The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-13
ROYAL NIIPTIAI,S.
Grand Preparations for the Approaching
Marriage Of King Alfonso.


Marriage Of King Alfonso.
A Madrid correspondent of the New
York Herald says: For the wedding of
King Alfonso extraordinary prepara-
tons are already on foot in Madrid, and
no fort will be- spared to make the fes-
tivi les as brilliant as q page from the
Arabian Nights" It is said the coun-
Gil OF the city fathers has decided that
the festivals are to continue during five
DAYS and, us q matter OF course, nights,
for your true Madrileno Is thinking Of
getting out Of bed when others are
about retiring. Both private and public
buildings will be adorned with tapestry,
OF which some magnificent specimens
are to be seen here on feast days.
1t is intended to hang the front Of the
city hall with crimson velvet Here
portraits of their majesties will be
the principal balcony. Some days be-
fore the ceremony s. A. Dona Mercedes
will take up her residence at Arauguez,
and on the morning Of the marriage will
set out from that point to the church Of
Atocha. where the ceremony is to take
place. The king will set out from the
royal palace and meet his bride at the
church.
50 far as can be learned the following
is the complete programme of the pro-
jected marriage festivities: On the 23d
of January all the military bands in the
capital will beat the reveile at o'clock
in tho morning. At midday the mar
riage ceremony will take place at the
Banlica of Atocha, the royal procession
returning by the paseo Of Atocha, Bo-
tanico, Prado, Gale, Aloala, Puerto del
Sol and Gale Mayor, to the palace.
Immediately on their arrival there will
be u grand military parade and march
past, which their majestieS will witness
from the palace windows. During the
night there will be general illumina-
tions, the theatres will be thrown open
to the people, and there will be o grand
serenade in the Plaza del Ammonia.
The second day will be devoted TO the
official reception and In the night there
will be grand display Of works.
The third day is set down for the ma
tional amusement Of grand bull fight,
without which no Spanish festiyity
could be consid red completes.
The fourth day will be devoted to
horse racing, and in the evening there
will be royal performance in the
Theatre Real, admission being by in
vitation.
A grand tournament in the Plaza de
Toros, OF bull ring, is set down for the
fifth day, and in tho evening grand
rout at the palace will fifty bring these
festivities to an end.
In order to carry out this magnificent
the municipality of Madrid
has voted the enormous sum of O.000,-
900 reals, and / can imagine the unfor-
tunate Spanish bondholder writhing
in agony as he reads the accounts Of the
royal festivities and thinks of the pile
OF unpaid bonds which are lying in his
Golfers. But, rogue Ia gaierei No people
could bear more good naturally an
enormous load of debt than these
maligned Spaniards, who, In spite Of
and ill-fortune, are the
most light hearted and jolly people in all
the world. The pictures of dark and for
bidding dons, wrapped in cloaks, silent
and gloomy, have no existence save in
the beer befogged brains OF those Brit
ish scribblers who invented them. Your
true Spaniard combines the philosophy
OF Sancho Pauza with the light-hearted-
ness Of. Gill Bias, and should you tread
on his toes you will be pretty certain to
find that the blood Of the immortal
Knight Of La Mancha has not all run
out; but taken altogether he is most
agreeable and sociable being. Certain
ly no one could spend his creditors
money with greater grace, and in this
TO debt he proves himself q
real gentleman of the old school.
The only drawback to this pleasant
of affairs is the modernized
Spaniard, the disturbing liberal, who
wants taxes spent on the objects for
which they were levied, and lmagines
that there are other things to be done
in life besides amusing ones self.
Among tie city fathers is one OF these
radicals who actually had the bad taste
to make speech against appropriating
money which was levied to carry on
public works to holding bull fights
and making ilIuminations in honor
Of the Kings marriage. AS matter |
Of course this Vulgar radical was voted |
down, and Madrid will spend her ten !
millions joyfully in the good old style. |
However, @ deputation OF workingmen |
VOTED on the radical orator to thank |
him in the name Of the poor for his |
noble efforts in their behalf. The |
understood that the ten |
millions spent on gas and bull fighting |
will represent 50 much less work for |
them and so much less bread for
their families, and, therefore, do not |
quite see the fun Of the celebration |
But who cares for the opinion of mere |
atom Of mortality? He is al |
most OF as little consequence here rs he |
IS in the progressive and enlightened |
city of New York.
Realistic tctipv