Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-04-04
THE SCENE AT WINDSOR.
The Creme de la Creme-The Widowed
Queen-The Bridegroom and the
Bride-A Graphic Description.

Nueen-lhe bridegroom and the
Bride-A Graphic Description.
From the London Tmes's account Of the RoyaI Wed
! ding March 10Th.
The Queens private band begin tc
muster In their gallery, from which immediate
ly issue sounds Of instruments being tuned and
tuned, and otherwise exasperated into succes.
sion Of the most dOleful diacords, varied occa-
sionally by "a tap on the drum, as If the per.
formanceg were about to commence forthwith.
Madame Goldschmidt, formerly Jenny Lind,
looks into the Choir for q single minute, and
then ascends to her place among the other la.
dies who are to sing the hymn of praise on thls
great day. Every one comes to look into tho
Choir, but no one stops, though it ia late, At
last the Marchioness of Ailesbury enters, and
seats herself In q stall of Knight of the Gar.
ter, next to that over which her husband's ban
ner floats. She Is in court costume, but wear.
| Ing no train, and with magnificent clrclet of
diamonds round her head. As if they had been
waiting for this example to be set, and for some
one to break the stately solitude of tho shrine.
many ladies follow the Marchionesa quickly
Lady Edward Seymour and Lady Dc Ros.
and the Countesses A. and M. DannescbioId
and Viscountess Torington. Mr.. Firth seats
himself next to the Countess of Uaithness, and
the Countess of Derby, like the Marchioness of
Ailesbury, dressed in blue, seats herself near
where the banner OF hOr noble husband as a
Knight of tho Garter dr0ops over his vacant
stall. A few minutes more the distinguished
visitors begin to come in fast, and the gorgeous
ushers have enough to do. The Marchioness
Of Ely, Countess COwley, tho Countess of
Spencer, the VibcOuntess COmbermere. the
Duchess Of st, Alban's, the Marchiouess of
Westminater, the Countess Of Gleichen, Wis
countess Joceyn, the Duchess of Athole. the
Countess of Gainsborough, the Countesa of
Macclea6eld, tho Countess of DesArt, the Mar
chioness of Carmarihen, the Countess Ducie
Lady Camoys, the Countess OF Beeaboroncb'
Visoountess Bury, and the wife of he Depaty
Chamberlain. Viscountess Castle osse. whose
superb toilette provokes admiration even in
that assemblage of rank and wealth. All are
In full court dress, with the exception that thev
wear no trains, and all, without oxceIto arc
dressed In velvet or satin, either of blue,
mauve, or violet color, the latter being tho pre.
vailing tone. All, too, wear feathers and dia-
monda In their hair, and some show tiaras OF
brilliants almost large enough to form head. |
dresses. so completely do the glit.ering iewels
cover the head like regal crown. There ia
now long pause, and the spacea in the aislea,
where high platforms have been erected look.
Ing over the backs of the carved oak canopies.
between the Knights' etills, begin TO fiji up
fast.
Suddenly there is just a perceptible move
ment-a kind Of consciousness that something
has occurred which tells at once that the O ueen
Is either coming or has come, and all eyes are
quietly directed toward the quaint old pew in
the wall. In another instant the Queen her.
self appears, accompanied by hiB Royal High.
ness the Duke Of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, The
brother Of the late Prince, and, as we all know,
90 like him as to make the resemblance almost
aiartling as he stands by the side of Her Maies.
ty. The Queen wears the simplest and plainest
of widows weeds--a widows cap, a black elk
dress with white collar and cuffs, aud black
gloves. The only c0lors which appear Upon
her are the star Of the Order of the Garter,
and its blue ribbon, narrowed to the width Her
Majesty usually wears, across her left ahoulder
She looks well in health, but thinner and older
with the permanent traces Of deep grief and
care stamped on every lineament OF her fea-
tures. She stands at the window of the ROYAL
pew, little withdrawn from general gaze,
and only to be seen at all by those on the oppo-
site side of the Choir glancing quietly into she
interior, while the Duke of SAKE Cobnrg speaks.
and apparently explains to her the arrange
ments going on below for the great ceremony
which has drawn her forth from her mourning
and seclusion. Alter a feW minutes she seats
herself little way from the window, aud the
Duke retises, the Hon, Mrs. r. Bruce, clad, like
the Queen, In deep mourning, taking his place.
IL is IL O'Clock, and the nolee of cheering can
be heard outside, and then q pause, broken at
ter foW minutes by the great rustic aud pe-
culaf hum which the great mass of visitors In
the Nave make on rising. The frat of the
three pr0cessions 10 at hand, but no one moves
ia the Choir tillSthe giitterng flo ia seen,
headed by heralds and great officers OF State,
coming rank in rank Ia stately order, fling off
to the right and LETT IA they enter the Choir,
till they roach the dais, which none but the
most llla-trious may ascend
again the chssrs come louder aud more su5
tilDcd than ever IRON the outeide again there
Is the same pause, broken by the ttumpets und
rafting kettle drums in the Nave, and mia fine
ell cave the Queen herself rise SIS 'semain
standing respectfully, for il ID the bridegroom
that approaches Great officers precede him, but
they are lit.le needed; all eyes are turned upon
the Pdnco of Wales, who. in his uniform Of
General, but wearing over all the insignia and
purple mantle OF knight OF the Garter, comes
slowly up the Choir, partly accompanied, part
ly followed, by his brother in-law, the Prince Of
Prussia, and his unelo, the Duke Of 6axe-Co-
burg, similarly robed. The Wedding March
Is played as they move up with stately ease, and
the Queen rises and comes fully forward as the
kaat pas is reached, and the three ascend and
turn in line toward her, bowling deeply. The
Duke of Saxe-Coburg and the Prince Of Prus-
sla retire to the south aide of the altar, and the
bridegroom, after kneeling few seconds in
prayer, rises and stands "the rose and expect.
anoy of this fair State" in tho center of the
taut pas, alone, with his face toward the Queen.
Such an occasion 10 one In which few men
appear to advantage; yet tho Prince gains by
passing through 1t With the easy grace that
seems natural TO all his actions he stood alone,
the watched and observed Of all the observers,
neither bashiul nor confident, but with manly
Royal bearing that became his ilustrious birth
and exalted station. He looked round upon
tho splendid sceno for a moment quietly and
easiiy; and his every movement, his look, his
very bearing, seemed In their vivid likeness to
his Royal father to impress and amaze all---evenI
those who by their rank and station might be
supposed to be the most familiar with his fea-
tnres. As the sound of cheering was heard
without, marking tho coming of his Youthful |