The Sun.
London, England, 1864-09-20 00:00:00

therefore and happiness to her and her illustrious
consort, and God's blessing be upon them both !
The cheering for the Princess was so loud and
general, and so much of it proceeded from the ranks
far down the line, that it became necessary for her
royal highness not merely to bow r o ail whom she
could see, bat partly to rise from her seat in order
that her acknowledgments might be more generally
known. Acclamations less enthusiastic followed
for the King and Queen, for the Prince separately,
and for the royal family at large, and both at this
point, and in fact whenever a favourable opportu-
nity presented itself, little showers of bouquets de-
scended on the carriage. The Queen of Denmark,
who set beside the Princess of Wales, acknowledged
very graciously the share of compliments intended
for her, but looked equally gratified at those di-
rected to her daughter. Of the heartiness of the
reception it was impossible to doubt. The only
thing which passed one's comprehension was, the
apparent impossibility that a Queen so youthful-
looking could be a grandmother in sober earnest.
The King, who was unmistakeably touched by
the proceedings, acknowledged the kindly spirit
shown by his subjects toward him and the members
of his family. Unless a person has actually tried
it; he will not appreciate the difficulty of making a
speech, sitting, from an open carriage, The King,
however, expressing himself with great distinct-
ness and animation of manner, said he wished to
thank them all for receiving his daughter with the
same affectionate heartiness shown on the occasion
of her departure to be married. This proved that
their sentiments towards her had never changed.
On her part he could assure them that in all the
trials the nation had undergone her heart was one
with theirs ; it had felt and bled for all their
sorrows. More than that, the Prince, her husband,
shared her feelings.
A final cheer, dwarfing all the previous ones, arose
on this announcement, and to the music of "King
Christian', the carriage passed within the gates. It
mac followed by the gcuertii gaze until the white rose
on the Princess's bonnet had disappeared from view
in fact, so long that " baby" was on the point of
going by unnoticed. Clad in blue and white, and
held up so that he could be seen by every one, the
little Prince looked quietly around, as if receptions,
after all, were every-day affairs, and, since a good
many might be looked for in the course of his career,
it was as well to take things quietly. A little pale,
perhaps, from his long sea voyage, but otherwise a
healthy, cheerful baby, was the verdict of all the
Danish ladies, The Crown Prince of Denmark fol-
lowed, driving his own carriage, in which the
Princess Dagmar sat beside him—a Princess with a
sweet, intelligent face, greatly prized by all the
Danes, who, of course, do battle for the great social
tradition that the unmarried daughter is the nicest
of the family. The other children of the Danish
Royal house came next ; then the Countess de Grey
and Countess Reventlow, and finally some other
members of the suite. It would not have been sure
prising had the gates of the Castle been closed as
soon as the last of the vehicles entered, but nothing of
the kind took place. The crowd were allowed to pass
in, to walk up the drive, and to take up positions in
front of the house from which they shred with
might and main at any oze who happened to ap-
proach the windows. " Baby," regarding whom
there was insatiable curiosity, was brought solemnly
forward and dandled for a few seconds, but the
cheer with which this act of courtesy was rewarded
apparently proved a little too much for even Royal
equanimity—at least, in company with nurse, he
made a rather precipitate retreat. On their way
down to the dining.room the members of the Royal
party showed themselves at the windows—for there
was no balcony on which they could present them-
selves—And the crowd having cheered them to its
heart's content, began at once to separate, the great
majority returning to those comfortable freeholds
into which the soil of Seeland is parcelled out, some
hundreds, however, availing themselves of the rail-
way station at Charlottenlunde to make their way
to Copenhagen. The weather throughout was the
most lovely which it is possible to conceive, the heat
being that of a mellow English autumn, tempered
by a gentle breeze wafted from the Sound.

To-day will be passed at Bernstorf quite privately
by the Prince and Princess of Wales, unless they
may pay a visit to the Queen Dowager. To-morrow
they are expected to visit the city, and in the even-
ing the grand entertainment at the Christianborg
Palace will take place.

The English members of their Royal Highnesses'
suite have arrivcd and are staying at the PI onix
Hotel. Today is a dies non in official arrangements,
being devoted by them to making acquaintance
with the sights of Denmark.

FRIDAY MORNING.

If it can be truly said that the Danish nature is
ever worked up to a pitch of excitement, it has
nearly attained that point at present; at least that
important and influential section of it which is to be
present at the Royal reception in the Christiansborg
Palace this evening. This will be by many degrees
the grandest assembly which Copenhagen has wit-
nessed for years past, the late Court having
confined its entertainments more exclusively to
dinner parties, and the circumstances of the time
being opposed to anythicg like display upon a large
scale since the present King was called on to ascend
the throne. In fact, so long is it since anything
like a Court reception has been held in this city
that considerable diffl Allty existed for civilians to
discover in what apparel they ought
property to
present themselves. The invitations plainly said
"en grande tenue"—a declaration to which in these
northern latitudes a construction is given of such
intensity t-aat not a tassel or a button can be
omitted under serious pains and penalties. D:plos
matists and officers have, of course, their uniform.
But what is grande tenue for civilians ? Is it the
black cloth of gloominess of private society; or is
it, on the contrary, some wonderful combination of
rights, silk stockings, ruffLs, sword, and chapeau
bras? The question wad a pressing and an urgent
one, because, with all the resources that Copen-
hagen can boast, and with even a lavish expendi-
ture of money, it was evident that all the
iuvited guests could not possibly be accommodated
in time with articles so foreign to the ordinary
life of the capital. To give up the prospect of
seeing the Princess and the rest of the Royal
family was again a consideration not to b 3 enter-
tained for a moment. The most experienced Court
fashioners could throw no light on the matter;
there were absolutely no precedents written down in
[heir books. The State Steward, or Hof Marshal,
as he would be called, but that the term implies a
multiplicity of other functions joined to that office,
formed the supremo court of appeal ; bat then,
who was there intimate enough with such a func-
tionary to ask the question and even if there were
his duties called him to Fredensborg, to Bernstorf,
and to numberless other points in the course of the
week ; so that if caught at all he could only be
caught upon the wing. But even the officers were
not altogether at their ease, while for the ladies there
was a most serious consideration. The Danish
Court, until recently, had been in mourning. It was
quite possible the period might not even yet have
expired. As regards Court etiquette the difficulty
was purely technical, and on that account the harder
to be solved. Fancy the horror of finding one.
self in the midst of such an assembly as that of
Christiansborg, without the suitable crape upon
one's accoutrements, or attired in radiant colours
when eubdued and even sombre tints pervaded the
company at large. Or take the other branch of the
alternative, and conceive the distress of any one
who fourd himself the solitary death's head in a

festive gathering, carrying his memento mori not
along the gloomy cells of La Trappe, but plunging
with it into thevery best society. No doubt, under
all the circumstances, the largest allowance would
be made by the members of the Royal family ;
but about a bocial gaucherie of any kind there is
is always a bitterness not only poisoning to the per-
son himself the enjoyment of the evening, bat lead-
ing him to fancy for a long time to come that the
failure or accident has singled him out for general
contempt. Such have been a few of the disturbing
considerations present to the mind of all the better
portions of Danish society in reference:to this enter-
tainment. But the pleasure of meeting the Princess
of Wales end the other members of the Royal family
is to them much more than an equivalent.
There is a very general belief that the King of