New-York tribune., 1878-12-23


CoPESHAGES, Dee. %. 1878.
The Duke of Cumberland and the Princess Tbyra
were married with great pOmp III the Chapel OF
Christiansborg Castle at o'clock last evening.
PREPARATIONS FOR THE WEDDING.
ELEGANT JHwELRY FOR THE PRINCESS TIYRA-rHE
IAIE HANovEuIAN KINGS GENERosIrY-VICIoR
HUGO IN HIS NEW HOME-DIscoRD IN PAUL DE
CAssAGNAC's HOUSEHOLD.
tFRoM REGULAR CORRESPONDENT oP THE TRIBUSE'I
PARIS, Nov. 3O.-I was shown yesterday two
paruyes destined as Wedding presents to Princess
Thyra, of Denmark. sister of the Princess OF
Wales and of Che Czarevna. One OF them
has been purchased by the Crown Princess oil
Denmark, and the other by the Prince OF
Wales from Christisen, of Copenhagen. lhat
celebrated gold and syersmith bought them at
the auction of Queen Isabellas jewels for Sl.4oo
and ST 800 respectively; and he had pr0ht on
them of S4OO each. They were both very cheap at
the price he asked for thcm but are lsuited TO the
mignonne face and agure of the Duke OF Cumber-
lands fiancEe Tho dearest of the two is in coral
and the most ponderous snit OF ornaments
think ever saw. For tall, stout Nubian Princess
it would be just the thing. IL would he the rigIt
thing IN tho rigit place. adorning the stalwart per
son of Mile. Gabrielle Krauss were she personatlng
Aida in the Italian Opera House. l could
who IA mountain OF flesh, and needs
Jewels which draw attention from her ugliness.
The coral necklace is composed of three rows OF
balls and row of deep pendants pointed at the
lower end and round and thick at the top. The
balls in the central row are large as those
marbles which school boys call alley ta~s.
There is good deal of fine GfTrep
in the links which hold the different pieces of coraf
together. Princess Eugene of Sweden, the vile OF
the Crown Prince of Denmark, il a good-natnred'
Joyous being loving gaudy dress for herself ana.
no Doubt for Others, and one of the tallcst women
in Europe. Her own jeweIry generally
of a ponderous order. What becomes her,
she. perhaps. concluded would become the Prin-
cess Thyra. The pdrHrc which the Prince OF Wales
purchased Is wreath of rose-!eayes enamelled on
gold in natural tints. The roses, which in this in-
stance are not beset with thorns, formed OF
brIl.ants and large diamonds. brooch.
bracelet, and pair of earrings to match,
are included in the pdrHre The wreath can be
taken 10 pieces in few moments and used TO loop
up a dress.
Isaw Princess Thyra at the ball given last May by
Lord LYONS She came incOgnItD to Paris to wit
ness the opening of the Exhibition. She Is
smaller than tho Princess OF Wales, ana
has moro character. Some would call hcr
pretty. but few could pronounce her graceful
or gracious Ihe upper part of the face Is almost
classically regular. but the chin prOtrudes like
PATHS. was struck with the absence OF bloom IN
the complexion. the anxious. worn expression
of the eyes, and the hardness of tho
lines about tine mouth The princess holds
herself bolt upright. She aims at being. / should
say. majestic and succeeds in being stuek-up. The
recollection that she Is sister to the future Queen OF
England and Empress of Russia is, il an not ms
n. IN
il very long and very slender, and requires
the broad band Of velvet which the Princess OF
Wales has made fashionable At Lord Lyons's ball
she wore blue silk dress, with canary-colored
scnrfs and square cut cOrsage. The parWc oi
iewelry was in pearls and turquoises, and OF re-
narkabIe beauty la a seal-skin hat aud
iacket and high fur collar the Princess Thyra ap-
pears to most advantage particularly after rapid
walk on n cold day. IT will be very hard Tor her 10
keep up anything approaching TO royal state In
England from lack of money. The Danish Par
lament Is not disposed 10 grant her tho dover
which the King, her father, asks for her, and the
fortune of the late King of hanover, which was
SO imrortant when he went into exile, was
nearly all dissipated at the time of his
death. George " was generous as he was
obstinate Whoever suffered for his sake
and stood in need of money was given
what he wanted. The journals which the prescribed
monarch started and subsidized 10 support his
claims were ruinously expensive lie lived Ikea
private gentleman IN many respects, IN
Paris; but be was 10 the last a KING IN
the matter of "a court, because the MEM
bers of his household followed HIM into exile
Jhc Onecn OF Hanover aud his children shrnnk
from explaining to him how the part OF his fortune
invested ~ England was melting away Ike snow
i'm the presence OF Spring sun. UDess the Duke
The Crown of Hanover and obtains the
atoI ~. .Iut I'm he
wick he will not have even the $1,000 q year
the available re Idue of the patcrnal estate, the
two Prlncesses his sisters being each ehtltIsu 10
fourth of il. King Christian, OF Denmark, before he
came 10 the throne was worth So 400 wear S2,OOO
of which were pension from the Gar OF whom
he was n political agent before and indeed. after
tbe Crown of Denmark was settled OH him by the
Treaty Of London. The P1ncess Of Wales was
brought up to make her own bonnets aud lear
starch her collars. Fortune has smiled on the FAM
lily since her marriage, when helPed To
secure Il brilliant settlement to the Princess
Dagrnar The Princess Thyrl. who has been
since her childhood III the enjoyment OF AN auence
based on a civil list, Is the least fortunate member
of the family. Perhaps she will not be the least
happy Every one who knows the Duke OF Cum
berland eslcoms aud likes him. He is
very fine man, and he would be hand
some if his nose had not been broken
and unskilfully set. As to the Princesses his Sis
ters, they are young women OF almost angelic ylT-
tues artists to their fingers ends, and reinarkaDie
for their beauty. They are not IN the hrst doom oil
youth. The Princess FTcderika, handsome
blonde with SAKE Altenburg profile, renouneed
marriage during her fathers lifetime lie being
bind depended on his daughters for companion
ship and they devoted themselves to him.
Another great diamond robbery has been perpc-
trated in the Palais Royal Five jewellers assist
ants, who have been concerned in it, have fed, and
no trace of them can be found. The missing jewels
are estimated at $5O,OO0.OOO Fontane is the
principal victim. IL no does not recover
the stolen property he Will be obliged to
give up his seat near Rambouilet, he hav-
irg this year experienced other heavy losses.
lie owns there the richeststocked preserves in the
Department of the Seine .et-cse; and his shooting
parties have a cachet of fheir own Fontane sup