Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1863-03-27
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f1g Marriage Of the Prince Of Wales and the
Princess Alexandra.
From the London Times. !

From the London Times.
The bride IS seated in face Of the altar her
bridesmaids bearing her company, and her faith
ar and the Duke of Cambridge, her supporters,
sanding q little way behind and then up
y;.es the Chorale, the composition Of the
Prince Consort.
Distinguished among all the voices Of the
singers is the wonderful rgan Of Madame Jenny
lind, and the other voices are worthy of such
leading; for ia that orchestra many Of the
best yocaIists in London have been glad to find
a place.
The tears of the Royal Princcsses flowed
freely during the mnsic, which must recall the
melnory Of the father they have lost, and even
The most unrestrainea curiosity turns its eye
from The queen for sympathy while these notes
are pealing along the vauted roof They die
away 60 give place to the still more solemn
and touching words of the marriage service,
utttred in the clear voice and with the III pres
siye elocution Of the Archbishop Of Canterbu-
~. All Though the service the tears Of the
bridegroom sisters flow freely The Princess
Alice is so overcome with her emotion that
She is unable to rise fer those parts Of the GER
enony which are heard rev erently standing,
and the Princess Of Prussia, though she mas
ters her feelings enough to rise, is scarcely less
Affected The Queen bears brayely up through
ali, as Il she felt now that many eyes are watch
Ing her, though with no cold or unsympathetic
curiosity
And now the faithful exhortoton that speaks
for all husbands and wives, alike from prince
to peasant, has been uttered, and the man
and the woman have been united by that sim
pie and solemn word, ''pheht" They have
vowed to be true wife and husband for better
Tor worse, Tor richer Tor poorer, In sickness and
In health; to love and TO cherish till death doth
them part, y The Queen has heard again in
her sorrow what she had twice before heard in
me 1ullness OF her joy, once when she herself
G1ccitook that obligation, and once when her
e5ueSt daughter uttered the same vows. We
all know how the Queen has kept her troth-
nay ali her children be IS faithful to it.
me sun had teen iinging the rich and va
neo coors from the painted windows on the
9o(hern SIDE Of the chapel upon the group
/ s!oNhd the altar throughout the service Ma
/ n5 hofed as happy omen that just before the
STt'lce S, began strong and steady ray Of sun
4Sat tell tull upon the Queen.
ana now the ring has been put on; they are
na2 anol and wife; The first blessing has been
~ b"AS!l, ana the organ peals out the chant for
ra" us o'tl Psalm. Again this man and this wo-
IIa'"te Nneel'ng before the Lords table, and
si,,} p2Iet tor the blessing Of offspring has b:en
}r,;o ,;eo az, and the Apostles teaching Of the
'Ti'es TS OF man and wife recited.
,,;;n''' ;uc organ speaks once more-this time in
la ;Hp1aot =, glorlticaton OF the Father and the
FAX. me chorus from Beethoven s 'Mount
gocI 's' the WorthleSt-notes ever welded to
eo3 ID" "i1l u words, Halle]ujah to the Father
| u V}G; me Son Of God"
Iad r;na: n1$ sneSe sounds arc pealing, the clear
1ssan' - notes Of Madame Lind-i1 ol1schmidt
~ >>sS over all. The Queen has flung smiles