The New York herald., 1871-03-21


and SO reached the royal closet in the chapel.
Recently a suitable platform. defended by au iron
railing has been erected along the north side OF the
ROOF OF the W osey chapel so that her Majesty can
pass from the deanery 10 the royal closet with the
greatest privacy and II is expected that this the
way by which she Will proceed TO the chapel to-day.
There IL also a communication between the Albert
Memorial 'chapel which will contain the brides
boudoir, and the deanery.
THE BRIDESMAIDS.
The Following IL correct list OF the ladies' who
have been chosen by the Queen and the bride elect
TO assis, as bridesmaids 10 Princess LOuise:--
OF nertford.
Lady Elizabeth Campbell daughter OF the Duke OF
Lady Florence Lennox, daughter OF the Duke OF
Lady Mary Butler, daughter OF the Marchioness OF
Ormonde.
Lady Alice Fitzgerald, daughter OF the Marquis OF
Lady Grace Gordon. daughter of the Dowager
Lady Florence Montagu, daughter OF the Earl OF
Lady Agatha Russell, daughter OF Earl Russell.
Lady Agatha Russell having just had an attack Of
scarlet iever may not be able to attend.
THE LADIES' WEDDING DRESSES.
The wedding toilet or the Princess Louise Is to be
lin dress, Honiton lace veil and trimmings and Bal
briggan (lreland) hosiery. The exact dress to be
worn by the eight noble bridesmaids as yet remains
Scotch plaids are, however. fashionable again,
and the Campbell plaid over and above all the
others, celia ga sans dire, the mama for Scotch
teralS and ornaments Is like to run wilder than
ever
At court just held by Queen victoria at Buck.
tngham Palace the Princess Louise wore a train Of
rich white SILK trimmed with ruches OF the same,
and tue petticoat over glace, trimmed with bows
feathers and veil, diamond ornaments ana the
Orders OF Victoria and Albert. ST. Isabel and the
Coburg and Gotha Family Order.
THE BRIDEGRooMs COSTUME.
1t has been arrange0 that the Marquis Of Lorne Ia
to wear the full Highland costume. Several well
known houses in Edlnburg have been busly en-
gagged In making for the youthful Marquis mag.
nlhcent specimen of the garb OF old Gaul. No stone
will entirely consist OF gold richly chased, every
eon Nr M aayng on 1t the arms Of
RELIGIoN-oMRSs.
1t is commented on, and very extensively, that the
Queen named day in Lent for the wedding of her
daughter THIS choice has astOnished many people,
as Lent is not in the English Church time for fes
tvity. and II Is accounted unucky TO marry In the
1t Is alleged that two British noblemen-one OF the
highest rank, the other we'll known In political
society but neither holding official positions under
g0vernment-having had it intimated to them that
they would receive the Queens commands to be
present at the marriage OF the Princess asked .her
Majesty's gracious permission TO be excused from
Lentn
THE ROYAL MARRIAGE ACT OF ENGLAND-FIvE
MARRIAGES BETWEEN PRINCEssEs AND SUBJECTS
PREVIOUSLY.
The union OF British royalty with subjects OF the
crown has been declared illegal by law during one
hundred years just past, unless the royal parsonage
seeking to contract the union had received the sane
ton or the sovereign. This was Stringently laid
down IN what is known as the Royal Marriage act
u2 George ILL.,, chapterll, which was passed IN l772
nant at the marriage OF his brother. William Henry
Duke OF Gloucester, In 1906 with the widow Of
Earl Waldegraye, an illegltimate daughter OF SIR
Duke of Cumberland, In like manner had offended
the King by his marriage, In 177l, with
Car6ampton, and widow Of Mr. Christopher Hor-
ton, OF Cation Hail. Derbyshire. The late Duke of
sussex braved his fathers dspleasure and, in def
of marriage with the late Lady Augusta Murray,
second daughter Of John, fourth Earl of Dunmore,
Georges, Hanover square, after the publication OF
bans, on the 5th Of December following. His Royal
HighnesS, having been left o widOwer, married, Sec
ondly, Lady Cecilia Letitia Buggn, daughter OF
Arthur. second Earl OF Arran afterwards Duchess
OF Inverness. In the like manner george w.. while
Prince OF Wales, Is said to have contracted secret
marriage with the celebrated Mrs. Fitzherbert; but
In none of the above cases was the royal sanction
given to the union. In the previous century King
James ii. had married as his first wife Lady Anne
HYDE, daughter OF the Lord Chancellor Clarendon,
but previously 10 that time member of the royal
family OF England, strictly speaking had contracted
marriage with subject since the reign OF Henry
OF THE GROWN.
English princesses have been instinctlvely oDedi-
dent to family law, and we do not dad an instance
OF daughter OF a living crowned head marrying
subject later than the reign OF Edward ILL.,, five
subjects have occurred since, but at most in i've
cases, and all under peculiar circumstances as fol-
lows
The Princess Elizabeth, daughter OF James l., and
widow OF the King OF Bohemia, is understood to
have privately married Lord Craven, at whose house.
In Drury lane. she died few months after her re-
turn from exile with her nephew, Charles H.; but
the circumstances OF the marriage are extremely
obscure. and the Queen was entirely released from
royal control.
The Princess Mary sister OF Henry VIII, took the
opportunity, much TO the indignation OF her brother
OF marrying Charles Brandon, who was sent TO
fetch her back from France on the death OF her hus-
band, Louis Kill but the peculiarly OF this case Is
Henry VII permitted three OF the daughters OF
Edward lV. and sisters Of his own Queen To marry
the heads OF the families OF Howard. Courtenay
fully recognized the legality OF the royal title OF his
iather-in-law. We. must 90 back to Edward Ill. to
find an instance OF an occupant OF the throne be-
slowing daughter upon subject
PROPHECY REGARDING THE HOUSE OF ARGYLL.
..When the mole shall reach the Null; when the
holly tree near Inverary shall be destroyer; when a
road shall be made throughout the county; when
bells shall ring from a rock In Loeb Fyne; when
Strone Point, near lnverary, shall be covered with
wood, high enough TO conceal an invading army,
and when the Atlantic shall now into Locn Fyne,
tire. excepting many Of them as shall escape on
a crooked and lame white horse"
SO runs the ancient North British prophecy; and
although its conclusion leaves singular oophoe OF
escape yet this prophetic wish that was father to
the Thought has been SO far fulfilled, that although
the head Of the Clan Campbell is the ruler Can.
tire, yet 1t is also true that many properties in the
peninsula, not so very long ago held by Campbels,
have passed into other hands, whose owners do not
bear the Old familiar name. There is still the Duke
of Argyll, and Campbell OF Stonefeld, and Camp
bell OF Kdalloig TO represent the clan Cantire;
but SKipness, Saddell, Carradale, Machrihanisn,
Barr Glen and Tansie Glen are no longer under the
sway or Campbell. Inverting the fix clauses Of
the prophecy | may note the singular way in
which each portion has already met with
q partial or complete ianlment according
10 popular belief. That the Atlantic should
now into Loch Fyne may, perhaps. II a lew more
years be the case II the long contemplated ship canal
across the narrow neck OF the peninsula between
East and West LOch Tarbert should becarried out.
The plantations nave clothed Strone Pdnt the bells
have rung from the Loch Fyne rOcR which was
quarred to make belfry for the church at Inverary
and the high road has been made iron Inyerary to
Oampbeltown and from thence to SOIhend Con-
cernlng the molly 1t is said that the grandfather OF
the present DuKe, out Of Difference to ne prophecy
insisted on an awkward bend being male In the line
of the public road in order to avoid tn. necessity OF
cutting down the tree, which still exits although
It's roots are exposed and threatened by the tide.
The holly is tree that often attalns u C0nsidera-
BILE size In Argveshire, where the leght OF one
specimen was found to be twenty-ttree feet and
its trunk three and half feet in circumference.
The portion OF the prophecy relating to the mole
and the Campbells bears upon very curious fact in
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