, 1874-01-24
ROYAL ,NUPTIALS.
Marriage Of tho English Prince
Alfred to tho Russian Prin-
cess Marie,
The Ceremonies Take Place at The
Russian Capital.
A General Holiday in London and St.
Petersburg.


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~ .t4"1pu" s',', ~ ll".1 ooso-
mony OF tue onbc OF Edinburgh md the Pftncosa
Marie commenced at noon III tho presonco Of q
vast asBomb1ago Of guests In the Winter palaco.
1l,o var,,ua f,n1lerioe worn f1ltcd will, la,toa
""Ap'"o"''1 a'
THE PREVAILING COSTUMES
were peculiarly ls1BBar, tho ladloB being mainly
dressed III volvot md dinmonln, md tho mon In
uniform. with Tho excentEon at the American
nin1oun,iata
Dp..'s' s.a- .,.a s.,,,,..
A1tor 1ho aSHemohnB'
THE PROCESSION
was formed with Grand Equerricn and Chamber
lains md othor officers of tin court leading
Tnon cnmo thu Emnoror. E,nnrnna. 1mncrjai
- :. F' -,
lnnco anu frtneess' tho tflneess OF Nmes.
Prince Imperial OF Germany nnd Denmark. and
Prince Arthur. Then tho brido and tho brido-
groom. who yoro tho Russian paqal uniform,
t,,,,, ,,.,r.,.
. THE nnfpE .,.--..,
WIS eplenaidly apParoloa III @phe Crimson VOL
vet mantlo, trimmed with erinino, and wore
diamond coronot. Hor train was borne by four
noucs.
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u,. na 4,1.'os'0' ,l'. -,- H.
Ihon 1olloWea all Immense procession, the
1mporial family, Princes, Princess, md court
officials. tho Imperial RuHsian Prince wearing
Tim uniform of t,e cuirassiors. tho princa nf
Wa1oa n a cnr1ot nrt,at, ,,n;forno tho rr,,aa,an
n.s Ie.:s1 ...a4 ~ n'.s.." cn,., .s.:,a
tl1nce 1npoflal tiat o1 !'usslah co1ohel, WING
| all woro decorated with tho Russan Order of
| st. Andrew.
,r;nos,r vo,vot ,x,t1, ,;nn,onl coronot ,nJ
'ii,Aso'i 'oifo'' "'tu ots'4no"u ~ eotono' ana
COLLAR and pearl noeklnso. Iho Imperial Cor
nuunn Ms' pnnona ro.s IN tho
| blue velvet and gold. Prince Arthur in tho
Uniform Of tho ll,io Brigade. acting as ono Of
groomsmon. Tie procoasion upon ;reaohing
| o' THE nussIAN om1,nGn
rms received bv " tno '11H motropotan ] head Of Tin
| Russian Church. tlo HOLY SYNOD beari,,g crosses
| and sncrnti yrpnnfa of hn1y water I'hn funnnror
| conducIotl tho bride and bridegroom to tic m1llo
| of thu church. nYnn,inr his 8tntinn. with tho
| Isnnropa imn,odIatev bohiuI Aro,,nfl tho
| bridegroom stood priuco Arthur and the GRIND
THE wEDp1No-n1yos,
borno on'goldon salvotn, wero deposited on tho
| altnr ton,tn,nriIv ],v fin Innnr,ni cournssor nm
| tit p]ncel On Tho fl1rerp Of tIo bride md hrido
groom. CT % ' '>'0 'o'%' - '''0 0N'>'o '''>N '>'~
rho magnificent chapel was Illuminated with
ipputuolablo wax candles, tho floor coyored with
| n1tnr cnyore,l with ro]1.
''A TIP CHEER s1A1tn1.oE nrnrxosv
| was uuiuuo. In tuo absouco Of music. cbauts
and intonod prayers woro given. During tie
hoads of tho bridal pair. prnce Arthur holding
| tI,n crown ovcr tIa DrEo of EiIinhnrch> nnt
priuco sorguig tint oyor tho bride, ~
Yho Im1orial confossor then said "Tbou
| serynnt Of God. Alfred Ernest Edward nrt
| crowned fnr thia hnndmn;don of uod Srnrio
| AlnYondro,tnn in tho nann nj the Fothor Enu
md Holy Ghoat."
Arthur becom;np tired holding the honvv
| crown waa rrliayoi
~ ron @ 'o vpisto " 70 sEu nsa ca