The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-02-18

occupied the remaining benches The Grand Mas
ter OF the Ceremonies the masters and their assist
ants, were placed right and left in front Of the
throne. All the ladies' rose at the entrance OF the
Emperor and the Empress, and remained standing,
together with the rest of the company during the
ceremony. The Emperor being seated, the Grand
Master OF the Ceremonies, after having taken the
orders Of his Majesty, invited the Minister of State
and the President OF the Council Of State to advance
to the Emperors chair.
The Minister of State said, an the name Of the
Emperor At those words the Emperor and the
Empress rose
"Sire, does your Majesty declare that he takes in
marriage her Excellency Mademoiselle Eugenie de
Montijo, Countess de Teba, here presentl'
The Emperor replied, II declare that take her
Excellency Mademoisee Eugene de Montijo
Countess de Teba, here present, in marriage"
The Minister of State then said, Mademoiselle
Eugene de Montijo, Countess de Teba, does your
Excellency declare that you take his Majesty the
Emperor Napoleon ILL.,, here present, in MARRIAGE"
The Countess replied. al declare that take his
Majesty Napoleon H., here present, in marriage"
The Minister of State then announced the mar
riage.in the following terms:-
In the name of the Emperor, of the constitution,
and of the law declare that his Majesty Napoleon
ILL.,, Emperor of the French, by the grace OF God
and the national will and her Excellency Made
moisele Eugene de Montijo, Countess de Teba, are
united in marriage"
Those words having been pronounced the masters
of the ceremonies and their assistants brought for
ward the table in front OF the chairs on which the
Emperor and Empress were seated and placed the
register before them The act of marriage was then
signed in the following Manner
The President of the Council of State presented q
pen to the Emperor and then to the Empress. Their
Msjesties signed without quitting their seats. was
standing not far from the spot where Eugene de
Montijo was seated, at the moment she was called
upon by the great officer Of State to sign the deed
which transformed her from simple Spanish sub
ject into an Empress, and ON Empress Of France
] have seen her also at another royal marriage, in
in nh IF hQr nj hOra ofipu sl,ad
pa-a part only inferior to the royal brides of that
day. 1t was on the 10th of October 1916, that she
followed in attendance on her royal mistress when
the Queen Of Spain and her sister, Luisa Fernando,
were united in marriage IN the ancient chapel of
Atocha. The ceremony had been celebrated the
night before ut the royal palace of Madrid The
husband Of one OF the royal sisters was the present
king consort; of the other the favorite, and not
the least deserving son of one of the most powerful
sovereigns of Europe. The fair handmaiden of that
day now occupies the throne that Princes mother
then filed; and the family whose posterity was be-
heved destined to rule France for ever is now in
exile!
The witnesses Of the marriage were then calleddto
sign the register. On behalf of Louis Napoleon
were-frst the members Of the imperial family, then
the Cardinals, the Marshals the Presidents of the
Senate Of the Legislative Corps, of the Council Of
State; and on behalf of the Empress the Countess
de Montjo, her mother, her uncle, General Alvarez
de Toledo, who, believe, had come to Paris ex-
pressy for the purpose; the Count de Calvez, bro
Their OF the Duke OF Alba, Berwick, and Linares,
who, as have already mentioned is the husband Of
her elder sister, the Duchess of Penaranda, and in
the name of the Grandees of Spain, the Duke Of
Ossuna and the Marquis of Bedmar, the Spanish
Ambassador, the Marquis of Valdegamas, better
known to the literary world as Juan Donoso Cortes
The act being completed the Grand Master of the
Ceremonies announced to their majesties, in loud
voice, that the ceremony was concluded.
In a few minutes the Emperor and Empress, who
received the congratulations of her friends and was
NV hor u1ot md nuyoIh r
members Of the Imperial family, withdrew for short
space to the private apartments palace In about
half an hour they returned the Emperor leading the
Empress by the hand, from their apartments, and
proceeded to the theatre. They were followed by
the ladies of honor the minister's the marshals, the
cardinals, the great functonaries Of State. The EN-
peror wore his usual dress on such occasions-the
full costume of lieutenantgeneral with the star and
cross OF the Legion Of Honor and the collar Of the
Golden Fleece. The Empress wore rosecolored satin
dress, with rich garnture of lace, and circlet Of
gold and diamonds. The duke Of Ossuna wore the col
lar of the Golden Fleece over his uniform as q major
have been more than 500 or 600 persons present,
as the invitations were necessarily limited. The
grand galleries and saloons were still more bril-
Hantly lighted and furnished than on any previous
occasion, and the comparatively small number pre-
cent, and the absence Of music, impaired to the
whole matter solemn character. The diplomatic
corps was very nearly az compLa; and notwithstand-
ing the previous rumOrs with reference to Austria
N. de Hubner, was present Lord Cowley, owing to
ndispositi0n, was ABSENT but Lady Cowley was pre-
sent at the ceremony. There were not more than
half dozen persons out Of uniform; and some Span
the uniform appertaining to the orders of Spanish
knighthood. One IN particular, that of the Knights
OF Malta, was much remarked. Court dresses were
also numerous. After the concert, which was over
about half past eleven o'clock, the Empress, her
mother and attendants, returned to the Eysee with
the same escort and ceremonial as before.
On Sunday morning, at IL o'clock two of the court
carriages went for the Empress to the Palace of the
Eysce. In the first was the Grand Mistress of the
Household the Lady of Honor, and the First Cham
berlain of Her Majesty. The second carriage re-
ceived the Empress, the Countess de Montjo, and
the Grand Master of the Household Of the Empress.
On reaching the Tuileries, Her Majesty found the
Prince Napoleon and the Princess Mathilde waiting
for her at the bottom of the grand staircase. The
corege then assembled that staircase and proceeded to
the Salon de fEmpereur, into which Her Majesty
was conducted by the Emperor, accompanied by the
Prince Jerome. the Ministers, the Marshas and Ad-
mirals, the Grand Marshal of the Palace, and the
Great Huntsman.
At an early hour the Place de Carrousel had
been taken possession of by the cavalry intended to
form the escort of the imperial procession. The
Carabiniers and mounted Gendarmes were placed on
the left, the Cuirassers stationed the right,
and the Guides, dressed in their splendid new uni
form, drawn up in the inner court opposite the
Palace. The National Guard and the two battalions
Of Gendarmere Mobile lined the passage left open in
the centre, and the courtyard Of the Louvre, the
fountain of which had been converted into a beau
tifu corbeiue Of flowers. At IL o'clock the cavalry
began to move in the direction of the Church Of
Notre Dame. The ex.Republican Guard and the Cen
damerie of the Seine led the way, and were fol-
lowed by the carabiners and curassiers Next came
the court carriages, in one of which, drawn by six
horses, were seated Marshal Jerome and the Prince
his son. AT quarter past twelve o'clock, the i'm
perial carriage issued from under the triumphal
arch, preceded by a numerous staff of general Off
GERS, Marshal Magnan, the commanderin chief of the
army Of Paris, riding at the right door, and the
guides forming the escort of honor. The carriage
was drawn by eight cream colored horses, magn
icently caparisoned, with their heads orna
mented with plumes of white feathers on
the top was the imperial crown the sides
were all glass and permitted full view of the En-
peror and Empress, who were cheered though but
sparingly, as they passed. On quitting the Lou
vre, the cortege proceeded through the street of
Rivoli amidst double rows of National Guards and
troops Of the line, and dense mass of people, The
Hotel de Vile, before which the procession next