The Sun.
London, England, 1863-03-06 00:00:00

THE ROYAL WEDDING CAKE.

Mr. Constant Pagnicz, the Queen's confectioner
at Windsor Castle, has just completed the bride's
cake. It stands 5 feet and a half high, and at the
base two and a half broad. When these dimen-

alone are given, the public will be prepared to hear
that the cake will weigh upwards of 100 lb. in
weight. Mr. -Pagnicz has in this instance adhered
to the associations of the plqce in which the royal
wedding is to be celebrated, and, adopting a Gothic
design, has produced an ornamental " elevation" (if
we may use the term) which reminds us of one of
our old English crosses of the time of the Ed-
wards, such as we still see standing at Waltham in
remembrance of Queen Eleanor. We presume the
design is fall of those happy accidents into which
an artist falls unawares, for ha 1 Mr. Pagnicz de-
signed to pay a compliment to the Prince of Wales,
he could not have done so more effectually than in
reviving the architectural associations of old
Windsor Castle, or the forms of taste which pre-
vailed when the present Prince of Wales's great
forerunner, the Black Prince, was married at
Windsor Castle.

Having given our readers a general idea of the
design adopted in modelling the Prince and
Princess of Wales's bride cake, we may go on to
say that the design is divided into four parts or
stories. This basement is octagonal, and within its
arches two niches contain the arms of England
and Denmark, with alternate arches occupied by
figures of the Muses. Between the basement and

the next tier of arches cornucopias hang over the
parapet, and medallions of the prince and princess
are hung from the bases of the pillars above. The
shafts of these pillars are again hung with heraldic
devices—the plumes of the prince, and other signi-
nificant badges ; while within, and occupying the
centre, are figures emblematic of Hymen, sur-
rounded by Cupids, and other mythological at-
tendants upon the nuptial ceremony. On reaching
the next story, or (if we may borrow terms from
architecture) on attaining the clerestory, the octa-
gonal shape contracts into an hexagonal form, within
the arches of which the god of love sports, sur-
rour.ded by a variety of complimentary emblems.
Above this, the next story, quadrilateral, rises,
which, being more contracted in size and approach-
ing the apex, is dealt with as a sort of base for a
slender vase surmounting the whole structure ; out
of which orange flowers depend. It is unneces-
sary to say that festoons of orange-flower wreathes
hang from column to column, and sufficiently de-
signate the purpose for which this elaborate piece of
confectionery is designed. Simple-minded folk will
be ready to ask, " How is the bride to cut the
cake ?" We are happy to be able to answer the ques-
tion, and to explain how this apparently Gordian
problem is to be solved. The niches of the pediment,
which contain the arms of England.audDenmark have

been constructed as doors—and they open ! When
opened her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales
will be enabled to draw the knife across the cake,
Iphigenia-like—
,, Slowly, and nothing more."
Mr. Constant. Pagnicz, as a true chef, has suc-
ceeded in producing a piece of confectionery eleva-
tion in sugar, and appropriate compounds known
only to the high priests of his craft, which, viewed
as a merely architectural construction, is infinitely
purer" than the towers and spiros of many
structures that assert themselves as Gothic, and
vie wed as a "wedding cake,,, in dimension, in con-
struction, and in elaboration, is—for we wish to
pay
him the best compliment we can—worthy of
the occasion for which it has
been elaborated.

The following arrangements, according to a
General Order," dated Horse Guards, March 5,

" 17. A guard of honour of 2d Battalion of Grenadier
Guards, with band, will attend at Paddington station at
half-past 3 o'clock.
atn infa
~T e 12 30
infantry
.
" 18. The cavalry west of Temple-bar will be at their
posts
will occupy the posts assigned to them
west of Temple-bar at 1 o'clock.
" Major. General Crauford will command the infantry—
Major-General Laurenson the cavalry.
. .

" Major-General Rumley will command the Volunteers.
" By command of his Royal Highness the Field-Marshal
Commanding-in- Chief.
" JAMES YORKE SCARLET; Adjutant-General."

The following is the distribution of the various
corps of the Volunteer force to be assembled in
Hyde-park and in the city of London to-morrow,
Major-General Rumley commanding in Hyde-park.
Staff:—Colonel M. M‘Mardo, C. 8., Inspector-
General of Volunteers; Colonel G. Erskine,Deputy-
Inspector of Volunteers ; Colonel C. H. Morris,
C. 8., Lieutenant-Colonel C. P. Ibbetson, Lieuten-
ant-Colonel G. Hume, and Lieutenant-Colonel G.
B. Harman, Assistant-Inspectors of Volunteers :

CAVALRY.
Major the Duke of Manchester commanding.
1. Middlesex Yeomanry Cavalry, Captain U. De Burgh;

colour of uniform, green.
2. Ist Surrey Light Horse V.C., Captain W.Meller ; green.
3. Ist Hertfordshire ditto V.C., Captain J. D, Fairman ;

blue.
4. Ist Middlesex ditto T.C., Captain G.A. Mallock ; blue.
5. Ist Huntingdonshire ditto V.C., Captain F. C. P. Tur-
ner; scarlet.
ARTILLERY.—FIELD BATTERIES.

Lieutenant-Colonel Creed commanding; Major Milward,
R.A., Brigade Major. _

.et Battery-Ist Middlesex Artillery V.C., Captain Wegg-

Prosser ; colour of uniform, blue.
2d Battery-3d ditto, Captain Lamb ; blue.

FIRST BRIGADE.

Lieutenant-Colonel the Duke of Wellington, com
mending; Captain Baldwin, Major of Brigade.
_ _

tat Battalion—let Sussex Artillery, V.C., let Glocester
ditto, let Middlesex ditto, 2d Middlesex ditto, 3d Middle-
sex ditto, let Tower Hamlets ditto, 2d Surrey ditto, Lien-
tenant-Colonel Dalbitte ; colour of uniform, blue ; rendez •

VOUS, south side, Grosvenor-square. To march at 1 p.m.
2d Battalion—let Middlesex Engineers, V.C,, Ist Tower
Hamlets ditto, Lieutenant-Colonel Macleod, of Macleod;
scarlet ; South Kensington Museum. To march at 1 p.m.
3d Battalion— 4th Middlesex Rifle V.C., 32d Middlesex
ditto, Ist Administrative Battalion Derbyshire ditto, 6th
Hertfordshire ditto, Major W. Smith; scarlet; south
side, Portman-square. To march at 1 p.m.
4th Battalion-Ist Middlesex (Victoria) R.V.C., 18th Mid-
dlesex ditto, 47th Middlesex ditto, Major W. L. Grant;
green; Kilburn. To march at 1 p,m.
sth Battalion-11th Middlesex (St George's) R.V.C., 36th
Middlesex ditto, Lieutenant .Colonel C. H. Lindsay,
green; Burlington-house. To march at 2 p.m.
SECOND BRIGADE.

Lieutenant-Colonel the Viscount Ranelagh, commanding;

Captain Templer, ;Dorset Rifle Volunteer Corps, Aide-
de-Camp ; Captain Hall, 49th Foot, Major of Brigade.
Ist Battalion-2d (South Middlesex) R.V.C., Captain F.

H. Atherley ; colour of uniform, gray.
2d Battalion-9th (West Middlesex) R.V.C., Major J. W,

Bridgman ; gray.
3d Battalion-4th Middlesex R.V.C., 12th Essex R.V.C.,
6th Glocester R.V.C., Lieutenant-Colonel Lord Truro;
gray ; rendezvous, Bryanstone-square. To march at
1 30 p.m., east side.
4th Battalion-21st Middlesex (Civil Service) R.V.C.,
38th ditto (Artists') R.V.C., Lieutenant-Colonel Lord
Bury ; gray ; rendezvous, Burlington-street. To march
at 1 p.m.