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 to all whom she
could see, but 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 royaLfamily 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 ant beside the Princess of Wales, acknowledged

very graciously the share of compliments intended
for her, but looked equally gratified at those di•

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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
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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. Mere 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

was followed by the general 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 carter,
it was as well to take things quietly. A little pale,
perhap9, 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 sur.
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 stared with
might and mai❑ at any one 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
pary 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, b gan 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 Charlotteulunde 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 Be.rnstorf 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 arrived and are staying at the Pheenix
Hotel. To-day 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 iefiuential section of it which is to be
present at the Royal reception in the Christianaborg
Niece 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 difficulty existed for civilians to
discover in what apparel they ought properly to
present themselves. The invitations plainly said
"en granite tenue"—a declaration to which in these
northern latitudes a construction is given of such
intensity that not a tassel or a button can be
omitted under serious pains and penalties. Diploe
matists and officers hove, of course, their uniform.
But what is grande tenue for civilians ? Is it the
black cloth of gioominess of private society; or is
it, on the ceeirary, some wonderful combination of
tights, silk stockings, ruff s, sword, and chapeau
bras? The question wits 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
invited 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
their 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 supreme court of appeal ; but then,
who was there intimate enough with such a func.
tionary to ask the question P and even if there were
his duties called him to Fredensborg, to Bernstorf,
and to numberless other points in the course of the
while
week; so that if caught at all he could only be
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was a most serious consideratinn. 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 subdued 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 found 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 social gaucherie of any kind there is
is always a bitterness not only poisoning to the per-
son himself the enj meta of the evening, but 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-
teinment. But the pleasure of meeting the Princess
of 117 ales 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