Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-02-16
Eight Unmarried Dauvhters Of Dukss

Eight Unmarried Daughters Of Dukes,
Marquises and Earla.
Lady Susan Pelham Clinton,
Lady Emma Stanley,
Lady Susan Murray,
Lady Victoria Neel.
Lady Celia Gordon Lennox,
Lady Katherine Hamilton,
Lady Constance Nilliers.
Lady Celia Molyneux
Followed by
The Lord Of the Bedchamber. G room Of the
Bedchamber and Equerry in Waiting. the
Private Secretary and Gentleman Usher to
his Royal Ilighness the Prince Consort, the
the Treasurer and Private Secretary to her
Royal Iiighness the Princess Royal. and the
Gentlemen in attendance on his Majesty the
King Of the Belgians.
CEREMONY IN THE CHAPEL
On arriving at the Chapel the bride was
conducted to her seat in the Chapel. on the
left side OF the Haut Pas leading to the alter,
near her MaJesty's chair of state, and his
Royal Highness the Prince Consort and his
Majesty the King Of the Belgians were con-
Quoted to their seats on the Haut Pas. near
the bride. The Lord Chamberlain and Vice
As each procession entered the chapel q
march was played
When the bride had taken her place near
the alter, hymn was sung and the service
comm enced
The service was performed by his Grace
the Archbishop of Canterbury; the Lord
Bishop Of London. Dean of her Majesty's
Chapels Royal the Bishop OF oxford, Lord
/ he al.
Clerk Of the Closet; the Hon. and Very
Rev. the Dean Of Windsor, Domestic chap
lain to the Queen; and the Pew. DR.. Wes-
ley. sub-Dean of her Majesty's Chspds
Royal
The bride was given away by her father.
the Prince consort.
At the conclusion of the service IIandel's
Hallelujah chorus WAS sung, and Mendels
sohn's Wedding March was played as the
| procession left the chapel.
AFFECTING SCENE IN THE CHAPEL.
After the conclusion Of the ceremonial,
the bride gave vent to her feelings and
fiung herself upon her mothers bosom, at
which Il scene took place in which great
emotion was ovinced by all concerned
! After the marriage the young couple
started for Windsor On arriving at that
place they were drawn in a carriage to the
castle by the Eton boys, amid enthusiastic
! cheering
| The Queen, in London, gave grand
State concert at buckingham Palace on the
eve of the wedding day.
The principal streets oe London were
brilliantly Illuminated in honor of the DC
caslon
TIE BRIDAL CHAMBER AT WINDSOR
| The suite Of apartments destined for the
Prince and Princess at Windsor, present a
perfect specimen Of palatial luxury, without
sacrificing the ease and comfort which are
more highly priced than a mere excess of
adornment by all persons of good taste
The rooms-six in number-are situated in
the Lancaster Tower and its immediate vi
entity.
The principal apartment is over st. Georges
Gateway, and commands that most charm.
ing ofalI rural prospects, ;he "Iong Walk "
All the suite have been newly furnished in
the most exquisite taste-the style being in
adaptation of the period Of Louis XVI. to
the more substantial furniture appropriate
to a castellated residence The prevailing col
or OF the decorations is crimson and white
cipal apartments are decorated with bridal
festoons composed of a combination of the
blue cornilower of Prussia with the red rose
OF Eng land, illustl alive of the strength of the
bridegroom and the beauty Of the bride
lhefe Carlahds preserve an appropriate ma
tIonallty by the occasional introduction of
shamrocks and thistles in agreeable variety
The pictorial decoration of the rooms is al
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ting to Prussian history, from the era of
Frederick the Great to the present day and
every apartment contains choice specimens
OF china, chiefly productions of the Highest
German art.
In two OF the principal rooms are dis
played few OF the superb presents offered
to the Pri cess Royal by various members
of our aristocracy, and among them some
wonderful specimens of embroidery and or
namental work. A charming effect is pro-
duced in one of the rooms of the Lancaster
Tower, by the ingenious adaptation of an
oaken bookcase to an angle OF the apart
ment overlooking the town OF Windsor
The window is blocked Up by the book
Case, but IN the cent er of the latter is small
glazed aperture. through which is obtained
beautiful peep OF the bus, lie and excitement
always prevailing in the royal borough.
while from the opposite window the eve
rests on the unDroken expanse of sylvan
scenery formed by Wind-or Great Park
The contrast of the busy hum of town life
seen a. it were with Kaleidoscope, with
the quietudc and calm of the forest scenery
on the other side, is exceedingly novel and
interesting. The ornamental ceilings of all
the rooms have been retouched. AID rich
carpets laid down. The orange blossom up
on green leaves has been adapted to some of
the rooms, and in the principal saloon the
pattern is composed of the English rose for
a center. with a gothic border from the de-
sign of the late MIR Pugn. The whole suit
of rooms open into the great corridor of the
Castle word-famous Tor its assemblage OF
works of art, collected throughout the reigns
of the Georges. and largely increased by her
present Majesty and the Prince Consort ;
and Immediately opposite to the door of the
sitting room hangs the celebrated engrav e
picture Of the marriage ofthe present Queen.