The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-11-15


Denmark, to the CesarevItch of all the
Russhas Extraordinary CeremOnies-
The Holy AnOinLment, Etc. Etc.
Berlin Correspondence London Times, October a.
On the oath inst. the ceremony Of the con-
irmation of Princess Dagmar, of Denmark,
took place. in the Palace Chapel of st. Peters
burg and the second day after was followed by
the solemn betrothal OF the Royal lady to the
Grand Duke CesaIevtch of all the Russlas. I9e
subloined orders of ceremonies previously
issued by the Lord Chamoerla will be found
TO convey an exact and, in their minute accu-
racy, almost graphic picture OF the august
formalities. The title and contents OF the nrst
or0er IS as follows:-
Ceremonial Sanctioned by his Majesty for the
Hoty Anoiain,ent Of her Royal HtghnesS Maria
Sophia Fredertcd Ddgnar, Princess of Den
mOrk
l. On the 1ay appointed for the Holy Anoint-
ment of her Royal Hghness, the ladies and
gentlemen enumerated below will assemble at
10 A. NJ. in his Maestys Winter Palace:-The
members of the Prtyy Council, the Senators,
DANES de Poidis, Ladies in Waiting. Ladies Of
i the Bedcbamber, Mlstresses OF the Robes, and
v ali tunCtionaries and cavaliers of the Court;
the members of the Danish Embassy, the Adiu-
jants. General and Majors-General of his Ma
jesty'5 suite; the Flugel Adutants, the adju-
tants Of the Imperial Princes, the Generals and
the staff officers OF the Guards, the army and
navy; the gentlemen and ladies presented at
Court; the nobility, the chief of the st. Peters
burg municipal authorities, and the Russian
and foreign merchants distinguished by homo
rary titles.
The ladies are TO appear in Russian costume,
the gentlemen in gala uniform.
ii. The clergy, the members OF the Privy
Council and the Danish Legation are to assem-
Bile in the Royal Chapel, the clergy ranging
themselves round the altar, All the other per
sons indicated above will meet in the apart
ments specified in the notifications issued
Ill Upon the mister of the Imperial House
hold informing his Majesty that all summoned
have arrived, the members OF the Imperial
Family and their attendants, having formed
into procession, will repair to the Chapel Royal
in the following order:-
l. The Bquerries in Ordinary and Chief
EqueIries OF his Imperial Majesty. 2. The
Masters of the Ceremonies and the Chief Master
of the Ceremonies. 3. The Chamberlains and
I Chamber iunkers, the younger in advance A.
The Court functiOnaries of the two first classes,
two abreast, the younger in advance D. Ihelr
Imperial Majesties, the Lord Emperor aud the
\ Lady Empress, followed by the Minister of the
= Imperial Household, and the du Jour Adiutant-
General Fluge Adjutants, and Maiors-Ge-
neral of his Majesty,s suite, g. Her Royal
. HIghness Maria Sophia Frederca Dagmar,
Princess of Denmark Z. His Imperial Highness
the Lord Successor to the Throne Cesareyitch
Alexander Alexandrovitch. g. Their Imperial
Highnesses the Lords Grand Dukes vladimir
and Alexis Alexandrovitch. 8. Their Imperial
Highnesses the Grand Duke Constantine
Nicholayevitch, with the Lady Grand Duchess
Alexandra Josephovna and the Lord Grand
Duke Nicholas Constantinovitch. 10. Their
Imperial Highnesses the Lord Grand Duke
Nicholas Nicholayevitch the elder, with
the Lady Grand Duchess Alexandra
Petroyna, and the Grand Duke Nicholas
Nicholayevitch, the younger. IL. Their Impe-
rial Highnesses the Laeies Grand Duchesses
Maria Alexandrovna and Olga Constantinova.
IL. Her Imperial Highness the Lady Grand
Duchess Yekaterina Michailovna 13. His
Grand Ducal Hiehness Prince Alexander of
Hesse. ID, Their Imperial Highnesses. the
Prince Romanoff, Dukes OF Leuchtenberg,
Nicholas and George MaXImilanovitchi, and
the Princess RomanOva, Duchess OF Leuchten-
berg Eugene MaXimilianovna. 10. His lmpe:
rial Highness Prince Peter Georgievitch of
\ Oldenburg, and his Hlghness Prince Alexander
OF Oldenburg. l6. His HIghness Prince Albert
of SaXe-Aitenburg, Duke of SaXony. IL. The
Danes de PdldiS, Ladies in Waiting, Ladies of
the BedchambeT, and Mlstresses of the Robes to
h her Majesty and their imperial Hghnesses;
the Mistress of the Robes to her Majesty the
Queen of Denmark, and the Governess to the
Imperial Bride, two and two, the elder IN IN
advance. All the other invited guests are to
\ follow in the rear
". On entering the chapel their Imperial
Majesties and Highnesses will be met by the
Archbishop Metropolite and the clergy.
V, His Majesty the Lord Emperor will con
& descend to lead her Royal Highness Princess
Maria Sophia Fredrica Dagmar to the most Holy
Metropolite. The sacra of the sacred anoint
ment of her Royal Highness will then be pro
ceeded with, according to the rules OF the
| Church. On its conclusion Holy Mass will b
performed. While the hymn Of the Holy Com
] munion is being sung, Her Majesty the Lad!
Empress will cOndescend to conduct the anolntet
Orthodox Princess to the Altar to kiss the sacre
images and to receive the Holy Communion.
vi. When Mass is over their Imperial MaJes
ties and their Highnesses the Lord Successor t
the Throne Cesarevitch and the Orthodo
Princess will condescend to receive the con
'gratulations of the clergy in the chapel afte
which the illustrious members of the lmperlt
family return to their apartment in the order l
which they came.
What follows is literal translation of tn
second order:-
Ceremonial sanctioned by his Majesty for I'll
Betrothdt of has Imperial HjgbneSS the Lon
successor 10 the Throne CesdreUitcl, Gran
Duke Alexander AierdndrOutch, TO her ROgt
HlghneSS the Orthodox Princess.
l. On the second day after the holy anoin'
ment the gentlemen and ladies enumerate
below will assemble at hali-past IL at noon ]
his Majesty's Winter Palace. (Here follows tn
same list as that IN the previous ceTem0nt0
only with the additonl of all the foreign dipl
mats, with their lRdies.)
Clauses two and three are an exact copy
the two so marked in the order Just given. CIT
ceremony OF betrothal being, under the Gree
ritual nearly as binding as marriage itself,
also performed in the Chapel BoyaL)
a. ON entering the chapel, their Imperial Nj
a iesties and their Highnesses will be met by u
Archbishop Met"opote, the members Of u
Holy synod and the higher clergy, with Il
crucifx and holy water.
conduct the Lord Successor to the ThroI
Cesarevitch and his illustrious Bride to the cent
nj the chapel after which his Majesty return
TO his seat. The ceremony of betrothal W
then commence according to the ritual of Il
Church, r
8, On a raised dais, in front OF the saer
portal, will be placed a desk Win Ihe ho
II Gospel and crucihX upon II. .,
4. The rings of betrothal previously LAID
Golden salyers on the altar, Will at the prop