Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-05-21
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A ROYAL MARRIAGE.
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and the Princess Mary OF Hohen

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{ Yesterday the marriage of the Count of
Flanders with the Princess Mary of Ho-
henzollern was celebrated at St. Hedwig's
"a Catholic church.) The ceremony took
place at 8 O'Clock in the afternoon. From
II O'Clock great multitude of people filled
the streets surrounding the church, all bent
on witnessing the arrival of the royal tam
lily and OF the bridal couple in their state
carriages. Admission to the church was
granted only to those who were provided
with tickets distributed by the royal her.
AIDS Office, and the number of such tickets
was exceedingly limited. Within the
church the high altar shone in floral splen-
dor; Immediately in front of it two chairs
were placed for the betrothed couple; be-
Iforeits steps on the right and left stood two
rows of red velvet chairs, for the members
of the royal court and their guests. Be-
hind them, on the right, were the seats des-
tined for the ambassadors, and behind those
seats to the left of the altar the places re-
served for the members OF the Legations,
the highest dignitaries of the state.
and the military Generals. The CEN
tral nave was allotted to the ladies of the
court society. The ENJOYS. and ambassa-
dors accredited here were fully represent
ed; on the other hand. 1 perceived of the
members OF the Prussian ministry only
Count Eulenburg, Count Lippe, Won Muh-
Ter and Won Salchow. Among the persons
present there were also deputations of the
municipal authorities of. Berlin and Dus-
seldorf, the clergy of the court and of the
cathedral, DR.. Buchsel, the superintendent
general, and Herr Thilen, the field chaplain.
The nr0tpcto1f alQrnu ctnnd do fhaf fro, =
row and on the left side of the altar. At a
quarter past two the Catholic clergy
about twenty-five priests, among whom
was Dominican-left the church in pro-
cession, in order to receive the prince bish-
op on his arrival. Soon afterwards the
delegate made his appearance and put on
his pontifical robes. Meanwhile the mem
bers of the royal family arrived-first, her
royal highness, the Princess Louisa, land
gravine of Hesse-Philippsthal; then came
the family of the crown prince, foremost
the Princes Frederick William and Henry
and the Princess Charlotte, after them his
royal highness, the crown prince, leadi Ig
his illustrious lady. After them entered
the Priucesses Charles and Frederick
Charles; the trains of the princesses were
each carried by two pages in ordinary. The
clergy, preceded by the prince bishop, then
repaired to the principal entrance, in order
to receive their majesties the king aud the
queen, who, followed by the chief officers
of the court and the Prince Charles, Fred
eric Charles, Albrecht, father and son. Adal-
bert, Alexander, and George, of Prussia,
Henry, of Hesse, and Prince Nicolaus, of
Nassau, entered precisely at three o'clock,
and seated themselves on the right of the
altar. After this the clergy received the
illustrious betrothed couple. The count of
Flanders led the Princess Mary on his left
arm. The bridal couple were followed by
the king of Belgium, all the members of
the princely family of Hohenzollern, the
hereditary prince and princess of Anhalt,
and the duke of SaXe-Coburg-Goth The
king, the crown prince, and Prince Charles,
the Belgian princes. and the prince of Ho-
henzollern, wore the great riband of the
Leopold order; the other Prussian princes
only the chain of the Black Eagle
The bride wore a white robe OF
point lace, train of drap dargent, borne by
her maids of honor. Her head was adorned
by an ample myrtle wreath. over which
rose her diadem, from which depended a
veil wrought with silver. On the entrance
of the bridal couple the royal cathedral
choir. intoned hymn commencing with
the words, "Inmaitte Sdnctlnn Spirit,rns" "a
composition by Schuttki The betrothed
couple then sat down on the chairs in front
of the altar, and the prince bishop, DIR.
pointed out the divine origin of matrimony.
This address was followed by the marriage
VOW, before pronouncing which the illus
trious bridegroom bowed, first to the king,
his brother, aad then to the royal family OF
Prussia, the illustrious bride first to the lat
ter and then to the king of Belgium. After
this rings were exchanged amidst the clang-
Ing OF bells and the roar of cannon drawn up
on the "LaIstgdrten." The illustrious couple
then kneeling with the prescribed ceremo-
nies,received the benedictions, and the cathe-
dral choir sang, in conclusion of the solemn
act, the TIE Deum (by Festa). While it
lasted the bridegroom and bride were sur
rounded by the members of their household
and the retinue allotted to them by the
circle around the high altar, and after the
termination of the ceremony escorted the
newly-married couple to their carriage
they were followed by His Majesty the
King with the Princess Hohenzollern, the
King of Belgium with Her Majesty the
Queen, the Prince of Hohenzolien with
Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess
then came the other illustrious person
ages. At 4 o'clock the ceremony was
finished. 1t was followed by state
banquet at the Royal castle, in the
course of which His Majesty the
king proposed the health of the newly
married couple, after which toast the
band of the second regiment of guards
played the 6 Brabancone." Theprogramme
of the table music was: l. Overture OF
the FreischutS; 2, Torch-light dance, by
the Duke of Coburg; 3, Chorus from the
opera of the I" Lombards," by Verdi; 4,
The Swallows" waltz, Struss; 5, Hun
garian dance, FROM" Morgano;" g. Man
zauello, scene from Midsummer Nights
Dream" To-day at 2 O'Clock, dejuer- din
Gtoire took place at the kings palace, and
at O'Clock this evening there will be a
grand reception at the apartments of his
majesty, the King of the Belgians, and the
illustrious newly married couple at the
royal castle.