Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1858-02-25
The Weddings of English Prin-
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The Princess Royal o: England is mar
ried and the English papers are filed with
the accounts Of the affair The official pre-
gramme Of the ceremonies would occupy a
column and half of oar paper. bswns a
gorgeous spectacle, though it seems its
stately grandeur could not prevent the bride
from giving way to her feelings and finging
herself weeping On her mothers breast
when the fliaI tie was exchanged for the
marital. Let us look bsck moment a, Il e
former weddings OF English Royal Princes
ises.
Matilda, the daughter of Henry vas
married at seven years of age TO the Emper-
or lienry V. OF Germany. In order to sup-
ply the BRIDES dowry, ;he sing levied a tax
Of threa shiliinss [eqsel 10 s. 5 of the Ptes-
ent currency) on every hide, or sixty acres
of land This insugu-aied the custom of
the English nation providing the wedding
portions of their princesses. Mary, second
daughter of s ephau, and the first English
princess married OF English soil, eloped
from convent with William OF Alsace.
After three years the Church forcibly separ-
ated them, clapped the wife and her dough-
ters into ID convent, seized her property, and
banished her husband. The first ldwfuI
marriage OF a Princess Royal on English
soil Was that OF Joanna. daugher OF King
John. W no married Alexander II. of Sco:-
land The bridegroom was too poor to pay
his own expenses TO and from York, (the
place of wedding) so the English people
did ii for him. In the reign Of Henry I'LL,
the prinbess Margaret welded anorhe
Scotch king-Alexander Ill. This wedding
also took place at York, and the bridegroom,
like his Predece sor, Yves sparins of his
"ailIer" The English king made hun
kn :ght, bat neither persuasion nor remon-
strance had the eftc, of making the "canuy
Scot" pay the accustomed lee nos would he
pay his OWN expenses 10 and Er-m York
The wedding took place early in the morn
ing, before the drunken Engl!s! and Scotch
mobiles had woke from lsie sleep after
nights debauch and quarrel.
The first love match of Princess Royal
was thai OF Fieanrr, edrst daughter of Ed
ward l., with Henry, Duke OF Bar. The
bridegroom paid hi4 own expenses, and en-
dvwed the bride splendiAiy. When Joanna,
the sister OF Eleanor, aIterW ards Ialr:ied the
Earl Of Gloucester, she wHS furnished by
her batrothed with splendid wardrobe, but
her sisters had to appear in old dresses
which it took the Court tailOFs uIne days to
re pair. After the ceremonies were over, the
sisters spite'uiy took away the new ward
robe, with the remark that it would suit the
mex. sister capitally. /, was both seedy
and a rowdv wedding. for one ofihe guests
Eoulk ST. Edmunds-gOt so drunk that he
smashed the tables, and otherwise behaved
very nanghtily, before he VAS borne off
yelling TO ned. Margeret. after ell. did not
need her sisters cast -sff dresses, afshe mar
ried a Prince wh5 s3sN money Iiks q prince
or a toul He changed his dress three
times during the ceremony, ami. Ike a cir
Gus rider, every change exhibited more
spangies and jewe!ry than the last. All
night long the streets were filed with jolly
nnhIes and busy mrn and women singing
songs, probably medieval sort OF chant
like our
I'VE wont @ hc.ne til morning.
Elizabeth, daughter OF Edward ", we'd
dc2 the future Henry VII, thhs ending the
Wars OF the Roses" Thcre we're immense
reioicings at the even, bs there should be
at the happy termination OF 80 horrible a
| feud. Her sister, on her second marriage,
yeddcd "!o-y fel low" named kyne, that
! no one knew. and lived on love and small
| income, in cottage. This vas the Glow
est match ever made by Royal Princess,
| but she was content with it.
aiargarst, daughter of HcnFy VII mar
ried James ". of Scotland. On the Iol-
lowing morning the husband presented her
with the ,itle-jcris Of the !ant> OF hi!mar-
mock, aud in return she caught up pair of
scissors and clipp lis beard.
! Elizabeth. daughter Of lanes 4, married
Frederick. Count Palantine, after the regu-
lar qualification of the banns in Church" "
The expenses OF thissunnaPpy marriage
were nearly halt a million of dollars
Mary, daughter of Charles l., when ten
years Of age, was u edded to ;he future
Prince Of Orage, who was only eleven. The
whole affair was like q children's romping
party In. November, 1877, William OF
Orsnre, the son OF the above couple, mar-
| ried Maiy, daughter OF the future James III.
Charles II. made the husband drunk, and
induced him to break the windows of the
maids OF honor. The Wedding took place
in the Princes-'s he'd ,,chamber at Eine o.
cock at night, and the merry Monarch
WIS exceedingly iPsy and uproarous. In
1858 the Princess hane wal welded tn
George of Denmark. with great state and
feast M. IN 1888, ;he Prince of Grange
aho was hidcously ugly, married the PrIn.
cess Anuc, who was marked win the small
pox. The wedding took place f; night, and
at two in the morriny the couple sa, M in
bed for the inspection of ,he crogd of 70
biIlty who cane reeling in from sranc
drbauch.
TIE last wedding of Pri cess Roya
was in 1916. when The Princess Charlotte
o. Wales married the presea' King of Bel
g:ans. 1t was solemn end stately affair
he brid groom locked around 20 see what
Ike people thought # iiEi, aud the bride,
when asked the important question, rFSnon
dei quickly aud distinctly YES. itcH.l
- o-ee--
GTHaxusoME NEN.--"We were ssrpelk l.
in OF handsome men, the ,ther evening
and was wondering Why 4, had st
lost the beauty for which. fv" year ago, h'
was an iauous. "Oh, lis beceusr he neye
did ary;hing,' said B. she never w rk d
though snarrtd. Iop f2as! hare tis min'
c!i>e'i53 osrty a! f5a ta'5r.s i y'a 'r@n
aia&s7n.e oit'I-cgd nse." Siace hearin!
that remark. have been o. the vt h t.
see Whether it VS. ;rur--tni j, IS \ hand
,oin. nian uho does no.hHg but eat an
mink. c-ns h.hhy, and thu Hus iIncs q
Ills features are lost: but the bard ihnkc
has an admirable oru Pt'r at work, Ee'pn
hi, iue lines in repair, ana constantly GOV