, 1876-11-12

\ they were Royal Highnesses; telling them that
II they would have happiness they must ever
remain true in the Catholic faith, and ever re-
member, not that they were children Of Kings,
but that they were children Of God; alluding
to the august virtues and merits Of the
deceased father Of the bride, whom, he
said, he well remembered as meek,
humble, and deyout Christian, and exhorting
them to emulate his example; then reading an
extract from i sermon Of Saint in tile second
century. to the effect that the beauty Of the
Christian woman was not in fine clothes, braided
hair, or.lcwels, but in beauty of life: warning
them OF the punishment demanded By the
Church Tor breach Of the VOWS they we're about
faithful performance. He then addressed the
usual questions to the pair, the bridegroom
making his response with clear, distinct
"Ja"; the bride, before answering the first
question, turning to Henri Cincq and gracefully
eqrtesying to him for his permission,
bow. Then the prclate pronounced Heinrich
de Bourgogne, Prince Of Parma, and Mary kuni-
gunde, 1nfanta Won Portugal man and wife;
and the other Archbishop proceeded to celebrate
the low mass, and as he elevated the sacrament
and the little bell rang for all in the chapel to
bow their heads in alteration, We could hear the
hoarse voices Of the Officers OF the troops assem-
blcd in the square without commanding to pre-
sent arms, and the rolling Of the drums in mill
tary salute. Then 4 silver salver was presented
tU HCHl1-1AA4IlEu pull 0u 41lC1 LILY 41luE
their first oblations Of aims, and then all went
into the sacristy to sign the marriage registry,
and finally, passing over 4 fower-strewn path,
opened tflrouglithe immense crowd without, re-
entered their equipagcs, and drove back to the
hotel to banquet, and thence to i state concert
at the Mirabcll Palace.
The bride was tall, Slightly made, and very
diguitied in manner, and rather good-looking,
and was dressed in pure white, with simple
illusion veil, quite to the feet, and wreath Of
down far below her whist Around her neck
she had q black velvet band, tied IL bow at the
back, and supporting in front: the:' order Of the
Golden Fleece, set in diamonds, bat<wore no
other jewelry. Her five bridesmaids, all
Princesses, who bore her sweeping train, were
and pink, and the dresses OF all the ladies
present were t'high-necked.'' The brides
mother was sumptuous in purple, and the
Princess Of Loewenstein corpu1ent in dark
blue. And there was a Spanish Princess,
whose name i could not ct, except M that Il
Don Carlos, who came in late, all in white, with
rutlling around the hem Of her skirt tnat stood
up stilily like high hedge, and with the stars
and crosses Of several orders ON her bosom. All
these were barc~headed, but heads, arms, nccks,
and ears were flashing with 5rilliants, the
family heir-loonls Of the ancient, wealthy, and
noble houses from which they sprang. The
austrian Archdukcs we're all ia the beautiful
white coats OF their military service, richly
trimmed with gold, with crimson velvet trousers,
gold laced, aud breasts shining and gittering
with orders, and each held q cocked-hat,
crowned with On enormous plume of white or
green or yellow feathers. The Prince OF Bruz-
ANA, the BRIDES brother, a slender STRIPPING,
almost as dark Us 4 Malay, was in u very
bright-blue uniform. The Prince OF Loewcn-
stationed there were gorgeous in green
and gold. But Henry CinQ, u the Flcur de