of Mama sad wily vie oat nod, anvil&