The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-11-14


Church-Che Religious Ceremony.
s. PeterSblrgt oct. 2S) Cor Of London Herald.
Yesterday evening, at o'clock, the Imperial
chapel witnessed a nupual ceremony almost as
Bumptuous as the marriage OF the Cesare witch
Witn the Princess Dapmar of Denmark, which
was celebrated in the same place just year
ago. / say almost as sumptuous, because the
ceremonial observed at the celebration OF the
ceremony l am about 10 relate would have been
as COM plete had not the Empress been absent;
the etiquette much more formal and rigorous
at the court of st. Petersburg than at any other
European court, precudes the presence of the
EmpIess at the celebration OF the marriage of
mem bers of the Imperial family not beng her
children; aud the august bride, the Grand
Duchess Olga, is only the niece of their Imperial
Majesues. However, IT was most Interesting on
many accounts.
First, the august bride and bridegroom are
both very young; the bride, eldest daughter of
the Urand Duke Constantine and OF the Grand
Duchess Alexandra, nee Princess of SAKE Alten-
burg, was born August %, 1851, consequently
she has scarcely entered her seventeenth year.
The bridegroom, George |, King OF Greece, was
born December "a, lS45, Therefore he is not yet
twenty.two. Very few marriages are recorded
where husband and wife do not make up thirty
nine years together; and the occurrence is still
more striking when the young spouses already
wear royal crown. The nearest instance toit
is, believe, the marriage of her Majesty the
Queen with the lamented Prince Albert, who
were both tWenty-Oue when they were united.
Moreover the august bridegroom is the second
10 buG OtbdItNud, WHO mas won all
hearts in her adopted country; therefore the
Imperial family of Russia is to be united TO the
royal house of Denmark by another matri.
monial bond.
Verify the house OF schleswig. Hoistein-Son.
derburg- -Glucksburg, now reigning over the
Danes, the Wendes aud the GOths, fairly promises
to eclipse the SaXe.Coburg family, who gave
so many coneorts to queens and royal princesses
in Europe, Already the two eldest daughters
OF King Christian are married to the heirs of
two mighty empires, England and Russia; his
Majesty's second son was elected King of Greece
when only eighteen, and no ne marries prin-
cess OF the House of Romanof. Lastly the
most interesting feature of the marriage OF his
Hellenic Majesty with Russian. princess is in
the eyes OF the Russians in general, that it is
also an indissOlub'e union between Russia and
Greece, whose religion and interests IN the East
are IDENTICAL They think So at least. The
history OF politics of late years, and especially
the recent events that have occurred in Den
mark, show that royal alliances have little
weight with the fate of countries. But must
eschew politics and RESUME my narration.
Sunday morning, at eight O'Clock, the guns
Drlstllng on the fortress announced to the in
habitants of st. Petersburg that the marriage of
her Imperial Hghness the Grand Duchess Olga
ConstaBtnova with his Majesty the King of the
Greeks would be celebrated during the day.
The official programme had stated that the cere-
moDy would take place at eight O'clock in
the evening, at the Imperial Chapel of the Win.
ter Palace. AT halt-past seven the gentlemen
aud ladies having tue privilege OF entree and
ranking after the ChevalieTs Gardes, had met in
the Concert Hall; all the officers of the army and
navy in the Nicholas Hall and Its ante-cham-
bers the members of the civil service aud of the
nobility, with their ladies, in the Heraldic Hail;
the Mayor OF St. Petersburg and the principal
Russian and foreign mercb ants in the Mar5hal's
Hall. AT fifteen minutes to eight the members
OF the Council Of the Empra, the Senators, the
ladies' OF the bedchamber, the maids of honor
the mistresses of the households OF the grand
duChesses, the members OF the imperial
house hold the ambassadors and foreign minis
fEr with their wives The members of the
household of the King OF the Hellenes, and of
Crown Prince OF Denmark, the Secretaries OF the
State, the Aides-de-Camp, General, and Major
Generals of the Emperor and OF the Grand
Dukes, with their ladies, had occupied in the
chapel the places reserved to each OF them.
The gentlemen, in full uniform, occupied the
right side OF the chapel; the ladies, wearing the
national costume, were at the left side. Among
the foreign Ministers | noticed Sir Andrew
Buchanan, General Clay. the Duke dOssuna,
Baron Talleyrand- -Perieord, Count Oelaunay
Utaly) Prince Reuss, Mira Abdurrakhim-Khan
lPersia) ETC. Among the Russian high func-
tionaries / will name Prince p. Gayarlne, Presi-
dent of the Council OF the Empire; Prince
Gottschakof, Chancellor of the Empire; Gene
raj Miloutine, Minister Of War; Admiral
GIubbe; M. Vaiouief Home Minister; Count
Tolstoi, Minister of Public Instruction; M, de
Reutern, Minister OF Finances; General Melin-
kOff, Minister of the Public WORKS; Count
Strogonod, Marshal Bariatinsky Admiral Mems
AZ 7 O'clock the august bride left the palace OF
Winter Palace; her oortege was composed thus:
An equerFy on horseback; four outrlders; M.
TenyoborskY, Master OF the Household of the
Grand Duke Constantine, and Master OF Cere-
monies, in gilt carriage and four; their Impe-
rial Hiehnesses, the Grand Duke Constantine,
the Grand Duchess Constantine, the Grand
Duke Nicholas Constantine witch, and the bride,
in a Gilt carriage and six. The Equerry and
the Abide Camp IN Waiting rode on each side OF
the carriage, which was II lloWed by two pages
ag0tWo riders; the Mistress Of the Court aud
.be Maids of Honor OF their Imperial High
nesses the Grand Duchess Constantine and the
august bride; four outTideIs. AT fifteen minutes
TO the ladies OF the Oedchamber who had su-
uerintended the toilet of the august bride left
the apartments of her Imperial HIghDess, and
then the Great Master OF the Ceremonies came
TO the King OF the Greeks and led him to the
apartments the bride.
A few minutes to 8 the imperial procession
proceeded from the august brides apartments
to the great chapel of the palace. When IT en-
tered the Concert Halt salyo of tWenty'one
guns was fred from the fortress The procession
entered the chapel IN the following order; Inc
fourTiers (quartern asters) OF the household OF
the Grand Duke Constantine, OF the imperial
household, aud of the chamber Of his Majesty
the Emperor, two by two; the Grand Master
and the masters of CEREMONIES; the gentlemen
OF the bedchamber and the chamberlains, Two
Dy two; the secondary members of the house
nold, TWO by two; the court marshals, wearing
the lDslgnie of their functions; the high digni
taries OF the court, two by two, viz, Counts
FeTsen ana Condo witch. masters of the hounds;
baron de meyendorh, great equerry, and Prince
N. DOlgorouky, cup bearer; the great marshal,
Count A. Schouvaloff, and Count Chrepto witch
Great Master OF the Court; Count Tolstol Greal
Master OF the COntt and Prince DolgOTOuli
Great Chamberlain; his Majesty the Em oeror fol.
lowed by the Minister OF the Imperial House
hold the General Aid-de-Cam Count Adler
49,. tha naparaI Aid.dq-Camn tha &c.,.