New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-04-04
THE ROY al WEDDING.
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NJ - ., the chanel In the first elk carriages rode
~ the Court and the attendants Of Royal person
.oa In the three following were the Prince Edward OF
Rae wemar the Prince and Princess Teck, the Duke
AZ Cambridge who cheered little as he leaned MS
bald head out Of the window Prince Leopold and Prince
Arthur Prince Christian and the Princess Beatrice Last
OF all came the Count Of Flanders the Princess
and the Princess Of Wales. The Princess popularity
seems as great ever, her kindly, Intelligent race ~
always smile for the people who crowd TO see her anu
Che cheers came heartily out from the crowd as so
slowly by captains escort OF the 2d Lie Guarus,
,teehemeted and cuirassed accompanied this part OF
the procession and they had passed and the last
waving plume had bowed disappeared beneath the
pointed arch, there pause. Then came pam
carriage containing nobody knew or cared who then
others; then another pause. twas not TIL quarter
Of an hour had gone slowly by that the Queen and
the Bride were seen coming. The crowd hailed the
risht OF another troop OF guards that an
nounced them They came on at trot;
troops passed; four carriages passed unnoticed
firth and alone alone among all the procession drawn
by two pairs of gays arrived the carriage that con-
tanned Queen and the Princess Louise Joyful shouts
preceded II, the Queen bowed gravey from the BACK
seat hut il was not the Queen whom the world wanted
90 see to-day On the front seat the Bride niue
pale beneath her heavy coronet OF orange blossoms n
white hand nervously playing with coach tassei. n'
eyelashes hitting to let pass grateful glance rs nei no
bowed in recognition OF the welcome that the cIo"u
strong sweet face, which likes to LOOK az Ou' We
shan see II again inside the chapel II only we nave the
lnck 10 be well placed with more leisure TO STUDY IT, Inc
people who have waited since early morning ou'siue
have 20 be content with just'a glimpse Ihen tne
carriage passes in the bride is already waiting the
great company are placed and 1t is high time Tor us 10
40 inside If We on the brilliant scene Tor
moment before all eyes viii be fixed on the altar IL
uus be added that in all we have seen thus far except
what may be seen every day, the castle ITSELF with lts
gray HUGE warmed by April sum- there Is nothng very
elaborate nor very splendid, nothing which may not ue
seen in London on a Drawing Room Day. when the
Prince aud Princess Of Wales 30 in state from Mar
borough House 10 Buckingham Palace; hardly anything
which il so fine as Hyde Park will he next month"; with
ne stream Of eQuipages at o'clock OF an afternoon
Very possibly the Queen bore in mind that ne WhO heF
daughter was going 70 marry was only Marquis heir
t. dukedom instead OF throne, with rent roll OF only
half million circumstances which clearly suggest
tConOmy.
But once inside the chapel there no longer any sense
pf diminished spendor Here is the sort OF scene which
the Americans who go 10 Paris when they de- long Tor IN
the flesh. Here are the men and women who bear the
greatest names in England, some OF the greatest in
Europe and even in Asia-princes, and dukes
Sad earls; prime ministers past present, and
10 come; ambassadors in whom the person OF
Lhe eovereigns Of great empires appears; Indian
princes all that in England to-day unites wealth.
and rank and distinction and all IN that gorgeous spe-
Among the men, every is in uniform OF the ladies'
every one in the utmost magnicence Of attire, and baz
ug with Jewels that the riches OF continent would
hardly buy. The unintiated eye would perhaps take
tbe court officials and herads FOR the highest personages
espeudeut as they arc in blue and gold Yet they are
snlv sort OF upper servants, busy in marshang the
real crandees Garter kngatarms is here in heralds
tbsrd OF red and gold and Somerset herald and Ches
Ter herald and great many more functional
ries that 1 dare not attempt so much as to
name. But he who knows the faces Of famous En-
giishmen viii be able 10 distinguish smid all this
decorated hrong and amid all the unwonted costumes
the true ornaments of the scene There is still another
TEL minutes TO watet try 10 recognize some OF these
K-eat people In front Of the altar rails on the upper
tep are the Duke and Duchess OF Argyll the Dowager
Duchess and other Campbes; the brdegroom's family,
albeit not royal, having rghtfuly the place OF honor
The Duke ID in full Highland costume with the kilt and
green tartan OF his clan His face remarkable for
humility Of expression, looks prouder than ever and
you could see il you would find his very auburn halr
brushed higher and straghter than ever on his FORE
head He not tall, but has solid figure scotch prlde
IN every one Of his features the cautious fire Of the Scot
IN his blue eyes In about twenty minutes he Will De
,atber-iu-law. TO a Queens daughter. Yet they
tay the Highland chief counts II no too great
honor TO marry with LOwland Princess, and the
ambitious politician breads lest royal alliance
check his advancement among Liberal statesmen
Before We are quite done scanning the fathers looks,
nu1nur all through the chapel and by Lord Ronald
I<veson Cover and Earl Percy whom we saw before
til him in the carriage For the last few months he has
probably tho best photographed man IN the world
90 need Of single line to tel anybody what his face is
ike He wears the Highland dress, but the uniform
o. Tie Argylesre Volunteer Artillery, Of which he Is
colonel Advancing up the aisle the three take their
aon al the altar and wait To left and right, and In
front an seats are now filed All the Cabinet are here,
The LORD Chancellor in wig and robes Of black and
gold Mr. Gladstone and the rest in Ministerial uniform,
not lacking plenty OF gold lace The Duke and Duchess
Of Richmond. the Duke Of Roxburghe, the Duke and
Duchess Nortbumberand the Earl and Countess Gran
vlo, the Warehouses OF Westminster II not the most
beautiful ia the room, certainly the one whose
diamonds are tie finest - the Duke and Duchess OF
Wellington and many Others whose sound scarcely
less high, sat in the knights stalls the left Of the
choir There also were the great ambassadors the North
German, Count Bernstor with strong, clean-cut face,
Baron Bruunow the Russian, Offering curious contrast
% his German colleague, with mis- shrewd, irregular
features, Count AppOny, the Austrian polished, easy
no mark Of diplomatic cunning about him, MUSEUMS
Paeha the Turk clever Turkish dplomatists always
are with ceverness all Orienal II writing for
al English journal should not dare omit single name
out OF all that eweed list should have add all the
high names which have already gone sounding along
your columns az they came in procession outside the
chapel should need to describe each dress and uni
form aud order that and bel how the Princess
Of Wales in blue velvet while Princess Beatrice
wore pink satin English OF American, you would be
sure 20 look twice ut that Indian Hghness Maharalah
Duleep Singh on whose swarhy skin the rarest Of gems
shone with such light fred the imagnat Of Burke
when ho pleaded the cause OF Indian Princes almost
century ago. Her Highness the Mahranee wac by his
aide vail upon her head but none on her face and
dress Of woven gold such you may perchanee
in a lifetime I'm the Syrian bazaars Of Cairo.
Before we entered, she first Of the procession had
vapced up tie nave and entered the choir formed OF the
same persons who had composed the hrst outside pro
ees.ion from castle chapel While We are waiting for
L. - I'm I.h ~ eYnecfafion grows almost painful