River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-11-20
ALFONSO'S BErROTHAL.
The Royal Mode of Popping the Quesilo
Vienna Dispatch to the Paris Figaro.

tlcuua Disputcu 10 the IATlS Figaro.
AT o'clock to-day the Emperor re.
ceived the Duke de Bailen in solemn
audience, the ceremonial adopted being
that followed on the delivery of Gre
dentials by Ambassadors. Three state
carriages, drawn by white horses, were
sent to the Imperial Hotel to nvey
the Duke and the members of the COM
mission. In the first rode the Spanish
military attaches, Major Biaza wearing
the uniform of the officers of the Kings
escort; Captain Quesada, of the Pavia
Hussars, and Lieutenant Angulo. In
the second were the Secretaries of EN-
bassy, NM. Circus, Baguer and Perojo,
and the attaches, NM. Matthews and
OhtoH. General Duke de Bailen and
Prince Odescalchi, the Austrian Cham
berlain, were in the third. The General
wore the uniform of his old regiment
the Numantia Lancers, with the Grand
Gordon of the Order of Charles III. and
the badge of the military Order of Ste.
Hermeneglide.
On the arrival of the cortege at the
palace, the honors were rendered by the
guard on duty. The Spanish envoy,
under the guidance of Prince Odescal-
chi, assembled the staircase, passed
through the rooms between q double
line of soldiers of the Austrian, German
and Hungarian Guards, and was met
by the Master of the Ceremonies and
the Grand Chamberlain, who conducted
him to the Emperor.
His Majesty was standing alone in
the audience saloon in full uniform and
wearing the Golden Fleece, with the
Badge of Charles H. The Duke de
Bailen made short speech in French,
and then presented his credentials and
an autograph letter from Alfonso XII.
The Emperor granted the request for
the hand of the Archduchess, after
which the members of the mission were
presented to him by the envoy.
This part of the ceremony concluded,
the Duke passed unaccompanied into
an adjoining room, where ne found the
Archduchess and her mother, and prof
fered his demand to the young Princess,
which met with acceptance. Then, in
accordance with Spanish usage, the
Duke offered the Archduchess a jewel
on the part of his royal master. The
future Queen of Spain wore pink satin
dress trimmed with lace and real flow
ers, and magnificent diadem of prec-
ious stones. Her mother was dressed
in mauve satin with lace founces, and
had a superb river of diamonds round
her neck. The Archduchess Elizabeth
and her daughter both wore the Gordon
of the Noble Ladies OF the Spanish Or
der of Maria Louisa.
After the audience, during which the
First Secretary, M. Creus, introduced
the civil members of the mission to thu
chief Austrian dignitaries, the Duke
and his suite were conducted in the
same state carriages to the residence of
the Archduke Albert, uncle of the flu
ture Queen, and thence went to call on
her aunt, the Archduchess Maria Caro-
line. The Ambassador returned to his
hotel at f. All along the line followed
by the cortege a considerable crowd as
sembled, as we'll as in front of the hotel
and palace, and on every side the great
est admin alton was expressed at the
noble bearing and splendid uniforms 70
the Spanish officers.