Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-04-02

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In reply to letter Of inquiry from j. S. Ad-
ans, Esq, Secretary of the Vermont Board of
Education, G. F. Estee, Acting Commissioner
writes from Washington that the stamp duty
upon teachers certificate of qualification to
teach, is cents, when such certificate is re-
quifed by State law.
SMALL Pox.-There are eleven cases of the
small pox in Cabot Plain, but all are doing as
well as might be expected.
The Marriage of the Prince Of Wales.
Tuesday, the 10th instant, will long be re-
membered in England as the wedding day of
the Prince of Wales. The English people
were perfectly crazy over the event, and the
newspapers gave up their whole space to infa-
ted and long drawn out descriptions of the
preparations and ceremony. The Princess
Alexandra arrived in England the Saturday
before, and we have already given at account
OF the magnificent ovation the royal pair re-
ceived as they passed through London though
since time has given a chance to look at the
affair calmly, the demonstration seems to have
been great in magnitude and enthusiasm rather
than In taste and pefectness of detail, and the
half dozen women and children crushed to
death within sight of the mansion house of the
lord mayor did not add to the festivities.
Tuesday the ceremony took place in St.
Georges Chapel. AS early as nine o'clock
the approaches to the castle We're beseiged by
large number Of elegantly dressed ladies and
gentlemen who had tickets, and none were ad-
mitted without. The foreign and cabinet min
listers, the lord mayor and mayoress of London,
great officers of state and members Of the roy
al household came down from London on two
nioI - : l. Al
nave and choir of the chapel was soon filed
up. There were three distinct professions of the
royal family from the castle to the chapel, that
of the queens household, the Prince Of Wales,
and the Princess, which arrived last at the
chapel. The Prince of Wales was attended
by his brother-in-law, the crown prince of
Prussia, and his uncle, the reignlng duke of
Saxa Coburg and Gotha. The princess was
the cynosure of all eyes as she went up the
aisle. Her dress was embroidered white silk
trimmed with silver, which could Just be dis
cerned in rich designs glttering between the
snowy folds. The traditional white was not,
however, departed from, though over all she
wore a slight bodice with open sleeves of
white silk, embroidered with white silk, and
which, falling tight, set off her tapering waist
and faultless symmetry of form to absolute
perfection. Her gorgeous train of white and
silver was borne by eight young ladies, between
the ages of Is and 90 the very choice and
flower of the fair scons, the noble families of
England.
The prince and princess having Ia ken their
places, the ceremony commenced little before
one o'clock. The Triumphal March of Beetho-
ven had been played during the entrance of
the procession into the chapel, and the Chorale
by the late prince consort commenced the cere-
mony proper. The choirs We're those of the
Chapel Royal, st. James, st. Georges, and
the private chapel and among the singers was
Madame Jenny Lind Goldschmidt. The mar
riage service was read by the Archbishop of
Canterbury, Lord high primate of England,
assisted by the Bishops of London, Oxford and
Chester, ard after the benedictlon the whole
grand pageant went pouring out Sin gor-
geous stream of food of coors of waving
plumes AMI flashing Jewels to the splendid
chorus of the HalIeluJah of Beethoven, and
salvo Of artillery in the long walk announced
the happy union.
The queen witnessed the ceremony from the
roytl pew, but took no part in the ceremonies,
and could be seen by only small part of those
in attendance. She wore the simplest and plain
est of widows weeds, a widows cap, black
silk dress with white collar and cuffs, and
black gloves. The only colors which appear
ed upon her were the star of the order of the
Garter, and its blue riband, narrowed to
the width which her majesty usually wears,
across her left shoulder. She looked well in
health, but thinner and older, with the perrna-
nent traces of deep grief and care stamped on
every lineament Of her features. But the rest
of the ladies, the wives of the nobility and the
foreign ministers and invited guests, were in |
full court costumes, and all without exception |
were dressed in velvet or satin, either of blue,
mauve or violet color the latter being the pre- |
vailing tone. All, too, wore feathers and dia
monds IN their hair, and some showed tiaras of |
brilliants almost large enoogh to form head |
dresses, so completely did the gttering jewels |
cover the head like regal crown.
The prince was dressed in a generals uni
form, wearing over all the insignia and purple
mantle of a knight of the garter. The prln-
cess went through the ceremony very WELL
though paler than on the occasion of her pas
sage through London, and apparently nervous,
yet she was not agltated, and appeared more
beautiful than ever before. A somewhat diff
ferent accoCnt of the dresses of the bride and
bridesmaids is given from that above, though
evidently both writers are describing the same
thing. As the ladies will be the most interest
"a III VI give tuc Olu-
er description, which is more full and satisfac-
.ory:
"The princess wedding dress consisted of
petticoat of pearl white silk, embroidered |
with the rose, thistle and shamrock, trimmed |
With four rows of silver lace round the bottom, |
'obng up the center, over which was suspend |
ID train of crimson velvet, magnifcently |
embroidered with the same designs in silver as |
he petticoat. The bodice and sleeves were |
of the same costly material. The !
costumes of the bridesmaids composed of |
rich white glace silk, covered with tulle |
kirts, the bottom trimmed with ruche of /
,ouillonnes of tulle, the middle one looped up |
n spaces all round with boquetts of blush
oses, heather and shamrock From the waist |
I'll long tulle unique, which was festooned
pon one side with two long hanging boquets
f roses, ETC., the body and sleeves to cores
ond, with tulle and flowers. Couture,
yreath of roses, heather and shamrock, with
long tulle veil falling from the back of the
ead."
After the ceremony the united professions
eturned to the castle and late in the afternoon
he prince and princess started for Osborne,
there they were to spend the honeymoon. +
ANEcDoTE OF GEN. JAcKsoN.-Mr. Thorn
$, of Maryland told the following anecdote