Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-14
England ana Ge1ll.HlsY.

durn-The Queen Mother and Lon
List of Notables in Attendance.
England ana Gel9n0nY.
UNION OF THE ROYAL FAMILIES IN MARRIAGE
LONDON, March 13.-The weather for tn
past ten days has been bright and fine, afford
ing every opportunity for preparations a
Windsor for the marriage to-day, in st
Georges chapel Of the Duke of Connaught
son of Queen Victoria, and the Princess Louis;
Margaret, daughter of the Prince and Princes.
Frederick Charles of Prussia. To-day the sky
was cloudless and weather beautiful The pro
cesslOn from Windsor castle to st. Georges
chapel was divided into three parts. On ar
rival of the guests at the west entrance of the
chapel they were received by The lord stewart
and vice chamberlain and conducted to seats
upon the dais.
HER MAJEsTY's TRUMPETERs
at the west entrance announced her arrival by
Housishes. The queens procession comprised
three carriages, in the last of which, landau
drawn by four ponies, were her majesty
Princess Beatrice and Prince Albert
Victor of Wales. The other car
rlages We're occupied by members of the royal
suite. The marriage ceremony was performed
by the archbishop of Canterbury, assisted by
the bishops of London, Winchester and Ok
officiating clergy were the
BRIDE AND BRIDEGROOM
and their respective supporters, the Crown
Prince and Prince Frederick Charles for the
bride and Prince of Wales and Duke of Edin-
burg for the bridegroom. The queen, Princess
Beatrice, Prince Albert Victor of Wales, the
Princess of Wales, Prince George and the
bridesmaids were on the western portion of the
dais with the vice chamb erlain and lord cham
,berlain on each side.
THE OTHER ROYAL PERsoNAGEs
were seated each side of the altar. The body
of the chapel was occupied by about $50 am
bassadors and foreign ministers, with their
families, cabinet ministers, members of the
nobility and distinguished soldiers and sailors
The queen has commanded sketch eff the
scene. The marriage took place about
o'clock. The
BRIDE WAS GIVEN AWAY
by her father. At the conclusion of the SER
vice tho choir sang the Hallelujah Chorus and
Memberships wedding march pealed forth as
the bride and bridegroom left the chapel.
While in the long walk a salute of guns an
nounced the termination of the ceremony. Tie
royal family and guests left the chapel in re-
versed order in which they entered.
ALL THE ROYAL PERsoNAGEs
returned to the queens entrance to the castle.
where the registry of marriage was signed in
the green drawing room and duly attested by
the queen and other distinguished personayes
lavlted to attend for that purpose. In the
quadrangle opposite the principal entrance of
the castle, guard of honor of the second bat
TALON of the Coldstream guards was mounted.
THE PRESENTS.
The marriage presents were displayed in the
white drawing-room of the castle. The officers
of the Royal artillery, in which the Duke of
Connaught held a commission after leaving
Woolwich academy, yesterday presented him
with handsome silver center piece, represent
ing squads of artillery serving a gun. The
room was filled with costly and splendid gifts
and works of art; diamonds, etc., in one cor
ner, special table reserved for them;
comfortable was occupied by plate, and
candelabra couches and gueridons had
furs, cloaks, lace and embroidery
disposed upon them. The queen gave
q magnificent diamond tiara, the brilliants
hanging down in sparkling peaks from GEN.
trail wreath of brilliants CT pure water. Also
pearl and diamond pendant, the jewel of the
royal order of Victoria and Alberta, medallion
of the queen and prince consort and jewel of
the imperial order of the Grown of India, her
majesty's royal and imperial cipher, ~. r. and
L. in diamonds. pearls and turquoise, en-
circled by a border set with pearls and sur
mounted by the imperial crown, jewelled and
enameled in heraldic coiors, attached to light
blue edged with white
The king and queen Of Belgium gave val
liable Belgian lace and specimens of the finest
products of the looms at Flanders in large
quantities
The Princess of Wales gave q ring set with
stone known cat's-eye; the Prince of Wales
gave great mixing bowl, fifteen inches across,
silver gilt standing on, AN ebony plinth and
having suitable inscri ption.
Tho (lro,y,, prp Of Garynopv rova fna
oil painting done by her own hand and signed
Victoria, lS78,' representing fruit and
flowers.
The Princess Beatrice's gift was a lamp
lacquered in the highest style of Japanese art.
The Duke of Edinburgh gave sapphire and
ruby solitaire.
The Duchess of Cambridge presented six
handsome atique silver spoons.
The Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
gave fish knives and forks in size and elabora-
ton of workmanship to fit them for royal
table.
The hereditary grand duke Of Mecklenburg-
Strelitz gave glass ciaret jug with gilt mount
ings, lion and shield.
The Prince Christian contributed a pair of
modern English candIesticks.
The Princes Louise and Marquis of Lorne are
remembered in their absence by two silver cap
desticks of an old design in exquisite taste.
The Duke of Tick sends a candelabra and a
clock Of lapis lazuli and ormolu.
The Mahfajat Dhuleck Singh gave silver
gilt tea service Of time Of George the Third.
The household gave plateau of silver with
center for flowers.
Lord Beaconsfeld gave silver gilt response
plateau with scahorse.
The Marquis of Salisbury, massive silver
tankard.
Colonel Slauthy, two silver gilt dessert bowls,
one Of them older than the hall mark Of Kings
head. and the other made to match in 1856.
Tor of MapHaIa sends n
silver, richly cased.
Lady Briadalbane sends large album with
monogram of Princess and Duke upon the
cover.
These are few Of the most noteworthy in
the list of curious and beautiful articles pre-
sented to the young couple.
A GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION OF THE SCENE.
NEW YORK, March 13.-The Ielegrana's Lon
don special from George Augustus Sala, gives
the following description of the royal wedding
at Windsor to-day: Never since the marriage
of the Prince of Wales with the Princess Alex
andria of Denmark, now sixteen years ago. ha.
Windsor worn such a gala aspect as this morn
ing. The crooked High street is gorgeous il
its huttering of flags and heraldic devices ane
royal congratulatory notices. 1t rejoices in
mass Of color that seems to make the quain
old street glad, and forms an exceedlngl,
pleasant constrast with the vast, anstere gray
mass of castle that crowns the crest of the hill
The balconies on the better side of the stree
are draped with flags and hung down with fee
toons OF the fairest flowers.
At ten minutes past 49, and upon sig
nal given by the lord chamberlain, six roya
trumpeters clad in coats of cloth of gold, an
standing three on each side of the west door c
ST.. Georges chapel, sound prolonged fanfare
the yeoman of the guard on duty at the doc
relaxed his hold of the lock and the porta
open with dramatic effect, revealing a lon,
covered way through which advance the gil
tering procession Of royal guests. At its hea
the steward of her majesty's household in flu
costume All eyes are fixed on the imposing pc
sonage who follows his highness, the Maharaga
D'Hulepsinph. whose swarthy face is seen b