New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-11-20
IBsFiin Correspondents LONDON Times, oes. !. j


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ANNOUNCEMENT ETc.s ETg.
Fserlin Correspondents London Times, oes. III
on the oath inst. The ceremony III the conf rra-
ton Of Princess Dagmar Of Denmark took place
III tiea palace chapel Of ST Petersburg and The
seceha say after was followed BY the solemn be
tf0thal 0f the royal lady to the Grand Duke
Gesareyiteh of all the RTssias. The subioined
DrtleIE ot8 ceremsnies, previously Issued by the
lola chamberlain, will be found to convey an
exact and, IN their minute accuracy almost
gTaphic picture Of the august fornalites. The
title and contents OF the first order is as follows
CERHssoNIAL SANCTIONED BY ms MAJESTY FOR
TIE HOLY ASoINTMENT OF HER ROYAL HIGH
NESS MARIA SOPHIA FREDERICK DAGMAR, PRIN-
CESS OF DENMARK.
& on the day appointed for the holy annoint
snent of her royal highness, the gentlemen and
ladies' below will assemble at 10 4, N.
llts maJestys winter palace: the members OF the
spflNE council the senators, danes de pd7als,
ladies ~ waiting ladies OF the hedchamher, mis-,
fessss of the robes, and all funetionaries and
eayailers 81 the court; the members OF tue Dan
ish embassy, the adJutants general and majors
general of his MAJ estyss suite the Fl0gel adju
tantss the adjutants of the imperial princess the
generals and the staff officers OF the Guards, the
arTay 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 honorary
BE ladies' are to appear in Russian costume, the
geaslsnaen in gala uniform.
II. The clergy, .tle members ofs file priYy conn
cii apd at the Danish legation are to assemble in
The Royal Chapel the clergy ranging themselves
round the altar. All the other persons Indicated
aneye wall meet in the apartments specified in the
notifications issued.
s IAs Upon the minister of the Imperial house
h0l1 informing his majesty that all summoned
haTe arrived, the members of the imperial family
Bna Their attendants, having formed into process
lil repair IL the Chapel Royal IN the follow
Tile eqnerries in ordinary and chief equer-
Il ries 81 his imp efial majesty. u The masters OF
the ceremonies and the chief master of the eereS
mgnias 4. ftie chamberlans and elamber-i junk
eTss the younger IN advances. IA The court fnne-
t0Ralles M tle two FIRST classes, two abreast. the
younger ~ adFance. 5. Their imperial ma estes;
ths LORD Emperor and the lady empress, followed
by the minister of The imperial household and the
dsf9a dJutants general, fugel adiutants and
naiuIA general Of his inaiestyis suit. g. Her roy
u hiEiless Msria Sophia Fredelica Dagmar,
II PRINCESS OF Denmark Z His imperial highness,
tile lord successor to the throne Gesareyitch All
exander Aiexandroyitch s. Theirimperal high
i nessea the Lords Grand Duke Vladimir and Alexis
arg Alegandrogitch. 3. Their imperial high
u nssses the Grand Duke Constantine NiGho
layeyiteh. with the Lady Grand Duchess Alex
andra lose hogna, and the Lord Grand
Raks Nicholas GonstantinoYiteh TO. Their i'm
perial higlinesaes the Lord Grand Duke Nicholas
Kicholayeyfteh the elder with tie Lady Grand
Daeltess Alexandra PetroYna, and the Grand Duke
Eiehulas NieholaY eFitch, the youngest III. Their
imperial highnesses the Ladies Grand Dnchesses
1T Her imperial highness the Lady Grand Du-
chess Iekaterina MehaI0Yna 13. His grand
dneal highness Prince Alexander OF Hesse. Il.
Ihelr liaperlal highnesses the Prince Romanof,
q duchess Of Leuchtenberg, Nicholas and George
MaxlMilianoyitchl and the Princess Romaneva,
duchess Of OF Leuchtenberg, Eugenie Maximi
anogna. l5- His imperial highness Prince Peter
1egEg4eFltGh Of Oldenburg and his highness
Prince Alexander of Oldenbnrg 16. His high
ness Fringe Albert of Sake Altenburg, duke Of
sa1eny iI The tttt11les e pdldss3 ladies in wait
IA HlRTA FtftfR 80
The robes 81. her majesty and the imperial high
nesses, the mistress Of the robes to her majesty
i tAa queen Of Denmark, and the goyerness to the
imperial bride, two and two the elder in advance.
Aat the other invited guests are to follow in the
rear.
or entering the chapel their imperial ma.
jeetiss and b ghnesses will be met by the arch
bishop Inetrop0lite and the clergy.
Ais ulajesty, the lord emperor, will condo
sseeili "a lead her royal highness Princess Maria
Sophia sredflea Dagmar to the most holy metro
polite rae ceremony Of the sacred anointment
All Lex IoyHl hg hness will then be proceeded with,
according to the rules of the church On its
eaaelHsi0n holy mass will be performed,
hgle HE hymn OF the holy communion Is being
saAss, her majesty the lady empress will c0nde4
aeeal 10 conduct the orthodox princess TO the
att4r to kiss the sacred images and to receive the
Rgl5 canlmanion.
when mass is over their inlperiel niajestes
apd sheiF highnesses the ISfd successor TO the
iHs8ae cesareEiteh and the ofthod0N princess will
aas5Asseald 10 receive the congratulations OF the
eleFg3in the chapel, after which the iustFiouA
s5sasbeTslof tile Imperial family return to theil
aeastjnent inatle order in which they came.
iaf Fellows il literal TRANSACTION OF the
sgaeaa order
ggaEa oNIAL s ANoTIoNEDzBY HIS MAJESTY FOR THE
HgpRprfI al ioF ms INTERNAL IIIaHNEss THE
1oRn SUCCESSOR no THE THRONE, CEsAREgETGH
GRAND EDukE ALEXANDER ALEXANDRoyITUH, TO
R0YAL HIGuNEss THE ORTHODOX PRINCESS.
Oh the second day after the hoiyanontment,
iis gentlemen and ladies enumerated below will
1uufI TIAOn aaf11ni
Winter palaee. Here follows tie same list as
tiEa In the previous ceremonial only Sitl the adj
diIisn d. all the foreign diplomats, with their
ladies.
clauses two and three are an exact copy of the
t0 So marked III the order just given. (Ths
ceremony of hetfothal being, nnder the Greek
flai nearly as binding as marriage itself, Is also
Performed iii the ehapetroyal.)
Oh entering the chapel their imperial najes-
lIaA and their hghnesses will be met BY the arch.
aisBsY netropolite, the members Of tine holy
sYnod and the higher clergy, with the crucffiN
u His Imperial majesty viii condescena 10 CON
dRet tho lord successor 10 the throne Cesare yicli
and ths iilustrfous bride to the center OF The
CHAPEL after which his majesty returns 70 his seat.
The ceremony 0f betrothal will then commence,
according to the ritual of the church,
G 3l q raised lais, in front Of the sacred portal
viii BE- placed desk with the holy gospel and
Tie rings Of betrothai, previously laid on
golden aalyers on the alter, Nl az the proper mo-
meat DE handed the archbishop HethfopoiIte.
pka ring OF his Imperial lighness will be taken
rom ths5 alter by tile confessor Of their imperia
msjesties and the ring Of her highness be the
religious instructor of the illustrious children Of
sbeE Inajesties.
81 The Most holy Metropolite having received
rings Will offer up the usual prayers and place
shegaon the hands Of the lord successor to the
throne Geaafeyiteh and the orthodox princess.
II Her imperial majesty the lady empress will
" khes rots(leseEC to proceed to the center of the
nIlssseh and exchange the rings.
Hill Af tilis 1nomenttt fly one rounds will be fired
by sIa artillery.
ii. In Tie prayers following the ceremony {
pRssaae win inserted on behalf Of the orthodox
isogf Tesareyitch, Grand Duke Alexander Alex
saagagiteh and lis afIianced bride, the orthodos
lsag Grand Duchess Maria Feoaoroglla.
(yn f6e conclusion Of the ecclesiastical oere
mont 4l,e illistrions afaneed pair will eondescent
tn rctsirn thanks to their maj Tho lerd smpe
yor and te lady EMPRESS which ali member
Of she Imperial family step forward and oter thei
congratulations. s.,,at; 4,
4ors successor to tile throne, GesareY1tchi WI
stand beside his affianeed hIlqe,
4 The arch priests and olnst gleEey VII ! Ass
;t5sgii and olfer Us fofmof thanksgiving. Whe
rayer for the preserya.tloa N g lAe la a
family isintened by the ffolo ulaoon' . satFoa'