The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-03-02
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Marriage Ceremonies mt EOtre

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Marriage Ceremonies ut E0tre
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Al an early hour on Sunday, Seth ult., all Pa.
lis was as'ir for the celebration If tie marriage
OF he Emperor Napoleon Ill = Shortly after .
O'Clock large bodies Of cavalry and n:un nv
were 10 be seen directing their way from he
duff, rent barracks in and around Paris towards
the points allotted TO them on tie route between
the palace Of the Elysee Tuieries, and between
the latter and the Cathedral OF Notre Dame At
the same time the whole of the National Guards
OF Paris were called out for The purpose of doing
honor TO the day, by f1isning the line ON one
side Of the streets through which the pre- ession
was to pass, whilo the infantry of the line form
ed the other. vast number of populations OF
the trades and work-people were to be seen
with flags and banners directing their steps TO-
wards the gar1>n of the Tuilcries, which was
the spot especially set aside far that purpose.
Many Of the deputatians very picturesque,
consisting rs they did OF youn. women dressed
IN white, adorned with wrea'hs OF flowers, and
carrying boqnets in their hands, The dcputa-
ton from the Halles Ell MARCHES was by far the
largest Butchers, bakers, fshmongers, mar
ket gardeners, &c, each had huge hlg at their
head denominating their different trades, and
Iiost OF them bearing some inscription or lege nd
In compliment to the Emperor.
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compartments; over the grand entrance and The
two side doors and painted in the fashion of the
midlnval ages 10 match the character of the
building. Green pred in the decora-
tons, that being the color of the Emperor, and
the letierssN E y were to be seen in various
pla' es IN The honor of the imperial coupe.
bove the wooden erection long draperies Of
green velvet aoated to the wind, and higher up.
along the .tacade of the building, was to be seen
line OF flags OF various colors; higher still, the
old towers themselves were covered with gold
brocade. The effect was unusually rch and
as the weather was dry, though cold, the plea :
sure OF regarding these precious materials, thus
exposed to the open air, was not marred by
any aPprehensions of injury from rain. The
lower part oflhe decorations near the various
entrances was hung with CRIMSON velvet, edget
with gold lace. On the Paris Notre Dame
were erected lofty flag stats from which ioated
huge tricolored streamers, embroidered with
gold, and harmonizing with the decoration over
the portal.
! The first feeling of the spectator on entering
was one of unhxed admiraton--Alo the
whole of the nave was suspended from the arch
ed roof an absolute forest of chandeliers contain
ing thousand of wax lights. The illumination
was at the first view absolutely dazzling; but as
soon as the eye got accustomed to he brillian
cy, 1t became evident that the building had be en-
transformed, with great taste and skill, from its
naturally severe appearance, and had been
| made to assume as CAV an air as the architecture
OF the sacred editice would warrant. The pill.
lars were developed, from plith to capital, with
crimson velvet. At the top Of each capital was
affixed richly gilt shield, bearing gilt eagle
Between the pillars springing from the arches
| higher up, was to be seen drapery of crimson
velvet, edged down the sides with an intma
ton of ermine, and fringed at the bottom with
deep gold lace; this drapery served to mask the
woodwork of a long line of galleries, erecteo
from pillar to pillar, and filled with elegantly
dressed ladies' Again, higher up, a pallium o.
green velvet, studded with golden stars, was
seen between every two pillars, and bearing ir
its centre gigantic en- Garands of flower.
were festooned among these draperies, ano
other shields were placed on the fiat wall of the
building, under the lofty windows, each having
on it figure Of Our Lady, to whom the cathe-
dral is dedicated. The crimson velvet on the
pillars next to the nave had no other ornamen
than an edgng of gold lace under the capital o
each, but those OF the side aisles were studdee
wih'golden stars, and bore the letter en- il
'front.' Three chandeliers, one large one, anc
two smaller, gave light to each tribune above
and three ranges OF immense lustres of beauti-
fully cut glass, ran down the centre of the nave
Both the sides were ornamented in precisely the
Same style; and though the variety Of color.
was extraordinary, all these arranged with such
perfect taste that the general effect was mos
harmonious and beautiful. The portal inside
was hung with green velvet and gold, three
large gilt eagles being paced over the apex oil
each Of the three doors, The space above the
entrance up to the organ loft, where was placed
the orchestra, was hung with crimson velvet
and gold, and intertwined, as on the sides of the
nave, with festoohs of flowers. At the eastern
end OF the building the chancel had been cut of
from the ceremony by the erection of a tempo
rary altar just where the transepts leave the
choir. Above the altar rose a lofty canopy OF
crimson velvet, lined to all appearance, with er
mine, and surmounted with guilt eagle of i'm
mense SIZE Between this canopy and The altar
was to be seen sort of tabernacle in the By
zantine style, which extended at each side to
the transepts, and thus formed screen, shut
ting out the chancel and it's side aisIes But
though the building was cut into two equal parts
the portion not occupied by the ceremony was
by no means lost, as immense chandeliers hung
from the root in that part of the church, Just
the same as IN that appropriated to the specta-
tors The consequence of this illumination was,
that as the temporary screen broke the distance,
ana rendered the view uncertain, the lines of
light appeared absolutely intermnable, and the
general effect was infinitely enhanced.
The Clergy, headed by Mgr. Sibour, Arch
bishop Of Paris entered about II o'clock and
at the Diplomatic Corps, headed by Mgr
Gatlbaldi the Pope's Nuncio, made Their appear
ance. They had all met at his residence, and
! proceeded in state, with an escort, to the Ca
thedral. The Duke d'Osuna and the MARQUIS
de Bedman, who had been two of the witnesse
at the civil marriage the evening before, at the
Tuilleries, walked up the aisle about The same
time. Mr. Rives, the American Minister, came
little later with his attaches. nj. Boulay de la
Meurthe, formerly Vice President of the Re
public, and M. Dumas, formerly Minister of
Commerce entered together.
Some ladies also entered at this period and
walked up to the seats near the Imperial estrada:
one of them was the Princess Camerata.
At last, about l2k o'clock, some Of the deputy
chamberlains of the palace appeared in their
scarlet unifurms, and Immediately the drums
beat salute and the trumpets sounded flourish
Marshal valiant ente red the moment after, and
then came number Of ladies' in dresses of the
brightest colors and the richest materials the
Princess MathIde leading the way, wearing a
pink velvet robe, with train behind, and bosque
according to the present mode. Madame de
Montjo followed Immediately behind, in dress
of blue velvet; and then the several ladies of
honor, all in morning dresses Of different colors,
bonnets. The eye had scarcely time to take
in few details, so rapidly the bright vision
swept by. The moment after the ministers en-
tered, Mr.. de Persigny coming last, as if kept by
some little delay
The clergy then proceeded down the aisle,
with the Archbishop of Paris at their head, to
meet the Emperor and Empress. At five min
utes 10 l, the Emperor and Empress arrived,
and having been offered the morsel of the true
cross to kiss by the Archbishop, four ecclesas-
tics held rich dais over the Imperial pair, and
the procession advanced up to the church
Marshal Magnan and the Duke de Bassano led
the way, followed by Marshal de St. Arnaud and
the Duke de Cambaceres. Then came the En-
peror, leading the Empress by the hand, he adj
vancing on the right. The Empress was ex-
ceedpgly pale, but perfectly composed. She
looked neither to the right nor to the left, and
advanced steadily. She wore dress Of white
velvet, repimgie, with rather large basque. A
veil of p0ult d'.4ngleterre flowed from under
meath the small crown sparkling with diamonds
The front of her dress and the basque behind
also shown with the same rich ornaments. The
Emperor was dressed in the uniform of general
officer, with high boots and white inexpressbles
He had on the grand collar of the LIE zion of
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