The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-12-11
COUNTESS MoNTIJO'S OHSEOUIES.

. N""' 600 McN NILJO'S OBSEO UIES.
ifugen,e's Mother Followed to tito Grave
!. by C"urtl"rs, Statesmen, Ambassadors
/ and Grandecs of Spnin-Antiuuc Cerero-
| h'at-SlX Hundred Carriages of Mourn
| CrS.
tFrom the New York Herald
MADRID, Sov. 25.-Ihc obscquies Of
the Countess Montijo, mother of the
cX-Emprcss Eugelic, were held kerc
yesterday. They were attended by all
the distinguished people in Madrid,
by all the ambassadors, by the duke Of
Tctuan, Minister Of State; the Count
or CoSsc 1rissac, representative Of tho
Empress EuGtnic; by the Duke offer
naa-Nui!1Z and all the leading mcm-
tcrs Of the French colony aud many
French travellers passing through the
capital. The Duke of Alya and tho
Duke OF lillHstar received the dstin-
t:uiai,cd mourncrs in u conservatory
attached TO the Montijo Palace in the
flaza &c los Angeles, where, in u
ch"PcHc o1f/cntc, was superb cata-
iulquc. The body lay in u case of lead
within coffin lined with silver lace
aId covered with Il cloth and cushion
of golden tissue. Tho cataialouc was
hung with rich stuff: Of yellow satin,
embroidered in Colors and adorned
with rich work Of silver. Two hal
bcrdicrs of the royal chamber and
guard watched at its head and two at
its foot. A procession surrounded the
collin, cntoninga hymn and holding the
lights that arc customary in these cerc-
monies. a solemn mass Of the angels
was being sung when the doors were
opened TO the mourncrs, many Of
whom were weeping and all Of whom
were deeply moved.
SETTING WATCH AND WARD.
The opening ceremonies were con-
ductiug by tho Condo dc Tcndilla,
grlndcc OF Spain, to whom, according
TO the quaint Spanish usage, the body
was delivered. The Duke of Alya adj
vanccd and said in Il clear voice, "I
deliver over to Your EXccllcncv, in
compliance with tho wish of the fami-
~ of the deceased, tho body Of Her
ENccllcncy the Countess Of Montiio.
DO you take charge Of itp'
The Condo dc Tcndilla replied: :-'I
lo take charge of it,"
! Tlch the Condc, in turn, addressed
the royal body OF halhcrticrs, who
were present In full uniform, and said
"Alonicros Of The royal chalrbcr and
guard, do You take charge of the body
Of the Countess MontijoT'
The halbcrt!icrs responded, eve do
| take charge of it,
The usual prayers were chantcd aud
| the coffin raised from its bed. 1t was
| then carried through the midst of the
mourncrs TO the head of the staircase,
where il was received by the halbcr-
dicrs, and Dy them placed in bcauti-
iul cSfH5u (hearsc) of massive mahow-
any, richly decorated with branches
and gnrlands offlOwcrs, with hanginWs
of white satin and tasscls Of gold. Tie
gildcd edges of the coffin cleaned in
tho sunlight.
IN SOLEMN PROCESSION.
The hcarsc was drawn by eight
horses. On their heads were ioddino
pllrmcS wherein black and gold were
strangely contrasted. The sumDtu-
Gus carriage which the Countess had
used on state occasions followed slowly
behind the eStu1u, and her fnyoritc
horses heads were decorated with
pink and white feathers. Then came
a company Of Kings halbcrdicrs. The
chief mourncrs followed in two cur
ria@cs. They were the Duke of Alva,
tho Count Of Cossc Drissac, the Count
ofGuitant ComMines and two REPRE-
scntativcs Of the family of Alya. BE-
hlnd them was ~ magnificent dciilc Of
six hundred cQupagcs. BY the law Of!
the Spanish ritual neither ladies nor
the nearest relatives were allowed to
join the procession. There were may
or domos and life guards, lords Of tic
bcdchambcr and lords ofthc house.
hold. The pageant slowly made its
way through the streets, which were
hushcd into respectful silence. At
length it reached the Campo Santo
Jose and drew up before its gates.
The coffin was taken from the hcarsc
and placed upon an cstr0de which had
been prepared for its reception. A
procession of chaplains and church.
men, headed by the Abbot, in his cope,
the cruciiN borne in front, advanced
to meet tho body. a new consimn-
mcnt of thc body was made, and at its
close the Abbot, deacon and sub deacon
threw holy water on the corpse, and
solemn music rose into the air, chant
ing ''Sit nomcn Domini bcncdictum.
Iaudatc, puCri, Dominum." Then
with all IFS rich adjoining, with it's gold
cushion and its wrcatls OF flowers, tho
coffin was lowered into provisional
vault.
EUGENIE'S GRIEF.
The Empress Eug6nic, since her ar
rival, has lived in retirement at the
Livia Palace, The scat Of the Alya fam
lily. Except her own relatives she has
received nobody. Her sorrow is very
deep. To-day sho received kilograms
OF coincidence from all the soycrcions
Of Europe. Madrid is in mourning,
No lady III the capital was so popular
as the Countess Montiio; 10 house SO
hospitablc, no heart so kind. Through
her bathrooms had passed all tho beau
ty and magniticcncc of Spain. Her
social tact was unrivallcd. Sho was
perfectly unaffected, extremely witty,
and if there was any difference be-
tween the Countess Montiio and other
ladies of her rank, it is that she was
even moro simple in her manners, and
even more anxious to please than they.
Her palace. both IN Madrid and at CAR
aIm!a,nchcl, was tho centre Of tho very
highest society, and her death has rob-
bed tho royal nuptials of almost thoir