New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1871-04-20
The ROYAL Wedding.

George ". Smalley writes thus to the New
York Tribune of the marriage of the Princes
Louise and the Marquis of Lorne:
They were married by two Bishops. the
Bjshop of London and the Bishop of Win
chester, the latter better known In America as
Bishop of Oxford sometimes as Bishop Will
berforce sometimes by more expressive and
less deeorous name. The choir chanted the
two Psalms, and as the music went on, the
sun came streaming brightly through the chapel
windows. 1t was the Bishop of London who
read the service, only parts Of which were
audible. If the owners of the peerages TO
which have just referred own also prayer
book, they know well, or can soon learn the
course Of the touching and beautiful service of
the Church Of England. When it came to
clasping hands, there was a difficulty about
drawing off the Princess glove, and she finally
surrendered her bouquet to one of her brides
maids, then the Marquis grasped-one could
| see, with eagerness-the white hand that was
| released Not all the questions and answers
were distinct. When the Bishop asked, Who
| Civeth this woman to be married to this man 2
the Queen responded with gesture. lt was
| both as Queen and az mother that she gave the
bride away, not without the thought, it may
| be believed, of that other who might have done
| it in her place. When the ring was put on
and the two were man and wife, the bells and
|
outside The Queen kissed her daughter. The
daughters husband advanced, bowed low, bent
| his knee, and kissed the hand Of the Queen.
Then the dazzling procession reformed, the
Marquis and the Princess leading the way
| down the steps arm in arm, and so, amid con-
| CALCULATIONS from all sides, and blessings from
friends, and still under the gaze of that rare
company of the great people of the EARTH this
| young couple went their way out of the church
pledged to each other for their lives by the
| same simple and solemn words that village
maiden and village lover pronounce daily all
through England.
From the chapel the royal party and the
| invited guests returned to the State apartments
of the castle. Before luncheon was served, the
Queen and the Princess and her husband, with
others of the royal family. entered the White
Drawing Room to greet their friends; brief
reception was held then the Queen, her family,
and few favored friends went to luncheon
| together while the greater part Of the guests
lunched in the Waterloo chamber. OF the
| latter there were some hundreds. That cere-
mony concluded, all but the family, and those
| who were staying in the castle, went up to
London. The crowd still waited to witness
the departure of the bride and bridegroom
who were to drive over to Claremont. A car,
rage, with two pairs of grays, waited in the
quadrangle at four clock. The Marquis and
his wife came down in travelling costume, the
Princess wearing, if you care to know that
fact, white chip bonnet and white silk dress.
AS they stepped into the carriage and drove
OF shower of white satin slippers was thrown
after them--evcn loyalty not disdaining to
bend to the old superstition of good luck. A
new broom was thrown also by somebody who
has faith in that custom, which is said to be OF
Highland origin. As they drove down the
long walk the crowd of spectators seemed
greater than ever, and the enthusiasm was
certainly greater than in the morning. The
Life Guards again escorted them, and salutes
announced their departure. All along the
road to ClaremOnt there were popular demon
STATIONS, addresses, green arches, presents OF
bouquets of white camelias and orange bios.
sons and ut Esther the poor young people
had to listen to the reading of an address en-
crossed on vellum, and presented by rector
with two chureh-warden5 at his side. At Clare
mont there were more bouquets and band
playing the national anthem, badly, fear II
must have been very tiresome, but it came to
an end when Claremont House was reached.