The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-01-27
BRITAIN AND MUscovY.
THE CEREMONY,

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AND PRINCEssEs-How THEY LOOKED AND
WHAT THEY WERE.
ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 23-The marriage
ceremony of the Duke of Edinburg and the
Princess Maria commenced at noon in the
presence of a vast sssemblage of the guests
in the Winter Palace. The various CALLER es
were filed with ladies sumptuously
altered. The prevailing costumes WIRE
peculiarly Russian. the ladies being Eaairly
in velvet and diamonds AMI the men in
uniform, with the exception OF the American
diplomatists. After the asseinbling, the
procession was formed, With the grand
eouerries and chamberlains ana other OIL
GERS of the court leading. Then came the
emperor. empress. imperial prince and prin-
cess, the princess of Wales, the princess i'm
perial of Germany and Denmark, Prince
Arthur, then the bride and bridegroom, who
wore the Russian naval uniform. The bride
was splendedly apparalled in long crimson
velvet MANTLE trimmed with ermins, and
wore diamond corOnet. Her train was
horne by four pages. Then followed In the
immense procession the imperial family,
princes and princesses and court Of
ficials of the Imperial Russian province
wearing the uniform of the cuirrassiers;
the Paince of Wales. a scarlet British unl-
form; the Prussian prince imperial, that of
Russian colonel, while all were decorated
with the Russian order of st. Andrew. The
Princess of Wales was dressed in
dark crimson velvet, with a diamond coro-
net, and collar, and pearl necklace.
The imperial German princess was dressed
in the same style. The Russian princess
dress was of blue velvet and gold. PrinceAl-
/ fred was in the uniform of the nf1e
brigade, actingas one of the grOomsmen, all
of whom We're silver wedding fsvors. The
procession, upon reaching the. Russian
church. was received by the metropolitan
head of the Russian church, the holy syrod,
bearing crosses and sacred vessels
OF holy water. The emperor con-
Quoted the bride and bridegroom
to the middle of the church, assuming his
station with the empress. Immediately be-
hind the bridegroom stood Prince Arthur
and the grand dukes. The wedding
rings, borne on golden salvers, we're
deposited on the altar temporarily by
the imperial confessor. until placed on
the fingers of the bride and bridegroom.
The magnificent chapel was Illuminated
with innumerable wax candles. The toor
was covered with velvet, crimson and
gold carpet. The pillars and affairs we're
covered with gold. The Greek mar
riage ceremony was unique in the
absence of music, charts and
the service crowns were held suspended
over the heads of the bridal pair, Prince
Arthur holding the crown over the luke
of Edinburg. and Prince Sergius that
over the bride. The imperial ccnfessor
then said, "Thou servant of God, Alfred
Ernest Edward, art crowned for this hand
maided of God. Marie Alexandrovns, in the
name of the Father, Son and Holy Ghcst. "
Arthur, becoming tired of holding the heavy
crown was relieved. Then the epstle
to the Ephesians, fifth chapter, and twelfth
to twenty-third verses, was read. After the
reading of the epistle WAS concluded, the
Il <f& 10. nf Af oil tlno
was read then the crowns were removed,
the married couple walked thrice around
the raised dais holding to the
tip of the confessor's robe with one
hand and a candle in the other. At the coz
clusion of this ceremony the sacramenta
cup was bright forward, blessed and par.
tanen of by the bridal pair, the confsssol
presenting the cross, which both kissed
LoNDoN, Jan. 3d. Flags are displayed
from all public and many private buildings
i'm honor of the marriage of the Duke of Ed
inburg. Windsor Castle, the residence o
the Prince of Wales at Sandringham anC
other buildings of the royal family are pro
fusely decorated. Throughout EnglsnC
bells are ringing, and in nearly every
church marriages are taking place.
) THE SAILOR BOY PRINCE.
ALFRED AND MARIA-THE STORY OF A loyal
COURTsHIP.
A London letter to the New York Heralt
gives some interesting particulars Cf tn
two princely beings over whom half Of Eu
rope fired salutss and rung bells yesterday
Alfred Albert Ernest, Duke of EdmburI
and Earl of Kent, is the third child and sec
! ond son of Queen Victoria, and was bern oil
9th of August, 1874. 1t being tradition il
the royal family of England that the secon,
SON should enter the navy, Prince Alfred
educstion was directed toward nautica
studies from the days since he was oil
enough to play with toy ship. His we
, nurse was sailors wife, his first servant
! sailor and his first tutor naval chaplain
! From these three trainers of his childhoo,
! he learned that the first of professions wa
the navy, and the British navy the first O
navies, soon as he had passed out Of The nur
: sery, would have been sufficient to dispe
> all scepticism. At eight he was Taught Z
: swim, and swim well, too; at ten he'coult
already handle a par of sculls and paddle
a canoe on the Virginia water, near Windsor
by the time he was twelve he could CHM
up a rope ladder or swarm u
mast as nimbly as any of the boys at tb
: Greenwich training school. In add
q tion to this he was thoroughly grounded il
mathematics, and his father, with kindl
foresight, gave him an excellent music mas
ter, saying that music would be boon &
him In long evenings on cruise. This ma
proved to be true Prince Alfred is the onl
n one of the royal princes who can play on a
, instrument of music; bat he and his fiddl
: are household words in all the British hal
y bors from Portsmouth to the Cape, and bt
= tween them they have helped TO while ava
J, the tedium of many an evening which mus
y have been devoted otherwise to grog and sa
yarns. Prince Alfred was thirteen when b
n was sent up to pass his examination as
a midshipman, having been dispensed froI
r the customary two years on board the Bri
S tannia schoolship. He passed very satisfa'
torily, and was posted at once to first cla'
j man-of-war, tho Euryalus, the Queens con
: mands being that he should be treated o.
Q actly like other midsbipmon-in tact, thu
K he should rough Il.
I MDsHIPMAN PRINCE ALFRED.
g These commando are invariably given
9 such cases. They excite much enthusiasts
in newspapers, and are always Loyalty di