Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-01-07
A DUCAL WEDDING.

A DUCAL WEDDING.
Matrimony in a FeudaI Castle.
The English papers arriving by the
last mail devote much space to &C
counts of the marriage of Lady Mary
! Montagu to the Duke of Hamilton.
The affair took place at Kimbolton
Castle, on the 9th instant. The CORE
spondent of the London News writes:
Emerging from the gloom of Lon
don yesterday afternoon, those travel
ers who were bound for Kimbolton
soon shook off the dispiriting infu-
ences Of premature midnight, and
dwelt with satisfaction upon the cheer
full augury of tho Frightening sk1es
It was at Baden, where his
mother as member of the
reigning family in the Grand
Duchy principally resides, that the
Duke of Hamilton first met Lady Mary
Montagu, who is the oldest daughter
of the Duke and Duchess of Manches-
ter and the acquaintance soon deep
ened" into affection. Although this is
not the fashionable season for we'd
dings, the ceremony was arranged to
take elace in December, and, by mutu-
al agreement, at Kimbolton, instead of
In London. Fr.. -. I.... ......f ....g F..
The brides wedding presents were
so costly and numerous that an emu
meration of them would ill columns of
this paper. The Queen, the Emperor
and Empress of Germany-who are
connections of the bridegroom-the
Prince and Princess OF Wales, and
Prince Edward of Sake Weimar, all
sent some valuable gift, which will be.
family.
THE WEDDING CEREMONY.
"The castle stands at one end of
the street which leads down to the
church, SO all the inhabitants were en-
abled to witness the procession. Those
who had tickets to the church took up
their positions in good time, and when
the cheering outside announced the
arrival of the wedding party there was
scarcely vacant place. The sun shone
brightly, and, glancing athwart one of
the stained glass windows, it lighted up
a very tastefully decorated chancel,
devoid, however, of those r1tualistic
ornaments which turn communion
table, into an ALTAR The Duke of
Hamilton, accompanied by the Baron
de Tuyll, who acted as best man, were
the first to arrive, and the gentlemen
among the castle guests were not far
behind While the bridegroom was
kneeling i'll prayer a louder shout
toll Of dol
she entered the church, leaning
upon her fathers arm. The Duchess
of Hamilton (dowager we must now
add, who had travelled over from
Baden-Baden, entered the church with
her daughter, the Duchesse Valen-
tinois. The ceremony, always impress
sive through its very simplicity, was all
the more so to-day because there was
no adventitious aid in the shape of
music and choristers merely the grand
old service of the Church of England,
read by the Rev. F. G. Hope. Grant,
Vicar of Kimbolton, assisted by Dr.
Young, the Rector of Tillbrook. The
BRIDE was in white, with viel of Brus-
sells lace and a profusion of orange
flowers celia ud de soi. Her four
bridesmaids were Ladies Louisa and
Alice Montagu, who are her younger
sisters; Lady Florence Montagu,
daughter Of the Earl..of Sandwich and
Lady Blanche Somerset, daughter of
the Duke of Beaufort. Loud were
the huzzahs as the newly-married
pair, after the usual vestry formalities
had been got through, and they had
walked down the aisle man and wife,
entered the carriage on their way back
to the castle, whittier they were speed
lily followed by all the guests and many
of the neighboring gentry who had
been invited to the ceremony. The
Duke of Manchester, wishing that
everybody shonld have a. share in the
festivities, gave orders thatthe grounds
Of the castle should be thrown open,
and compact crowd gathered upon
the lawn and walks. A dejeataaer was
provided for two hundred guests in
part of the tent which has
been used as ball room the previous
night, and here, in addition to the
party staying in the house, most of the
principal tenants and their wives as
sembled to drink the usual wedding
toasts. The JOY bells were ringing
meErIIy, auu tHe sun suOHe uI1gHU aAu
clear ...E .,. .3-. sFs 49,. r.e-
The bridal pair then left for the
Duke of Hamilton's seat in Suffolk,
whence they proceeded on wedding
tour in private steam yacht to Egypt.
The wedding was also celebrated on
the Dukes Scottish estates. A ball
was given in the Assembly Rooms at
Hamilton to six hundred people, and
the tenantry on the Hamilton and
Kinniel estates were entertained at a
grand banquet in the riding school of
the Dukes palace. The heights were
bright with bonires. E @
Mark Twain and the Ladies.
Mark Twain, at public dinner in
London, recently, responded to the