Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-03-19
A ROYAL WEDDING.
The Duke OF COnnaught's Marriage to
Princess Louise Margaret, Of Prus-
sia--A Gorgeous Affair.


gives the following graphic particulars
of the latest royal wedding:
The weather for the past ten
days has been bright and fine,
affording every opportunity for the
reception at Windsor for the mar
riage, to-day, in st. Georges Chapel, of
the Duke of Connaught, son of Queen
Victoria, and Princess Louise Margaret,
daughter of Prince and Princess Freder-
lex Charles of Prussia. To-day the sky
was cloudless and the weather beauti-
full
The procession from Windsor Castle
to st. Georges Chapel, was divided into
the three parties. On the arrival of the
guests at the west entrance of the chap
Ell, they were received by Lord Steward
and Vice Chamberlain and conducted
to seats upon the dais. Her majesty s
trumpeters at the west entrance an
nounced her arrival, by flourish. The
queens procession was comprised of
three carriages, In the last of which
drawn by four ponies, were her
majesty, Princess Beatrice aud
Prince Albert Victor of Wales. The
other carriages were occupied by mem
bers of the royal suite. The
marriage ceremony was performed by
the archbishop of Canterbury, assisted
by bishops of London, Winchester.
Oxford and others. Within the chancel
at the time with the officiating clergy,
were the bride and bridegroom and
their respective supporters; the crown
prince and Prince Frederick Charles for
the bride, and the prince of Wales and
the duke of Edinburg for the bride
groom The Queen, Princess Beatrice
Prince Albert Victor of Wales, Princess
of Wales, Prince George and the Prin-
cess of Wales bridesmaids were on the
western portion of the dais, with the
vice-chamberlin and the lord chamber
lin on each side. Other royal person.
ages were seated on each side OF the
altar. The body Of the chapel was oc-
cupied by about $50 ambassadors and
foreign ministers, with their families,
the cabinet ministers, members of the
nobility, and distinguished soldiers and
sailors. The queen has commanded
that a sketch of the scene be made
The marriage took place about ten
o'clock. The bride was given away by
her father. At the conclusion of the
services, the choir sang the Halleluiah
chorus, and Mendelsshon's Wedding
March pealed forth as the bride and
bridegroom left the chapel, while in the
long walk a salute of guns announced
the termination of the ceremony. The
royal family and guests left the chapel
in reversed order to that in which they
entertained. All the royal personages
returned by 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 personages invited
to attend for that purpose. In the
quadrangle opposite the principal en-
trance of the castle, a guard of honor
of the second battalion of the Cold
Stream Guards was mounted.
The castle that crowns the crest of
the bill, the balconies on either sides of
the street are draped with flags and
hung down with festoons of the fairest
flowers. AT ten minutes past twelve,
and upon signal given by Lord Cham
berlin, six loyal trumpeters, clad in
coats of cloth of gold, and standing on
each side of the west door of St.George s
Chapel, sounded prolonged fanfare.
The yeoman Of the guard on duty at
the door relaxed his hold of the lock
and the portals opened with dramatic ef-
feet, revealing a long covered way
through which advanced the glittering
procession of royal guests; at its head
the steward of her maiesty's household
in full costume. All eyes are fixed on
the imposing parsonage who follows his
highness, the Mahragah Dhulehsingh,
whose swarthy face is seen beneath his
splendid turban, literally blazing with
emeralds and diamonds, accompanying
him is the MalarGnee, his wife, in a
dazzling robe of golden web, then the
towering form Of prince Edward Of
SaxeWeimar, in the uniform Of an
English general, is easily recognized.
The portly form of princess Mary, Ouch
ess of York, isnext, she appears smiling
and genial as ever. The duke of York
IN the quite handsome uniform Of the
rifle brigade is beside her. Two prin-
cesses of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha succeed.
Next comes the Duchess of Edinburgh,
escorted by the Duke of Cambridge, her
royal spouse having taken his place in
another procession. The princes and
princess Christian walk together. The
princess Frederick Charles, the mother
Of the bride, is also compelled to avail
herself of the services OF a husband de
circumstances, as her Gege lord has bus
mess elsewhere. Immense interest is
taken in the appearance of the crown
prince of Germany and Prussia, the
princess royal of England, VINO is arrayed
in magnificent costume Of deep blue vel
vet lined with ermine, and wearing a
number of foreign orders, a splendid
crimson ribbon and badge crossing her
breast. The prince imperial of Ger
many, Unzer Fritz, wore uniform of
white and silver. At this point the
procession grows more and more ex-
allied in the rank Of its members. The
Princess of Wales, in a sea-green satin
and train of portentious length,
is accompanied by her three charming
little daug hters, and by the tiny Prince
George of Wales. Next comes his
colossal majesty, king of the Belgians,
locking as good natured as he is large,