The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-09-02
ROYAL MARRIAGE AT THE SAND.
WICH ISLANDS.

| On the 10Th of July iAs., k,ag Kamehameha a
the Sandwich Islands, aged g. years, was married
to Miss Emma Rookie, young English lady, aged
20, daughter of DR.. T. c. B. Rookie.
The Poipnesidn gives long account of the mar
rage ceremonies. The great Stone church at Homo
lulu was decorated very saudily for the event.
The pulpit was profusely draped with fowers A
large platform, upon which the ceremony was per.
formed, erected immediately in front of H. and
so high was 1t that everybody Ia the church could
behold the imposing scene thereon enacted. The
wids steps that led to this platform ascsnded from
the centre aisle. The altar with all its accompaui-
ments OF cushions, &c, was prepared for the
sion, and was brilliant In material as il was ee-
.ant in design 1t burnt with scarlet and gold and
might have given permanent luitre TO sore
churches ambitious Of display. On The tower the
hass came from that adorned Honolulu that day is
mystery.
The toad from the palace gates to the church was
iaid down with rushes, aud lined with soldiery and
behind them spectators for the edifice could only
contain q fraction Of those who wantsd TO see the
slant Shortly after IL o'clock, the cortege of the
pride, consisting of several carriages with grooms at
the horses heads favors and all that bel the
occasion, passed by the of her future home
wn. the royal groom with his train of equi pages
dashed out and the two companies coslescpg .sssd
on their way. On each side of the carriages were
c.rTed gay kdhis, of all ornaments the most nation
a. ana most becoming In q procession. The Prince
sne rest OF the company followed in due order The
aides de-camp appeared on horseback, Can't Ford,s
csVary winch termed an escort preceding and clo.-
ing up The procession As the King esued from the
palace gate the firing of royal salute was commepc.
cd, and during the passage to the church ceremony
common IN old times, but which few now among us
nave seen before. was observed The soldiers by or
der, aad great part of the spectators from feeling
OF spontaneous loyalty, prost-ated thenselves till
os divestipg themselves of theie outer garments
threw them under the horses feet On arriving at
the sacred edce the procession formed On foot and
walked up the Wide aisle, the palace band pla, ing
God save the King" The bride and her corpoeny
on ascending the PLATFORM took their positions to the
right while bis Majesty and suite occupied the space
on the other side of the altar. The Episcopai mar
rage service cad by the Rev. r. Armstrong in
both Hawaiian and English this heightened the csr-
enonv, snd. If anything rendered it mora imposing
each promise being Goub!y made
ttis Majesty appeared in fall uniform, and the
brides dress offered uumistakeable evidence of its
Peri ian origin Nothing could have been more elegsnt
or have better suited her fairy like proportions-
The robe of white silk, heavy and lustrous with
three hounces richly embroidered. The veil was of
of rsses and orange flowers, richly blended Her
jewelry consisted of suberb set of diamonds ele-
gantly designed. The tout ensemble happy in the
extreme, and In perfect keeping with the slightly
perceptible pallor which was natural to the occs-
sion The bridesmaids, who Numbered more than
the Graces, appeared bridesmaids only can. OF
the many who would have done honor to such an oc-
casion, only the Princess Victoria Ksahumanu, the
Hon Miss Lydia Kamakaeha and Miss Mary Pit
an, invited to undertake the responsibilities
of that Office; but the back ground literally ed
in with the relations of the BRIDE Upon DR. C. B.
Rookie devolved the honorable part Of giving away
the bride, his daughter.
salute of artillery declared the fact that the pretty
oath of yea and nays had been pronounced. As the
bridal party left the church. another salute from the
battery on shore, and still another from the
French brig ofwar Alcibade, announced of the
royal pair that fast as the priest could make them
they were one"
ihe cortese having returned t. the palace, their
Maieshts were waited upon by the diplomatic and
consular corps and received their formal congratua
tons grand ball was given in the evening at the
palace, where between three and four hundred
guests were present. The building had been newly
and richly furnished. 1t ana the grounds i'lu-
ningted for the occasor, and presented beautitu,
sight At each end OF the that leads from the
principal gate, triumphal arch had been erected,
surmounted by q crown and the royal coat of arms;
lamps ard transparencies shining through leaves
pleted the design. On all the lamps that were
attached to the trees mottos seen, and pyra-
mid of variegated lights built round the flag staff
The large verandah was similarly illumined, and
the edfice gi8red with lights to its very summit
Tho supper tables were laid in circular of di-
mensions moro than sufficient t. accommodate the
Crisp grass reeds, and sodery drawn up here and
there. like statues in modern uniform, helped the
general effect The columns were all festooned and
wreaths and chap!ets hung between them.
Tc M w. G. Parke and Mr.. Paul Emmert is due
the credit of producing the approach fairy
land ever arrived at. 1he scene was in real life one
of those which have often beheld with delight on
and supposed to be confined to the stage The moon
klndly hid ber light during the early part of the
hlhs, DuL tne curiosity OF the sex TO which che ls
sven could not be restrained and she began to peep
ii time 10 by whom her chaste rivals were con-
Quoted to the supper room.
Her Majestys evening dress was an exquistely
airy fabric of lace embroidered in white silk and sill
yer, interpreted with marabout festhers, and
over an underdress Of white satin The first qusdre
was led BY their Majesties, H. R. H Princess V.
ksshumanu and Mons Perrin being partners, as
also Prince Kamehaineha and Miss Hamlin
Mr. Wyllie and Mis- Miller, Capt. de Marigny and
Mrs. Bishop. Dancing was continued till a late hour
the presentations having first been made. The sup
per was elegant aud ample, and VIII: n the company
dispersed there but kaid-"Lons live their
Majesties."