The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-05-31
Ghings abroad.

Correspondence Of The Nep York Obserrer.
A PRINCRLY MARRIAGE.
ROYAL MERRY-MAKINGs IN BERLIN.
The Court has Just favored us with a |
living commentary upon the 45th Psalm,
so rich, 80 beautiful, SO imposing, 80 fasci-
mating, that long to gather all the youth
full readers of the Observer around me
while | try what words can do to spread
the picture before their eyes. A favorite
nephew of the King of Prussia and En-
peror of Germany has just been married to
the only daughter of the Duke of Sachsen-
Altenburg and the wedding-festiyal was a
series Of brilliant pageants that continued
four days. The bridegroom is styled
Friedrich Wilhelm Nicolaus Albrecht
(kIown as Prince Albrecht,) a handsome
man of &c, of good reputation, and quite
favorite because of his fine manners and
his general culture; more man Of arts
than of the sword. His father, the young
est brother of the king, died last October,
and was buried in Berlin with royal and
military honors his mother was divorced
more than twenty years ago, but is still
living in disgrace, an exile from Germany;
but notwithstanding these shadows upon
his early home, the new head of the house
enters with bright prospects upon home
for the future. A royal prince is not per-
mitted to marry when and as he likes. In
affairs of the heart these high people are
less free than plain folks, who have moth
ing to think Of but their own happiness.
Princes cannot always have their own way.
Three or four deaths in the families of his
cousins would bring Prince Albrecht to
the throne and hence he could not marry
without consent of the king, and the king
would not suffer him to marry beneath his
rank. 1t is whispered that in his early
youth he had set his heart upon young
lady whom he was obliged to give up be-
cause her station was not high enough for
Prince of the blood. This is not his
only restraint; for as a member of the
royal family and an officer of the army, he
must live where the king appoints; and
so, instead of occupying the nice palace
and grounds of his father in Berlin, and
sharing in the gayeties of the Court, he
must live at Hanover, where at present his
army division is quartered To be sure,
he can there set up little court Of his
own, to represent the emperor. 1t costs
some sacrifices to be prince-but Prus
slams are trained to absolute obedience to
authority. Every prince is even made tc
learn some trade.
Prince Albrecht has been fortunate in
finding lady suited to his rank, who pos
sesses beauty Of person, and good qualities
of mind and heart. She is only l8; and
we must take breath to repeat her baptis
NAL name, which is as long us the train ei
her bridal dress that required four ladies
to carry it behind her Marie Friederikt
Leopoldine Georgine Auguste Alexandra
, Elizabeth Theresc Josephine Helene So
, phie-but for short she was called tn,
Princess Maria Won Sachsen- Altenburg
, Her father is the Duke of little TERRITORY
south of Leipsic, which measures 20 geo
, graphical square miles, and contains 141 !,
900 inhabitants--not so many by half a
/ Chicago. But the size Of his territor,
doesn't matter so long as he is of prince
r ly stock, and has rank, and titles, ant
5 blood inherited through many generations
r and for these he is thought worthy to wee
his daughter to member Of the Emperor
family.
d When royal Prince is married tn
bride must come to him, that the nuptial
| may be celebrated at the palace of tn
: king. The bride pays this homage to tn
rank of the bridegroom, for she is emo
. bled by the union. So when all was ready
n the message came to the Princess Mari
| in her fathers palace at Altenburg
/ "Hearken, o daughter, and consider, an,
incline thine ear forget also thine owl
people, and thy fathers house so shal
i the king, greatly desire thy beauty: 70
Y he is thy lord go pay thy homage unit
4 him."
o High officers of the court were sent fror
/ Berlin with the elegant railway carriag
q of the king, to meet the bride at the Prus
i sian boundary and receive her from tn
officers of her own Duchy and as the trai
approached the capital, it was Joined b
4 another escort of high military personagel
,r Arrived at'Berliu, the bride was met b
" the military commandant Of the city, til
e chief of police, and other officers who COZ
It Quoted her to royal carriage in waiting
" but as yet she was not to be taken withi
a the city. Berlin has no walls, but at tn
end Of some Of the principal streets al