Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-02-15

ot "oiu " 'ne 8ifuls. The train, which
Is OF the unusual length Of more than tbree
yards, is of white moire ANTIQUE tr;mnad ,.;.h
TWO rows OF Honiton lace, and su rmounted Inv
~reaths SIMILAR to those on the founces of the
oress, with boquets at short intervals =
Next 10 tne interest excited by the appear:
ance Oh ths bride herself is the feeling created
ey the faif bridesmaids, who Sin gloss of satin
sna GUNNER OF pearls, follow in stately array,
bearing up the rich train of the Princess Rovai
between them. The ladies honored with this
distinguished mark of Royal favor are IN among
the personal friends Of the young bride and
what is most singular, are every one lineaIIv
descended from the great Royal houses of Eng
land and Scotland >'e
They follow the bride two by tvo-Ladv
Susan Charlotte Catherine Pelham Clinton
daughter of the Duke Of Newcastle; Lady Ce'
celia Catherine Gordon Lennox, daughter of
the Duke OF Richmond /; Lad Y h atharine Ham
llton, daughter of the Marquis of Abercorn:
Lady Emma Charlotte Smith Stanley, daupb,
ters Of the Earl of Derby Lady Susan Cat6e
Dunmore; Lady Constance Villiers danuh,er
OF the Earl Of Clarendon; Lady Victoria Noel.
daughter OF the Earl Of Gainsborouob and
Lady Cecilia Maria Charlotte Molvnanx
daughter Of the Earl of Sefton.
The dresses worn by this fair train ara from
= design furnished by the illustrous bride
nersen. iney consist of white glace petit
So'SfSu W six ueeD tulle uOuUcoS
over which falls tunic of tulIe trimmed With
ruches OF tulle, lOoped up on one side with a
ooquet OF pink roses and white heather. The
body Is trimmed with drap peries of tuIIe. With
hanging sleeves Of the same material trimmed
with ruches. boguet of the same flowers is
worn In the girdle and upon each shoulder.
As the bride passes up to the altar she stons
and makes deep reverence to her mother
though with evident agitation, and her face
nusnes IKE crimson then, again turning, she
lehuers the 5 ime homage to the Prince of
Prussia As she does SO the bridegroom elect
advances; and, kneeling ON one knee, presses
her hand with an expression Of fervent adIni-
,ation that moved the august audience Ia
King their places then at the tar and with
their lllustrious relatives standing roupd in a
group OF unequalled brillsncy, the service
commences with the chorale, which nsals
through the little building with the most SOL
emn enect The words are particularly appro-
pirate, full of feeling and piety, and the audi
enee follow them in whispered cadence as the
choir sing
This day, with gladstone voice and heart.
We praise Thy name, Lord, who at
or all good things the giver
fof England's free-born Hope We pray.
BE near her now, and ever,
hing of Kings. Lord of Lords,
Father, san, aud Holy Spirit
Hear us, while we kneel before Thee
he hymn over, the Lord Archbishop of Can
terbury took his place in the centre on the altar
and assisted by the Bishop Of London as Dean of
the Chapel Royal, the Bishop of oxford, as Lord
Iiiga Aimoner, the Bishop OF Chester, as Clerk
Of the Closet, the Dean Of Windsor. as DO
mestic Chaplain, and the Rev. DIR. Wesley
a. Sub-Dean OF the Chapel Royal the MARRIAGE
service Is commenced at exactly ten minutes
to clock. ..... -. -
The Rubric is rigidly adhered to throughout |
ni'er going through the usual formulary, the |
Most hsv- Pnmats, who was very indistinctIy
saEs asks ans saRs ksysl Es ny welded
wife: to live together after Gods ordinance in |
the holy estate of matriInony! Wilt tEou love |
her, comfort her, honor her and keep her in |
sickness and In health, and forsa kin all other
keep thee only unto her SO long as ye both shall
live.
! o this the Prince replies, loud and clear, |
II will To the same question the faint |
answer Of the bride is barely audible though the |
attention Of all is strained to the utmost to catch
the feebly uttered words.
To the next, |
who giveth this woman away
The Prince Consort replies loudly, 81 do"
Then the Prince takes his brides hand in bis |
own, in earnest warmth, and repeats, slowly |
and distinctly, after the Primate-
Il, Frederick William Nicholas Charles, |
take thee, Victoria Adelaide Mary Louisa, to |
be my welded wife. to have and to hold from
luib lOF DctUeT worse, IOr richer
for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love
and to cherish, till death us do part, according
to Code holy ordinance; and thereto l 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 the ladies
The Prince then, taking the ring from his
brother Albert, said with marked emphasis
With this ring thee wed, with my body
hoo in md all a n
thee endOw: in the name of the Father, and of
the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen
The usual prayer was. then offered, and the
Primate, joining their hands together, said:
= W hOm God has joined, let no man put asun-
der" psalm and the Hallelujah Chorus fol.
lowed. .... ... -
Hardly had the last words of the chorus died
away in solemn echoes. when the ceremonial, az
arranged by chamberlains and heralds, ended;
and the bride, giving vent to her evidently
long pent-up feelings, turned and flung herself
upon her mothers bosom with suddenness
and depth of feeling that thrilled through every
heart. Again and again her Majesty strained
her to her heart and kissed her. and tried to
conceal her emotion, but it was both needless
and in vain, for all perceived it, and there
were few who did not share it.
We need not mention how the bridegroom
embraced her, and how, as she quilted him,
with the tears now plainly stealing down her
cheeks she threw herself into the arms of her
father, while her Royal husband was embraced
by the Princess Of Prussia in u manner that
evinced all that only mothers love can show.
The most affecting recognition, however, took
place between the bridegroom aad his royal
father; for the latter seemed oyerpowered with
emotion, and the former, after clasping hun
twice to his heart, knelt and kissed his parents
hand.
The Queen then rose, hurrying across the
hanf pas with the Prince C0nsort, embra ed
the Princess OF Prussia as one sister would an
other after long parting, and turning to the
Prince of Prussia gave him her hand, which as
he stopped to kiss she stopped him, and de-
clined the condescension by Offering her cheek
in stead. .. ...F
But words will feebly convey the effect Of
the warmth, the abandonment of affection and
friendship with which these greetings passed
the reverence with which the bridegroom sa-
luted her Majesty, the manly heartiness with
which he wrung the Prince Consort's hand, for
by the working of his face it was evident he
could not trust his tongue to speak.
After few minutes had been allowed for
the iilustrions personages to recover their COM
| posure, during which the bride again lest hers,
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