, 1875-02-27
A ROYAL MARRIAGE.

grcGhto being 6,0a2. y. u. II.
A ROYAL MARRIAGE.
to Vris,co Philippe, OF Snxc-C0-
bWrHs
t7slfqnanfs Aftsvnqer, Ftb. @.
The marriage of Princess Louise, Of Belgium,
with rrinco Philippe, Of Saxo.Col'nrg, waa COL
obratcl on Thursday morning, at hslf-past 10, at
tho ralaco at brussels.
The invitations for tho ceremony wero given
for quarter past 10 o'clock n. na., hut eyou ho-
fore 10 q crowd of high anl Official per-
Kons had assembled In the sn!oons on
tho nrst floor Of tho paaco In which, receptions
arc usually held. At talf-raat 10 The principal
lrawlng-room WAS comnletcly filled with brill
INIT crowd, whom IL would 10 difficult tn specify
individually nnd which certainly included almost
thu wilolo Of tho persons III tho 1toyui Alma
mach"
tho buo aaoon, 10 called from tho cplor Of tho
hangings on tho wnllB. which bear fnlf-tengtl,
portraits Ut Leopold L.. Queen LonRo Marie,
t2t.con Victoria and Prince Abort. III tho midst
Of tint room. which 'al received no apocal doc
osatinn waH placed n round table, cnuccafol be-
lie naaeh VAS asp paeoa sd' c. cory y of lis cs code
bound IL. rod yolvet and bearing tho nrn,s Of tho
rioslty, M It WAS printed III 1901, a. tho and of
Tho Frencl, TopubIio and vhcn Napoleon l. was
First Consul.
The hour OF the ceremony Ind now arrived.
Tho E1lcsta took their places. mud rreHonty a
donr oDeilcd and tho Royal family entored, tho
nug,iAt peraola ranging themselves In hn!f-cir-
Gle. THO Princess LpnlHe occupied tho plaeo
homer nSn the hlpg on nor 70 inr nat sl ts
ca,s,o sncccssiveiy tho. pripcc Of Wales.
tito Co,tl,tosa .c Flandre, Count dn rur-
IL, Dnke d'Aanaio, Count Do F'anare,
| and tI,o two younger sons Of tho Princess CleT-
! Philippe, tho Princcaa Ctouontno Of Or'eang,
| Archlnko Joseph lof Austria, Princcsa An,o tia
OF Baxony, prnco Augustus OF sake -coburg.
tho tcigning Dnko Of Saxe-Coburg Gotlla. and
lilo littlo Princess stcphnnio; yoM'sEor daughter
OF The King and Queen Of tho nc'gians.
All eyes uero ut this moment txed on tho
rrsncoss Louise. Her fine and intellectual phys
iog1toiny, which rese'ubcd In stirling manner
the foaturcs Of her august father, was, as it
wero, framed In lacc veil, tlrapcd in tile Hun.
f.sian manner aul which fornloda ooiifu1o of
original fashion anu exquisite tahto.
| Her white brl!lal drcBB ,sas trimmed On each
1ounce With band Of silver corresponding to
ahoudor-knots Of tho sans design. sho woro
bouquet Of orntgo-t}owers In ller botlce and
carsiel another in her hand. Tho veil. which
was Of Brussels lace, doacendtd to tl1n bottom OF
| ler dtoHB forming sort 1f mantle.
Tie Queon OF the uolgiana wore n dress Of
| bright chorry.rcd color, trimmed from top to
bottom with magnificent lace, necklace Of brill
| iaats. R,ld crown Of diamonds and tlnc roarls.
Tho Corntcsa do riaui,ro in blue but tho shade
"t tioir dresses could ouly bo distinguished
| thro,,st a sort Of cioud Of npicnjii lace.
Tho little princeas stcpt,anio was charming In,
gstin Of tlo enme coior. Yho might hayo been
| taion for one OF Vo!asQuoz'B painted children.
Tue King Of tho BelgianB and thu Count do
Fian1re woro tho uniforms OF Generals in tho
| Belgian army, with tho Grand Gordon OF tho
| OrloE OF Lcgpokl, ills Msieaty Asl also tl,n
collar Of tLo Golden Fjseco.
Tho psinco bridegroom voro rich uniform,
Of liz grade iu tbs Hungarian honyejH. will tue
! TIo Pril,cO Of WaloB and tho Arclldukc Joaepl,
OF Austria woss II, scarIet covered with stays All
| ordors. Tho roi1tnr Tnko of snxe.CoEurc ali In
White 1lie Prinoo ie Usmaroks o,lirassioes; tho
viii viii tho Grand Gordon Of the Logion Of Honor |;
md aone. ike oitnulo ufiyato Individual. in q
ulain black coat tLo Count do Paris, with tho
eirund Gordon OF tho orlor Of Leopold across bis
white waistcoat
TY,o auruat norsoua e CO collected together, Tt,o
DnrromastDr Of UfuesoIs. ntundInr before tho
tabio rincod in tho middle of tic saloon. rcr-
fnrn1ed lila ceremony OF tho civil contraot Ind
~ T,hs ssso,nliv thas, TninIed The conrt. and
n.asoI m from the bIuo raion to tho former balE
room Of the ralaco, wl,ioh h9d beon tltsed up rs
sso for saahop sq u .st pseo ny
| Who fot whit Of eY,ace probably had not been
at tho cts a ceremony; AL The gasst
st apart for them'r TIC heyA corteYe entered IN
tho iolio.lnE ORDER: iha Aln. glynn?4g his atsn
d!,csing tho Princess Cieue,tlno; tho i:rl,oo Of
Wales, with tho Queen; tho Arcllluko Joseph
with tho Princess Amolio of s.1o; 10 Duke q
Sa1e,CoouH1gs-dotna. "sn Mo 1s.;n So''on ~ ~
ae 5anac 1em n 'ne ns "n,s 10 All a't In yo'ne
| Prince. do COpuFg, having tho little pt3pcoat