Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1858-03-04
GAINESVILLE THURSDAY MARCIA 1853

agitated-just as Mad Cap would unde
similar circumstances.i 1t was terribl
provoking, but didn't see the Bridegroom
at all, to know him. There were so man
heart-rending notabiiities that my eyes be
came perplexed. noticed one handsom
cavalier, with gold medals and diamond stal
on his coat, who looked as if he might hav
been the happy man; but didn t dare as
Fred, for fear the fellow might turn out
be somebody's feoiman.
So it passed by, the glorious pageant wit
the bride and bridegroom-young in year
and at heart. God keep thcm in goodnes
and happiness, says a little republican mai
den! Bat this wish has been better said b
the Poet-Laureate Tennyson:
''God bless our Prince and Biiie.
God keep their lands allied,
God save the Queen!
Clolhe them with righteousness,
Crown them with happiness,
hem with all blessings bless, --
God save the Qaeeni
Fair fall this hallowed hour,
Farewell our Eng'and's flower.
God save the Queen!
Farewell, iair rose U! Mayi
Let both the peoples say,
God bless thy marriage day
God bless the Queen.'
May the Princess Royal he noble wo
man, like Queen Victoria: may the Crown
be kept rom her heaG many long day; ru
when 1t does rest on her soft silken hair, le
1t leave no mark On that ialr young brow
now 50 young and fair! And you, her legt
lord. keep the little queen chariIy--b;
slender aud true''
The professions fl ed into the Roya
Chapel where the imposing ceremony wa;
performed. Here ended our sightseeing
which | have murdered in the telling. BIr
pa has just brought in The "Times," aud
am tempted TO quote paragraph or 50 tc
finish my skeichy picture. Imagine your.
se.i tie chapel.
THE BRIDEGROOM.
Lord PaimeTs'on on the QUEENS right
hand. bears The sword of STATE, while the
Duchess Of Sutherland, herself altired IN
almost royal magnticence, stands on the
lett, by right of office. as Mistress OF the
Robes Again there IS another pause OF
intense interest. and again the drums and
trumpets are heard, and ushered in with the
same imposing ceremonies, comes the pro-
cession OF the bridegroom. On the right
walks his Royal Highness, the Prince OF
Prussia, his father, and on his lett his broth
er, Prince Albert. All eyes, however, are
fixed upon the ioya. br egroom, as he walks
slowly, but with the most perfect case and
e eiegaDce of action, up the centre OF the
chapel. He wears the uniform OF a Prus-
Sian General, with The insignia ot the Order
0: the Black Eagle OF Prussia.
"Ihe uniform shows his ia II figure to ad
end sets off his frank. open coun-
tenance & prePossessing bearing. Near the
altar, he stops before Her Majesty's chair of
state, and slowly bows, with the most pro-
found reverence, and turning to his royal
mother, he bows again, with equal respect,
tut less deeply than to the Queen, and then
kueeiing in tie centre of the chapel, prays
earnest devotion for few minutes. His
prayers ended, he rises, and stands at the
righ. hand of the altar, aiting his bride,
and likewise submitting to such ia scrutiny
from the hundreds of brilliant eyes as never
bachelor withstood alone bsfore." x <
THE BRIDE.
"All-absorb!ng is the interest excited 3v
the appearance OF the bride herself. The
gorgeous veil she wears depending rom her
head dress is thrown off, and, hanging in
massive folds behind, leaves the expression
OF her face completely visible as she walks
slow y, her head slightly stopped in bash
fulness, and her eyes cast down upon the
ground. Thus all can see distinctly the
mild, amiaole eXpl ion OF her face, SO
replete with kindness and deep feeling. and
that peculiarly touching aspect of sensitive
ness, to attempt to portray which would
'oniy prove how vainly words essay to fix
the spark of beauty's heavenly ray Her
bright bloom of color has completely de-
serted her; and even when compared with
her snowy dress, her cheeks seem pale, and
her whole appearance denotes tremulousness
and agitation.
SIN these ceremonies We believe the dress
OF the bride ranks only next IN importance
to the celebration OF the service; but on
this occasion the Princess Royal wore one
so thoroughly in good taste that it is dilfi-
cult to remark anything, save that it is ex-
quisiiely becoming, beautiful and white -
In I ct. lis unity to mind only recalls the
belle of the French Court, who is said 10
dre-s with such perfection OF good taste
that one can never observe what she wears.
The design Of the lace consists OF bou-
quets, in open work, Of the rose, shamrock
and thistle, in three medalliups. At the
top of each iiounce in front of the drees are
wreaths OF orange and ssmyrtle BLOSSOMS
the latter being the bridal flower OF Ger
many-egery wreath terminating with bou-
quets of the same flowers, and the length ot
each being so graduated as to give the ap.
pearance of a robe defined by flowers. The
apex Uf this floral pyramid is formed by a
large bouquet worn on the girdle. The
train, which is of the unusual length ot
more than three yards, is of white MORE
antique, trimmed with two rows of HOnitor
lace, surmounted by wreaths similar to those
on the flouaces of the dress, with bouquet:
at short intervals.''
THE BRIDESMAIDS.
"Next to the interest excited by the Hp
pearance Of the bride herself, is the feel
ing created by the fair bridesmaids, who
sin gloss OF satin and glimmer Of pearls,
follow in stately array, bearing up the rict
train of the Princess Royal between them
The ladies' honored with...this distinguished
mark of Royal favor are all among the per
sonal friends of the young bride, and, wha
is most singular, are every one linea!y de-
scended from the great royal houses of Eng.
.and and Scotland. They follow the bride
two by two-Lrdy Susan Charlotte Cathe
rine Pelham Clinton, daughter of the Duke
of Newcastle; Lady Cecilia Catherine Cor
don Lennox, daughter of the Duke of Rich
n Il. 4