Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-08-17
MARRIAGE BETROFEEAIIs IN HIGH
IIFE-HOw THE RINGS ARE EX-

CHANGED.
Correspondence of the New York Herald
The ceremonial Of the betrothal of her
Imperial Highness the Grand Duchess
Olga Constantinowna, with his Majesty
George l., King of Greece, was performed
yesterday forenoon at the Grand Palace of
Tsarskoe-Selo, at halfpast eleven o'clock,
with great pomp and magnifcence. All
the members of the Holy Synod, the high
officials of the empire and the heads ofthe
foreign legations, besides host of Sena
tors. members of the Council of the En-
pire and military officers, were present.
The ladies' were also in fall forte, attired
in the Russian costume while the gentle
men were in full uniform. The ceremony
of the exchange of rings took place in the
chapel of the palace, where the clergy,
Council of the Empire, and the ambassa-
doris and ministers, with their wives, were
assembled before the eatree of the Imperial
family. In the different salons of the
palace were the other guests. The Impe-
rial cortege moved to the chapel in the
following manner: At the head of the
column were the heralds of the court and
of the chamber of the Emperor; three
masters of ceremony and Grand Master of
Ceremony, gentlemen of the chamber !;
chamberlains, in double Gle, the youngest
in advance; the second officers of the
court; the Marshal of the Imperial Court,
with his magnificent insignia of his Office j;
then the grand officers Of the court, who
Immediately preceded the Emperor and
the King of Greece. Both wore the uni
form of Generals of the Russian army,
with the collar of the Order Of Our Savior
and the broad ribbon of st. Anne.
Then came the Minister of the House,
hold and other officials pertaining to the
military household of his Majesty. After4
tine and the Grand Duchess Alexandra
JosephoWna, with all the grand dukes and
dueheses of the imperial family, with the
ladies of honor, etc. On entering the chapel
the Emperor was received by the Holy
Synod and high clergy, who presented the
cross and the holy water.
His Majesty then conducted the King Of
Greece and the Grand Duches Olga to the
center of the chapel, and then returned to
his place, where the ceremony of betrothal
commenced in the ordinary method of the
Greek Church.
During the performance of the rite one
of the masters of ceremonies advanced,
bearing a gold plate, on which were the
two rings of the betrothed. The plate was
then deposited on the altar. One designed
for the Grand Duchess was taken up by the
eonfessor of the Emperor, while the other,
designed for the King, was held by the
archpriest Rojdestuousky, member of the
Holy Synod. During one of the prayers
the metropolitan took the rings from the
other priests and placed them on the fin
gers of the King and Grand Duchess A
moment after the Grand Duchess Alexan-
dra JosephoWna the mother of the youth
ful hance advanced and made the ex-
change of rings, manifesting at the same
time great emotion. The cannOns then
saluted the court with one hundred and one
rounds, and the bells, not only of Tsarshoe,
but those of this city, rang out a merry
peal. Prayer WAS then offered up for the
imperial family, including by name Madame
the Grand Duchess Olga Constahtinowna
and her august fance. After the ceremony
was concluded the betrothed couple offered
their thanks to the Emperor and to
the Grand Duke Constantine and his
wife, the Grand Duchess Alexan-
dra Josephowna, and they in turn received
the Fluctuations of the Imperial family.
His Majesty thSKiRg then took his place
by the side of his tiance, and the arch
priests and the clergy intoned 1s De1m,
which was followed by a prayer for the
preservation of the days OF all the mem-
bers of the Imperial faTnily A salute Of
her, h. Tr,
perial family retired from the chapel to
their apartments in the palace.
The ambassadors and Ministers, after
having lunched in the palace, returned to
this city.
The ceremony throughout was very grand
and impressive. n
The beautiful young Grand Duchess was
magnifcently and lastly attired in a white
silk dress trimmed with roses and spark
ling with silver, diamonds and pearls. She
looked as she was, exquisitely beautiful
and sweet.
In the afternoon there was family din
ner, and in the evening grand illumina-
ton at Tsarskoe and at Paulofsk, and
small illumination here az we'll.
The happy couple, accompanied by the
Grand Duke Constantine and his wife, the
Grand Duchess Alexandra, go in a day or
two to Copenhagen, to make visit to the
King and Queen Of Denmark. Two Of the
Imperial yachts will bear the party and
suite to their destination.
The wedding will take place in St. Peters
burg early in September, with all the mag
that mark imperial ceremonies
in this capital.