River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-06-09
BURIAL OF A BABY PRINCESS,
A Scene Mt Bucharest.

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The Hospodar of Roumania has lost
his only child. She was, writes a cor
respondent of the London Times. a
beautiful and loveable child, three and
half years old, and only four DAYS
previous in apparent ruddy health ,bnt
suddenly fell victim to scarlatina. A.
most sincere regret and sympathy per-
vades all classes for the Prince and his
excellent wife, the Princess Elizabeth
Gle Wlerd, the more particularly as il
was their only child, though their
marriage was celebrated on the 18th
OF November, 1869. The sale law
prevailing here, the Roumanians We're
not IN mourning for the loss of an heirto
the throne, but in pure sympathy for
the ailiiction of the parents. According
to Continental custom interment fol-
lows rapidly after death; in conse-
quence the remains of the poor babe
were the same evening conveyed, escort
ed by troops of cavalry, TO the Summer
Palace, formerly the ancient Monastere
de Controceni, and the following day,
at P. NJ, was appointed for the funeral
service in the church in which il had
been baptized. The Summer Palace is
situated about FIVE miles from the city
of Bucharest. The road presented an
unbroken line of pedestrians and car
rlages. The ministers, officers, civil
authorities and foreign consuls were in
full court costume, the Boyards and
civilians III full dress, and their ladies'
III the deepest mourning, but their
I ~ tlArn fnIIatfna "a. l..
acme of taste and luxury (par par
e'ithesis, the Roumanian ladies, sur
pass in richness and elegance Partisan
toilettes).
On arriving ut the monastery all left
their carriages and passed ON foot with
in its ancient'wallst to the church, making
their way through crowds of troopssup-
porting then colors draped i'll Grape.
The front row was entirely composed of
superior officers, with Grape on the left
arm and at their sword handles. All
the troops had Grape ON their left arm.
All branches of the military and navy
were represented. On entering the sa-
cred editice the blaze of light from the
hundreds of wax lights was dazzling.
In the midst of this temple, beneath
the dome, raised on an elevated bier.
reposed the earthly remains of the be-
loved child, enclosed in coffin covered
with white satin ornamented with
broad silver lace. The upper part of
the coffin and bier was covered by
wreaths of the richest flowers. Ranged
around this funeral altar were young
girls clad in white from head to foot,
their faces being yelled with semi
transparent wells, their fair heads being
crowned with wreaths of violets and
their waists girdled with the same.
No ladies but in the deepest mourning
were allowed access to the church.
As soon as the service commenced
some of the ministering priests dis
tributed to each gentleman in the
church long wax cierges decorated with
black Grape bows. In the Greek
church no organ or other musical in
strument is used The service is
chanted by the priests, assisted by a
choir of very young boys. AT intervals
hymns and anthems resounded through
the aisle till, the service concluded, the
coffin was transferred by superior Off
GERS to portable bier, also covered in
white, ornamented with silver lace and
I! flowers in the coffin it supported. The
same, preceded by the priests and
choir, and followed by all the assistants
III procession, passed out of the
church, and in front of that portion of
the monastery which for some years
has been fitted and used by Prince
Charles as summer palace. The
cortege then, by circuitous walks
through the palace gardens, descended
to the valley one hundred feet beneath.
The monastery, from its plateau, DOM
mates the country around for miles
The priests in their superb robes, the
whole way swinging and agita-
ting their censers, left in their
train transparent clouds of sweet
odors. The long procession of thou
sands having descended to the valley,
earth denoted the poor childs resting
place. 1t had been the favorite spot
where it had in it's little life sported
and where half-a-dozen days previously
it had been playing with its nurse
just about the spot on the heights
overlooking il were hundreds of young
girls clothed in white, who united will
the choir theirsilyery voices, and behinc
these, thousands of sympathizing per
sons of all degrees. From valley t.
hilltop hymns filed the air with swee
sounds ms the funeral flowers filled il
with sweet odors. When the little
body was lowered into its sylvan grave,
few eyes surrounding it saw clearly,
for all were dimmed with tears Then
came the awful thud of the clay on the
coffin, sounding the mournful requiem
of the last earthly farewell, and the
mourners and spectators dispersed.
A Bee i'm His Ear.