The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1858-02-25

SOMETHING FOR THE LADIES.
Marriage Of the Princess Royal of
England.

she stops and makes a deep reverence
to her mother, though with evident ag- Z
itation, and her face hushos like Grim
son; then again turning, she renders
the same homage to the Prince of Prus-
sia. AS she does so the bridegroom
elect advances, and knoeiug on one
knee, presses her hand with an express
sion of fervent admiration that moved
the august audience Taking their
places at the altar, and with their il.
lustrious relatives standing round in o |
group of unequaled brilliancy the SER
vice commences with the choralo, which |
peals through the little building with |
the most solemn effect The words are
particularly appropriate, full Of feel |
ing and piety and che audience follow
them in a whispered cadence as the choir
sing
"Ths day, with gladstone voice and heart
awe praise Thy nume o Lord, who arr
"Cf all good things the giveH
"For EngIand's first born hope we pray
"Be near her now, and ever
"Kmg Of Kings, Lord Of Lords!
"Fatner, Son, and Holy Spirit,
"Hear us, while we kaeel before Thee!',
The hymn over, the Lord Arohbish-
op Of Canterbury took his place in the
center of the altar, and assisted by the
Bishop of London, as Dean Of the Chap
el, the Bishop of Oxford, as Lord
High Almoner, the Bishop of Chester,
as Clerk of the Closet, The Dean of
Windsor, as Domestic Chaplain, and the
Rev Dr. Wesley, as Sub-Dean of the
Chapel Royal the marriage service is
commenced at exactly 10 minutes to 1.
The rubric is rigidly adhered to
throughout After going through the
usual formulary, the most Rev Primate,
who was very indistiuctly heard, asks
the Royal bridegroom
"'Wilt thou have this woman to thy
welded wife, to live together after
Gods ordinance in the holy state of
matrimony2 Wilt thou love her, com
fort, honor and keep her in sickness
aud health, and forsaking all other,
keep thee only unto her, SO long as ye
both shall live?"
To this the Prince replies, loud and
clear, "I will"
To ,l,o samo question the faint an
swer of the bride is barely audible,
though the attention Of all is strained
to the utmost to catch the feebly ut
tered words.
To the next, "who giyeth this woman
away?" The Prince consort replies
loudly, "I dol"
The Prince takes his brides hand in
his own, in earnest warmth, and repeats
slowly and distinctly after the Primale
''I, Frederick William Nicolas Charles,
take thee, Victoria Adelaide Mary Lou
lisa, to my welded wife, to have and to
hold from this day forward, for better
or for worse, for richer for poorer, in
sickness and health, to love and tC
cherish, till death us do part, according
to Gods holy ordinance; and thereto ]
plight thee my trOth.
Again, in reply, the words of the
bride are almost lost, and she seems
faint and tremulous enough to excite
uneasiness among her ladies'
The Prince then, taking the ring
from his brother Albert, said with mark
cd emphasis:
"With this ring thee wed, with my
body l thee worship, and with all MY
worldly goods I thee endow; in tht
name of the Father, and Of the Son
and of the Holy Ghost Amen"
The usual prayer was then offered up
and the Primate, joining their hands to
gether said, "Whom God hath joined
let no man put asunder"
The following Psalm from the Pray
er Book was then sung:
"God be merciful unto us, and bless
US: and show us the light of His couu
tenanCe, and be merciful unto us, sc
The Royal couple then knelt, will
the bridesmaids, while the rest of tn
ceremony was proceeded with, tn
Bishop Of London in clear and dis
tinct voice reading the exhortation.
AT the concluding words the Hal
leluiah Chorus.
"Hallelujahl for the Lord God ON
nipotent reigneth,
The kingdom of this world ha
become the kingdom of our LORD
and of his Christ; and He shall reig
for ever and ever.
"King Of Kings, and Lord Of Lords
Halleluiah."
Hardly had the last words of th
chorus died away in solemn echoes
when the ceremonial, as arranged b
chamberlains and heralds, ended, an
the bride giving vent to her long pent
up feelings, turned and threw herself
upon her mothers bosom with a sudden
ness and depth Of feeling that thrillo
through every heart Again and agai
Her Majesty strained her to her hear
and kissed her, and tried to conceal he
emotion, but it was both needless an
in vain, for all perceived it, and ther
were few who did not share it. w
need not mention how the bridegroom
embraced her, and how as she quite
him, with the tears now plainly steal
ing down her cheeks she threw hersel
into the arms of her father, while he
royal husband was embraced by th
Princess of Prussia in manner tina
eVinced all that a mothers love ca
show. The most affecting recoenitior
however, took place between the bride
groom and his royal fatheE for the lat
ter seemed oyerpowered with emotion
and the former, after olasping him twic
to his heart, knelt and kissed bis pa
rents hand