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

|, Lord Successor to the Throne CesarevitCh will
stand beside his ailianCed bride.
H. The arch-prests and other clergy will
kneel down aud offer up a form of thanks
giving. When the prayer for the preservation
OF the Imperial family is Intoned by the Proto-
diacon, a salvo OF 81 guns will be bred.
10. Alter prayers the members of the Holy
Synod and dbe higher clergy will offer their
Congratulations to their Imperial Majesties and
the Illustrious afianced couple.
l6. Their Imperial Majesties and all members
OF the imperial family will then condescend to
! return to their apartments in the order above
mentioned, with the exception that the Lord
successor 10 the Throne Cesarevitch will con-
bride.
II. On the same day festal banquet will be
spread IN the Hall OF ST. Nicholas in the Impe-
nal Palace, for the ladies and gentlemen OF the
three highest grades of the service. The ladies
and gentlemen of the Danish legation Will be
among the invited guests.
lS. When the guests have taken their seats,
their Imperial Maiesties will be advised of It by
the Lord Chamberlain, and proceed to the Hall
with the members of their august family and
their attendants.
10. Opposite their NTajesties will be placed the
membeis of the Holy Synod, the Bishops and
Arohbshops, the members OF the Privy Coun-
Gil and the Danish Minister. To the right OF
the Imperial family the ladies of the Court, the
Mistress OF the Robes of her Danish Majesty,
and the Governess OF the illustrious bride WI
be arranged. Opposite to the Ladies-in-W Waiting,
the other ladies of the first three grades will
the LETT the gentlemen of the first three grades
according to seniority The Lord High Steward
and the Steward (Ober HofmdrSehGEe and Hot.
MdTSchdHe) Will stand behind the chairs of their
Majesties with their wands of office. Their Ma
jestes and their Imperial Highnesses will be
served at dinner by the Chamberlains and the
other high personages, by the Chamoer-i
(RdD1nleTlte7Te1, and Kdn1ne- -.jUnkeTD.
2l Vocal and instrumental music will be per-
formed during dinner.
20. The toasts viii be accompanied with
hourshes OF trumpets and salvos of artillery.
When the health of their Majesties is drunk, 81
guns will be fired, the health OF the illustrious
betrothed. couple will elicit 81 rounds, that of
their Royal Majesties the King and Queen of
Denmark 81 rounds, and that of the clergy and
all faithful subjects 81 rounds.
49, Goblets of wine will be handed to their
Majesties by the Royal Cup-bearer to the Lord
Successor .ot the Throne Cesaryitch and the
members of the Imperial family by the func'
tionaries of their several Courts, and TO the
other high personages by Chamberlains and
Chamber-ju nkers.
"a. On the conclusion of the banquet, their
Majesties and the whole Imperial family will
return TO their private apartments In the same
order as before.
25. On the evening of the same day ball
Will be given in St Georges Hail. in the Impe-
rial Palace, to which all persons of note of
both sexes, the foreign ministers and their
ladies, and all those presented at Court will
receive invitations.
26 Before the ball the ladies and gentlemen
OF the Diplomatic Body will offer their con-
gratulations to the afiianced pair In the concert
hail.
27. On the same day the bells of all the
churches will be rung, and in the evening the
Town Will be illuminated.
The ceremony of anointment is thus referred
to in the st. Petersburg Vy.St:-
"It is impossible to give utterauce to the
feelings filling our breasts when attending the
ceremony OF the Holy Anointment of the Prin-
cess Marie Sophie Dagmar. In white robe,
with her youthful locks unadorned, and no
Jewels on her Royal person, she made her ap-
pearance in the chapel Her innocent, spotless
soul, ascending in prayer to her Maker, did not
admit of worldly vanities. Her spirit was lost
in sublime aspirations. The Metropolite of
Novogorod and st. Petersburg, surrounded
by an assembly of bishops, had only an
humble Christian before him in the
irdpezid (entrance-haiD of the chapel, pray
ing tor reception into our Orthodox Church.
The questions prescribed by the ritual the Prln-
cess answered in loud ringing voice. We were
surprised AT her correct pronunciation of the
| ancient Sclavonic language of tue Church.
| The examination lasted about halt an hour,
| when the Archbishop led the Princess into the
| interior of the chapel, the clergy chanting the
| hymn, God reward her and bless her. The
| crowd then pressing into the church prevented
| our seeing the remainder of the ceremony. On
leaving the church, a pink ribbon round
her neck indicated that the young Princess,
after embracing orthodoxy, had, according to
| custom been touched bfotne Holy Gross. May
this rite OF salvauon retain its life-givng power
during the earthly pilgrimage OF our beautiful
| Princess!n