Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-04-02
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| THE SEVERAL PROFESSIONS.
But they are all absorbed n advancing column 1t
the preates and the clergy the Archbishop II Canter
bury at their head with the Bishop of Chester the shop
OF London the Bishops of Winchester and Oxford in their
blue robes prelate and chancellor and the Dean OF
Windsor in his scarlet robes, registrar Of the Most
Noble Order Of the Garter; and, lastly the CaaYns and
| minor Canons Of the Foundation The surpiced, aud
hooded aud robed cegymen take their seats within the
altar rails Another procession files IN (headed this time
with the pomp If healds in tabards stiff with quarterngs
the Knights of the Most Noble Order Of the Carter we'll
known faces of them, and cd historic not a
few of them Somerset and Salisbury, Westminster and
Clarendon Camden aud Devonshie, Newcastle and Fitz
william Carlisle and Palmerson, Wellington and RUSSELL
narrowly and Abercorn Normandy and Bucceuch
THE QUEEN AND HER PARTY.
And now there is movement Of all eyes up to the south
east of the chapel There is figure in black, in
widows weeds in the of the royal closet Ii needs
the broad blue rband If the Garter her shout
der and the silver Of Inda the breast TO tell
that the Queen She takes in the below with
quiet dg0fed unhurried look AMI thea eag y watches
the train which her post Commands through the choir
door along the From the org gallery catch
glance train sweeps from the at door head
ed by the Mahanah Dhueep SINGH shawled and baned
and looking like bird of paradise in his golden rmens.
which yet distinguished by that absence of glare and
tawdrness which marks the good taste of the East Next
flush of uniformsgreen, aud blue and white and
cherry color starred with crachats aud barred With RI
bands, many hued to cuff aud facing but all Of the
continental cut-ther Royal and Serene Hiehnesses
| of Saxe-Wemar and Leiningen Hosein Gucksbug and
Saxe-Coburg Flanders. and Hesse Casse Their X yal
Highnesses William and Frederick of Denmark, brothers
Of the BRIDE handsome aud manly Choking youths the
most observed Of this group but attention passes
from them to the royal ladies' superb in diamonds and
stately sweeping trains OF mro velvet chiefly in shades
of mauve, violet and PURPLE and founcei richly bro
caded with lace, Of which ut this distance we
distinguish the beauty and precousness. The Princess
Christian of Denmark the yOung matroGlair mother OF
farer daughter-tads in either hand the young sisters
of bride Of to-day who look around them with delight
at spendor which must BIZ amos. startlina to their
young minds the magnificent popular welcome OF last
week
THE ROYAL SUITE.
Heraded by drums and t,umpets whose bare and beat
die away the reaches the choir to give place
to the majestic ublant harmony of Beehoyens Trum
phal March, appear number of officers of state Then
tue stately form and regal beauty Of the Princess
Mary Her purple train is borne up by The Lady Edith
Somerset All note the grace Of her inclination che
bends her head respect the Queen when well within
the choir She followed by her muher the Duchess Of
Cambridge, whose train is borne by the Lady Geraldine
Somerset Aud then touching all hearts, the
children of the Queente air-haired Princess Beatrice,
led by her graceful sisters Princess Heens and LOUISA
and little Leopold and Arthur hand in hand Highland
dress looking about them with the happy
of childhood No wonder the Queens heart already
moved perhaps by the noble music Of Beethoven, is sadly
stirred at the sight of these atheress and that for
trace of is observable that firmly sustained
face The shadow is lighted up again by smile Of
mothey greeting the fair young Princess of Hesse ad
vances her yet tender and innocent auty by the side
of her husband Prince Louis with her train bearer and
attendant followed at short interval her trailing
train opurpe velvet will allow BY the Princess Royal of
Prussia leading her fair haired little son. Highland garb
like his little English unces. Her train Of velvet covered
with magnificent lace and bordered with ermine lie borne
by the Countess Of Buh and the procession concluded
by the royal suite.
ENTRANCE THE HAPPY PAIR.
Again the notes of drums and trumpets swell into the
stately sounds Of tn, royal bands and the organ thunder
ing out Mendessohn'a March, from Alfalfa, the youth
full bridegroom enters the Choir and bows deeply the
Queen He wears the robes of the Garter gene
rails uniform and is supported by his brother n-law the
Crown Prince of Prussia and the reignng Duke of SAKE
Coburg who oushnes all the foreign royalty and nobility
of the show in his thew and sinew in his fee aud gallant
bearing and in the manly beauty of his bronzed face The
Prince has taken his seat the han PAS with his sup
porters little behind hin He has answered his mothers
smile OF recognition with smile As he sits it easy
by the frequent turn of his head and hs gances to-
wards the nave that he like all Others impatient for her
who is 10 come nex'the crown aud flower Of this srray
OF rank and spleDdor he has not long TO wait lt wants
quarter to one when again the sound of drum and tum
pets has passed into the and hum Of expectation
makes itself aud Bile and to the massive strains Of Hande
march from JOSEPH comes the proc ssion of the bride
Pale in her maiden modetty under the light shade Of the
bridal wreath and the cloud of her white VEIL her brda
nosegay Of white azaeas and Ill of the valley the Prn
cess Alexandra moves along snd pausing makes her
spectfu TO tho Queen she lakes her seat
front of the altar aud then uprses the Chorae the
position Of the Prince Consort
This day with joyful heart aud voice.
To Heaven be raisei a nations prayer
Almighty Father, aeign 10 grant
Thy tie sing to the welded pair
SO shall no clouds of sorrow dim
The sunshine of their earthly d.ys
But happiness, in endless round,
Shall It'll encompa all their waysi"
Dsnguisbable among all the voices of the singers s
the wonderful organ Jenny Lind.
THE MARRIAGE CEREMONY.
As the solemn chant ended the Preates advanced the
communion rails and the Prmae commenced the service
with the usual fomulary, " Dearly beloved, are ga
thered together here in the sight of God and in The face m
this congregation to Join to- tuer this aud this
in holy matrmtny There ia solemn pause after that
aduration, in which they charged to if there
any impeachment to their marriage and then, after
moment, the Prmae passed on to Wilt thou, Albert Ed
ward have this woman TO thy welded wife, to live ge
Their after Gods ordnance holy estate o matrmon,
Wilt thou love her, comfort her. honor and keep her sick
and in health and fsakng all other keep thee only
unto her so long both shall live To this the Prince
rather bowed than responded bic utterance nds
tinct To the same question: Wit thou AL xandra Caro-
line Maria, have ths TO thy welded husband the
reply just audible, but nothing more, though usual
every strained to catch IT, But to the words
81 take thee, Alexsnra to my welded WIFE to have and
to hold from this day forward for better for worse for
richer for poorer in sickness and in health to love and to
cherish till death do part according to Gods holy ord