Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-04-10

hlNih bNNNtti tnt tWO DuTtlcS IbNt 10 So uUUHcr-
Gus height that the wedding of Margaret and
Alexander was ccvcry celebrated in snug way
so early in the morning, that the ceremony was
concluded before half the riotous mobiles were
out of their beds Alexander. too, was as "can-
ny as his predecessor and namcsakc who had
stood at the same place to cSpousc an English
princess The King of England dubbed him Il
knight, hut no persuasion or remonstrance could
induce "King Sandy to pay the usual fee lie
was quite as obstinate in declining TO pay any
homage to Henry that might sacrifice his own
independence. Henry had spendidy endowed
his daughter, and bound himself to detray all
the bridcgrooms expenses during the whole OF
his absence from his kingdom, had entertained
him with unparalleled splcndor, feasting him at
a cost of death to edible beasts, as well as to
eaters and cooks who expired at their labors,
and had sunk, and had squandcrcd thousands
upon thousands of pounds of our present value
but nothing could move the Scot, save the
lovely eyes of his gentle lady, and those could
not open his pocket. Margarot's sister, Beat
rice, married John, Earl of Brctagnc but let
pass to the first real love match of Princess
Royal, namely that of Eeanora, the eldest daugh-
ter of Edward l., with Henry, Duke of Bar
The Duke was visitor to the English King
and during a sojourn here of some months learn
ed TO appreciate and win the Princess Elcanora.
H0 i"'.i l!uiu HlS own expenses ana endowed
his bride with territories which made her the
wealthiest of duchesses The wedding took place
in Bristol in 1885, and as the Lord Primatc
was absent, and his Grace of York was out of
favor, the Archbishop Of Doublin had the horror
OF uniting this pair of princely lovers. The fcs-
tival held in celebration Of the marriage, at Bar,
IN presence ofthe llluStrious couple, ended, how
ever, fatally. The old Duke of Brabant stimu
lated by the beauty of the bride, and eager to
WIN the crown of victory from her hands, fought
IN the lists with such carne,tno>s that something
hke real combat ensued, and he received such
injuries from his adversary, Sir Pierre dc Bau-
fremont that he soon after died.
IL may here be noticed that al these nuutials
things did not always 20 as merry as the mr..
rilge bells. Thus, when the livelv Joannn on-
other of Edwards daughters. married (;ilbnrt d,
Glare, Earl If Gloucester the bride had irdroJ
a splendid wardrobe provided for her bv tho
gallant bridegroom. but her unmarried .is,e,s
wore old robes IN ro,,,;r ,hich ,Ln,,., ,'i'..S
spent nine weary davs, and as thn ii, ,'1r,ns H.
anna herself htDpencl TO disnI,nse her rn,nl
parent. they took her ne,y d,n.scs o,ro, f.:,,,
her after the ceremony was over. obsnry;no tbat
they would do for her next sister NargaT.t
At the ceremony the modrst snm of os sh;li;mc.
no great L1rgssse. even if wc rnl,inI, I =,
twenty. 10 get It's eouiv,lart in r,nJ,.r,, ;,, -!
was scattered omony th,. noo,,lc Gov - ,,o,,,.,I
scramble. We are afraid foo that mat,e,y d;J
not mass so nleason,h A. would Ln,, Ioa,, H.,
sired in the temnor.rv hall .rec,nJ -, w,
Minister for the marriage bannnet Wcarc sor-
nv to say il. hut some Of The quests cot ,,nro,.
iously drnk. and Foulk ~ EdmorIs I,s ~
much more tipsy and riotons than ,ha re., th,,
he actually smashed several of IN. ,abI.s .,,'J
we hone. had a snlit,iny beadacho next morn
ing.
Joanna was the lady who whom sb. los, b,r
lord. married nriyatrly w;th one nf his ,',,r,,
and handsome squires. Keufdc Neberm.r IIer
fathers wrath was terrific but tho ;rrcsis,;III
Princess at last nocidcd him bv ,hn rmarl ,ba,
as it wns not held diseraoi, Gov .. .rr.a, E.rl
to marry an honest yet lowly born maiden she
could not see why she was to be blamed for we'd
ding with gallant and worthy youth. And so
this humble squire became the son-in-aw of the
hing OF England, who, powerful he was, was
as helpless here as any other father having a
wilful daughter.
The Princess Margaret, named above, mar
ried John of Brabant, gentleman who was
more of sportsman than lover. They were
united at Westminster in July, 1890; the bride
had half Golconda on her person, and the bride
groom changed his dress not less than three
times, and each change, as with equestrians in
the CIRCLE exhibited him more splendid than be-
fore. When the ceremony was over, hundreds
of the nobility OF both sexes traversed the streets
of London singing the chorus Of rejoicng and
there seems to have been very decent attempt
at an illumination at the palace. the brlliancy
of which may be youchcd for from the fact that
four boys had been engaged whole fortnight
In collecting candles for the occasion
1t was very ordinary circumstance for most
OF these royal brides to have many successive
lovers before they could secure man honest or
prudent enough to keep his word
Joanna the second daughter of Edward the
Third, affords another illustration of the little
delicacy with which nuptial arrangements were
made at this period. She was on her way to
espouse the son of the Duke of Austria but she
returned, on anintelligible intimaton that cour-
teous austria had changed his mind. Sub
sequently she went as far as.Bordeaux. awaiting
there the good will of Peter the Cruel, to whom
she was afianced but as the plague smote and
killed her near that city, she may be said to have
had lucky escape.
The married daughters of Edward the Fourth
experienced very different destinies. The mar
rage of the eldest, Elizabeth, with the Earl of
Richmond. Henry the Seventh, united the 1.-Two
Roses" The anxiety of both parties for this