The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-04-08

| nent would harQly Duy. Ine uuuilialeu W
would perhaps take the court officials and her
aids for the HIGHEST personages, respondent a!
thew are in blue and gold. Yet they. are oEy
sort of upper servants, busy in marshalling tnt
! real grandees. Garter k!ng-atarms is here, II
hera{ds: tabard. OF red and gold, and Somerset
herald, and Chester herald, and a great many
more functionaries that I dare not attempt sc
much as to name. But he who knows the faces
of famous EDglishmen will soon be able to dis,
I tinulisb. amid all this decorated throng ant
amid ali the unwonted costumes, the true
ornaments OF the scene. There Is still another
ten minutes to wallet us try 10 recognize
some of these great people. In 1ront OF tns
altar rails on the upper step are the Duke an9
Duchess of Argyll, the Dowager pucaess, a aIG
other Campbells; the bridegroom iamnS,
| albeit not royal, having rightfnlly the place OF
honor The Dukefs in tull Highland costume,
with the kilt and green tartan of his clan. HIS
face. never remarkable for humility OF expires,
sion looks prouder than ever, and IL you couio
see it YOU would find his very auburn mar
| brushed higher and straighler IMAM ever 99
his forehead, He is not tall, but has q sold
an,,re Scotch, pride, In every one Of his lea
tires. ,he cautions fire of the Scot IN his 6fue
eves In about twenty minutes he Will De
fsther.in.law to Queens daughter. Yet they
raw the highland chief counts 1t no too great
honor to marry with a Lowland princess, anu
the ambitious politician breads lest royal
alliance check his advancement among Liberal
statesmen. Before We are done scanning inc
fathers looks, the son comes 10, preGeuea anu
ACCOMPANIED by o low murmur all through
the chapel, and by Lord Ronald Leveson
Cover and Earl Percy, whom we saw before
with HMM the carriage. For the last rev
months he has probably been the best photo
graphed man in the world; no need OF a single
line to tell anybody what his lace lsllke. he
wears, not the Highland dress, but the uni.
form OF the Argyleshire Volunteer Artillery, OF
which he is colonel. Advancing up the aisle,
the three take their station at the altar and
wait. To left and right, and In the front, all
seats are now filed. All the Cabinet are here,
the lord chancellor In wig and robes OF 0lack
and gold. Mr. Gladstone and the rest In minis
teriaI uniform, not lacking plenty OF gold lace.
Before we entered, the first OF the process
sion had advanced up the nave and entered
the choir formed Of the same persons who mad
comnosed the first outside procession from
castle to chapel. While we are waiting Tor
the next, the hush of expectation grows al
| most painlul. The suspense Is relieved for a
moment as the eight bridesmaids leave Inc
side.chapel and pass out to receive the orloe.
In another momeatthe curtain OF the entrance
draws aside, the sound of drums and trumpets
outside peals Into the chapel, the organ strikes
into the noble wedding march oil Mendelssohn,
the heralds, the lord chamberlain, the VICE
| chamberlain, are seen m%arshalling the way.
| and the whole assembly rises as the queen
and the Princess Louise appear in the door
way and advance up tie nave, and enter the
| choir. On the right OF the bride Is the queen;
on the LETT the Prince OF Wales and the
Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. The
! Queen wears black satin, the only black
| dress in the chapel, and black gloves, Dut
| white lace partly hid the sombre hue. and the
blue ribbon OF the Garter set it of. The bride
| is in white satin; her long white ven OF Honl'
| tonlace; her long white velvet train, borne oy
| the eight bridesmaids. She wears the neck
| lace and diamond bracelet given her oy WIND
| sor; but the ornaments of her dress are all, or
nearly ali. orange. blossoms and leaves. The
bridesmaids were all in white SILK or satin,
with red camelias for ornaments, and oil the
| eight were daughters of dukes or other great
| noblemen of England. Not a nam among
them which does not make part OF history.
| They were Lady Elizabeln Campbell, Lady
Florence Gordon Lennox,, Lady Mary cecil,
/ Lady Grace Gordon, Lady Mary Butler, Lady
| Constance Seymour, Lady Florence Montague,
Lady Alice Fitzgerald. If you would know
more of these high-born maldens, you have
only to open that Peerage,. which, !! am
told. now lies on 80 many New fork
tables, to learn their full pedigree. And
though beauty does not always go Will
were both together, and a group SO fair that
the most republican eyes might oe glad 10
finger on it. The princess is q girl OF great
frmness of character; but ore need not Won
der to detec5 a tlutter' on her SOIL cneek, a
slight trembling In her walk, as she moves
thus, the centre Of all eyes. forward to the al.
tar. where other eyes are waiting to meet
hers. where her beLrothed stauds waiting to
become her husband. The music rolls ont lts
triumphant strains, the glittering procession
| reaches the altar, and the moment Is come 10
which all England has been looking forward
| since I forget how many months: Wnlle tne
music still plays, the Queen and the resi- nave
been ledto their seats. mods and salutatlons are
exchanged much as among ordinary mortals,
I hear a.whispered comment or two on the
dress of this lady or that, then comes a hush,
and the service begins.
Thew were married by two bishops, the Bish-
on OF London and the Bishop OF winchester,
the latter better known In America as the
Bishop OF Oxford, sometimes as Bishop VIII.
bsrlorce, sometimes oy a more expressiVe aha
less decorous 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 VINO
read the, services, only parts OF which were
audible. If. the owners Of the peerages 10
which / have just referred own also a 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's gloves, and she
finally surrendered her bouquet TO one OF her
bridesmaids, then the Marquis grasped-onc
could see with eagerness-the white hand ina.
was released. Not all the questions and
answers were distinct. When the olsil2p
asked. "Who giveth this woman TO be
married to this man ~ the Queen re-
sponded with a gesture. 1t was both
az Queen and as mother that she gave the
bride away, not without the thought, 1t may
he 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
md cannon announced il 10 The waiting
,nronp outside. The Queen kissed her
| daughter. The daughters husband advanced.
hoWed low. bent his knee, and kissed the hand
OF the Queen. Then the dazzling procession
Reformed: the Marquis and the Princess lead
ing the way down the steps arm In arm, and
so amid congratulations 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 otneT LOT
their lives by the same simple and solema
words that village maiden and village lover
pronounce daily ii. through England.
From the chapel the, royal party. and the in
yited guests, returned to the state apartments
of the castle. Betore" 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; a brief
reception was held; then the Queen, her iaml-
". and q few favored friends went to luncheon
together, while the greater rart OF the guests
lunched in the Waterloo chamber. 1.-THE lat