The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-02-11 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S COSTUME

For the gratification of our fair readers we may state that
her MajestvYs dreSs was. made'. of rich white satin,trimmed
with orangeztlower blossoms. Head-dress—A wreath otl.
orange-flower blossoms, and over this a beautiful veil of
Honitoti lace, which was worn down. -.The bridesmaids or'
trainbearers,were also attired in white. The Queen Dowa-
ger wore- a dress of violet-coloured velvet, with train to
correspond.-

While the service was proceeding, her Majesty was ob-
served to look frequently at Prince Albert, who was standing
at her side ; in fact, she scarcely ever took her eyes off him
till she left the chapel.—Globe.

THE QUEE N'S MA RR lAG,E,

(From the Morning Herald of Friday)

CEREMONIAL

To be observed at the Marriage of the Queen's most excel-
- lent Majesty, with his Royal Highness Francis Albert
AuguStus Charles Emmanuel, ,Duke of Saxe; Prince of
Saxe Coburg and Gotha, Knight of the most noble
,Order
of the Garter, .at the Chapel Royal of St. James's, on
Monday, February 10,1840.

The illtitrious individuals and others composing the pro-
cession, except those who go to Buckingham Palace, will
assemble in the throne-room, at St. James's Palace, not
later than half-past II o'clock.
The procession will afterwards proceed in the following
order :
THE PROCESSION OF .THE BRIDEGROOM.
Drums and Trumpets.
Serzeant Trunipeter.
Master of the Ceremonies. •
• The Bridegroom's Gentleman of Honour, between two
Heralds.
- •
. Vice Chamberlain of her Lord Chamberlain of her •
Majesty's Household. Majesty's Household.
THE BRIDEGROOM.
. Wearing the Collar of the Order of the Garter.
Supported by their

Serene Highnesses the !feigning Duke of Saxe Coburg and
Gotha, and the Hereditary Prince of
Saxe Coburg and Gotha,
Each attended by officers of their suite, namely,
Count Holowrath, Baron Alvensleben, and Baron de
Lowenfels.

On entering the chapel the drums and trumpets Will tile
off without the door, and the procession advancing, his
Royal Highness will be conducted to the seat provided for
him on the left hand of the altar. His supporters, the Duke
of Saxe Coburg and Gotha, and the hereditary prince, with
the officers of their suite, will occupy- seats near Prince
Albert. The master of the ceremonies and the officers of
the bridegroom will stand near the person of his royal high-
ness. _ _

The lord. chamberlain and vice-chamberlain, preceded by
the drums and trumpets, will return to attend her Majesty.
Her Majesty will then proceed to the chapel in the follow-
ing order :
THE QUEEN'S PROCESSION.
Drums and Trumpets,
Serjeant Trumpeter,
Knight Marshal,
Pursuivants,
Heralds,
Pages of Honour,
Equerry in Waiting, Equerry in Waiting,
Groom in Waiting, Lord in Waiting,
Comptroller of her Majesty's- Treasurer of her Majesty's
. Household,.. • • Household,
• The Lord Ste Ward of her Majesty's Household.
Norroy King of Arms, Clarenceux King of Arms,
• Lord Privy Seal, Lord President of the
Connell,
Two Sergeants-at-Arms T vo-Sergants-at-Artus;
• - - Lord_iligh Chancellor,
Senior Gentleman. Usher Quarterly Waiter,
toGeainityleNtinte;
r.,yanshd-ctro, 1 Carter King Gentleman .Usher
of the • •
the Sword of Sta-te. cd. Arms' Black Roil.
- - The. Bail Marshal, •
Her Royal Highness the Princess Sophia Matilda of ••
Gloucester,
Princess Maty. of Chambridge,
.;,..•• • Priii,cess Atigusta: of Cambridge„
- Prince George of Cambridge, .
. tier Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, 4 •
Attended bya Lady of her Royal Highne's householj4.,•,
Her Royal HighneSs the Duchess of Kent,.
Attended by a Lady of her Royal HightieSs's household,
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester,

Attended by a Lady of her Royal Highness's household,
• Her Royal Highness Princess AuguSta;•

Attended by a Lady ofher.ROyal HighneSs's. household,
His Rival Highness the:Dulce' Of -Cainbridge,- •
• His Royal Highness the Dukenf Sassex, •
Each attended- by a .Gentletnin of their Royal •Highness's

• household.
Vice-Chamberlain The SwoM of State Lord Chankberlain
of her Majesty's - borne by Lord of her Majesty's
Household. . Melbourne. Hoiisehold.
THE QUEEN . .
WEARING THE COLLARS OF HER ORDI:Rs.

Tier Majesty's train borne by the following twelve unmar-
ried viz. ;
Lady Adelaide Paget, Lade Caroline Amelia
Gordon Lenox,
Lady Elizabeth Anne
Georgiatia Dorothea
Howard,
Lady Prances Elizabeth Cowper, Lady Ida. Hay,
Lady Elizabeth West, Lady Catherine Lucy
. . Wilhelmina Staubope,—
Lady Mary Augusta Fre- Lady Jane Harriet.
derica Griroston, Bourie,
Lady Eleanora Caroline Lady Mary Charlotte
Paget, Howard,
assisted by the GrOoni of the Robes.
Master of the Horse * Mistreis of the Robes

Lady Sarah Frederica
Caroline Villiers,

The Earl of Albemarle.
G.C.H. . . .
LADIES OF THE BEDCHAMBER.
The Marchioness of The Duchess of Bedford,
Normanby,
The Countess of The Countess of
Charlemont, Sandwich,
The Dowager Lady The Countess of .
Lyttleton, Burlington,
The Lady Portman, The Lady Barham.
MAIDS OF HONOUR.
The Hon. Amelia The Hon. Harriet The Hon. Caroline
Murray, Pitt, Cocks,
The Hon. Hen- The Hon. Matilda
rietta Anson, Paget,
The Hon. Har- • The Hon. Sorah
net Listen, Mary Cavendish.
WOMEN OF THE BEDCHAMBER,
Lady Harriet Viscountess
Clive, Forbes,
Lady Charlotte Lady Caroline
Copley, Barrington;
Mrs. Brand, Lady Gardiner.

'The Duchess of Sutherland.

The Hon. Mrs.
Campbell,
Captain of the
Yeoman of the} Gold Stick.
Guards.

{Captain orthe
Band of Ge,ntle-
men-at-41-ms.

Keeper of the Privy Purse,
Six Gentlemen-at-Arms,
Six Yeomen of the Guard to close the procession.
On arriving at the entrance• of the chapel the drums and
trumpetS will file off. The Gentlemen-at-Arms will remain
outside the chapel door, in the anti-chapel, during the cere-
niony. The Yeomen of the Guard will remain at the foot of
the staircase, in the anti-chapel, during the ceremony. The
respective persons composing the proceeding ivill be con-
ducted to the places provided for them. The,Princes and
Princesses of the Blood Royal to the seats prepared for them
on the Haut-Pas ; and the several ladies attendant upon the
Queen to the seats provided near her Majesty's person.
Her Majesty, on reaching the Haut-Pas, will take her seat
in the chair of state provided for the occasion, on the right
side of the altar.
The service will then proceed.
The service being concluded, the procession will return,
that of the bridegroom preceding as before, excepting that
his Royal Highness will conduct her Majesty in the return.
N.B. The knights of the several orders present at the sof
lemnity will wear their respective collars with white rosettes.

• ,
• THE PREPARATIONS FOR THE ROYAL
MARRIAGE. )
The preparations for the due celebration of this august
ceremony are still going on with great rapidity.. The num-
ber of. applications at the Lord Chamberlain's-office for ad-
mission to St.' James's Palace on, the 'occasion are unprece•
dented, and hourly increase,. Every effort is being made to in-
crease the accommodation in the suite of apartments through
which the procession is to pass on its way from the throne-
room to.the•CbapeOloyaj. Th 94 . apartments are the ball-
room, or Queen Anne's drawing-room,the tapestry chaniber,
the armoury. it will then descend the grand staircase, pass
through the ancient entrance into the state apartments and
along the colonnade in the colour quadrangle, leading into
the chapel. The colonnade is surrounded by'a wooden en-
closure, extending into the quadrangle, containing benches
with six rows of seats, each of which is calculated to contain
from 90 to 100 spectators. Passing onwards, the next place
devoted to the same purpose is the recess immediately above
the grand staircase : there are here abdut-11 rows of seats,
each of which will .hold from 10 to 12 persons. Of all the
places (except the Chapel Royal) from'whence a view of the
gratifying spectacle can be obtained, this is by far the most
favourable one.. The eye can' rest upon the procession
as it passes along . the entire suite of state apartments, ex-
tending from the ball-room to the grand staircase and thence
downwards till it passes into the colonnade. Theapectators
here will, of course, have the same advantage on the return
of the procession: The view in the other places must of ne-
cessity be limited to the period the procession is passing
a 1
through them respectively.. About 100 may here find acco-
r the throne
The next apartment onwards in the. direction of
fourranges room is the armoury. There are here throe or
ng
tapestry chamberlo
of seats, which will accommodate rather more than
100 spectators,
w - in
or
glB inchesguata t ot
oom each
containspers on.:
S 0
ohe ad-joiniseats.
Queen hue's
drawing
room,into which '
yon next enter, is
the last apartment h w ere seats .are provided for spectators.
'fhere are.here foul ranges of semi-circuljir benches extend-
ing from the door of the anti-throne room to the outer door
. . of the tapestry chamber,
coveniently be seated. ~itosn which 4do persons at least can
o is a remarkably good posi-
tion ; we should say, the best after that above the great stair-
case. When the doors of the anti-throne room are thrown
open it will command a full' view of the noble bridegroom
and his attendants. Calculati
Chapel Royal at 530, the colonugr the number of seats in the
staircase 100, the armoury 100, the tapestry
550, the grand
t chamber 80, and
Queen Anne's drawing room 400, th
provided for spectators will be I,;fi total
which number
of seats
tickets at least will be issued from the office of
number of
the Lord
Chamberlain. The seats are all comfortably stuofffecl and co-
vered with crimson cloth. properly edged. A •
rich scarlet
carpet is laid down the entire length of the state apartments
through which the procession is to pass..
. THE CHAPEL ROYAL.—A report having been eirculated
that the preparations made in the Chapel Royal, in conse-
quence of her Majesty's marriage, might be viewed by apply-
ing for tickets at
the Lord Steward's-office, a considerable
crowd assembled at St. James s , ~.. .. ,
Palace, yesterday morning,
but 'we understand in not a single instance were the parties
successful. It is expected the chapel and the state apart-
ments will be opened to the public for a short time after the
royal nuptials are soleinnised andard.
.
.- At Hainmeromith, Chiswick,. Brentford, and Hounslow%

and in fact, all along the line of road to Windsor, similar de-
monstrations of joy and affection will be exhibited and at
Windsor a congratulatory address has been already prepared,
which will be presented by the mayor, the members of 'the
borough, and a deputation of the inhabitants. The poor will
be provided with a substantial dinner; the corporation and
principal inhabitants will dine together in celebration of the
event at the Town-hall, where theie will be a grand ball in
the evening, and the town, as well- as Eton, &e. -will be ge-
nerally illuminated. • • - •

The mercers and drapers of the metropolis are on the alert
in providing neck handkerchiefs and ribands with .a great va-
riety of :devices adapted to the occasion of the royal. mar-r!.
riage. ! The city abounds with beautiful specimens of lily
white scarves, handkerchiefs, and ribbons, figured with !the
crown, the lover's knot, the rose, shamrock, and thistle, &c.
Applications have, we understand, been made to- the Lord
Mayor to order a general illumination in-the city on the day
of the royal marriage, but we believe that his lordship Nvia
not interfere, and that the otherauthorities likewise contem-'
plate an illumination as likely to lead to so much annoyance,.
and to be attended with so great an expense, that the pro-
posal cannot be adopted with propriety.
'The directors of the poor of the parish of St. Giles-in-the-
Fields and St. George, Bloomsbury, at their alternate weekly
meeting on Tuesday last, unanimous y gave directions that
on the day-of the Queen's marriage the whole•of the-750 in-
mates of theworkhouSe in Broad-street and at Heston should
have a holyday, and he regaled (in the same manner as on
the day of the coronation and on Christmas Day) with roust
beef and plum pudding. The alloWance to the adults is to
be four ounces of dressed beef withotit bone, eight ounces of
pudding, and a pint of Combe's porter, in addition to the
usual food of the day. The children and infants are to have
a proportionate quantity of food and twenty dozen of oranges
distributed amongst them. •

We are glad to learn that the very laudable example of her
Majesty the Queen Dowager, in entertaining the poor children
of St. Martin' parish with a dinner on Monday next, in ce-
lebration of the Queen's marriage, is likely to be followed in
many of the parochial and national schools, both in and about
London. To mark a day so eventful in British history, and
so important to he appreciated by the rising generation, can-
not fail to have a beneficial and moral effect ; and we lope
this generous and- truly English feeling of, hospitality and
good fellowship will be exteasively..followed throughout the
land. We hear that in many of the schools where :a dinner
cannot be conveniently provided, plum cakes will be given to
the children. It is expected that London will be generally
illuminated, and we know, in many instances, preparations
are making upon a scale of great splendour, in addition to the
brilliant effect which will be produced by the club-houses.
THE QUEEN'S MARRIAGE.—PARISII OF ST. MARY-LE-
STRA N D.—The children of the parochial schools'of this parish
will dine together on Monday next, to celebrate the nuptials
of her Majesty -with Prince Albert of Saxe. Cobourg and
Gotha. Her Majesty is the Lady of the Manor of this parish.
The churchwardens,-with M. Lowe, of the Strand, and Mr.
Thurston, of Catherine-street,. have in the most handsome,
manner determined to discharge the cost of the entertainment
out of their private purses. The dinner will consist of good
old English fare, roast beef and plum pudding. It is to be
hoped that this spirited example will be followed in the sur-
rounding parishes of Westminster.

As it now certain that her Majesty will be married on
Monday next, the 10th instant, preparations for celebrating
the ceremony in a proper manner have already_commenced.
At a meeting on Friday in the Exchange-rooms, Glasgow,
called by circular, the Lord Provost in the chair, it was re-
solved that the happy event should be celebrated by a grand
full dress ball, in the Assembly-rooms. At a meeting of the.
Edinburgh town council, held on Tuesday, it appeared to be
the general feeling of the members, that, owing to the ex-
pense, danger, and inconvenience, an illumination was inex-
pedient-; and that a bonfire and fireworks on the Calton-hill
would, on the whole be better, provided sufficient funds
could be raised for the purpose. The matter, however, was
not finally determined.—Greenock Advertiser.

. _
The inhabitants of Maidstone and the neighbourhood will
dine together on the day of the marriage to celebrate the happy
event. • .

At Newcastle similar arrangements have been made for the
benefit of the poor and for the recreation of the tradesmen.
There is to be a general holiday, and the committee of the
Teetotallers' Society have given notice that they will go in
procession, and attend Divine service, and afterwards a col;
lection will be made from among that body, the proceeds of
which are to be applied to the benefit of some charitable es-
tablishment.
In most of the principal towns•in Essex, Bucks, and Berk-
shire, similar proceedings are to take place.
•

THE QUEEN'S BRIDE CAKES.
Besides the colossal cake we described yesterday, and which
her Majesty's confectioner, Mowditt, constructed by com-
mand.for her Majesty'S table at Buckinghara Palace, we have
since been favoured with-the sight of another immense cake,
Constructed by Gunter, of Berkeley-square, who, with Ward,
of'Brind--street, are general confectioners to the Queen. The
cake at Gunter's weighs, in solid edible materials, about 250
pounds, besides the ornamental parts. The latter are very
tastefully arranged, in stages above the solid base, which is
riot so great in diameter as' Mowditt's, but is much thicker.
'There is a profusion of orange sprigs and flowers entwined
with myrtle and roses. The deep edge of the cake is also
adorned with bands of roses with longs stems and leaves, the.
latter of silver. The ornaments gradually diminish towards
the apex, which is surrounded by an antique vessel, in which
four banners will be.fixed, the devices are in white and silver.
The height of.this superb article is about three feet six inches:
It will be placed before the Duchess of Kent at • the grand
evening banquet in St. James's Palace. Besides this one,
there are thirteen others; each weighing from 201bs. to 301b5.,
Arnamented,with
.great taste and skill by the
artiste. These are for the Cabinet • Ministers, as presents
from the .Queen.

Ward, of -BOn&street, furnishes 20 splendid cakes,_2slbs.
weight each, •superbly-ornamented in the Italian style of de-
.coration,, not any two of thernbeing alike. Mr. Ward 'has
arranged them in two rows in show -rooms, where they
-are Seettto-great adVantage, under a canopy, ove!sicte Sup.
ported by fluted.and gilt Corinthian colurrins4 the side oppo-
-site• to the spectator .being composed .entirely of looking-
class producing a very charming effeet.
There are also, we understand, soiree similar cakes making
'by Bridgman but; as we'have not seen them, we cannot••at
present give, any account of them_ We.can safely assert,
• from those who have seen them, that great taste, ingenuity,
and skill havebeen called into operation by the Well known
artistes cOfeeti6nifire whom we have• mentioned ; and we
dOubt not that the royal party and their royal and noble guests
will be much. Pleased.. with. those brilliant and indispensable
accompaniments to the nuptial ceremony.