Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-03-14
ROYAL WEDDING.

for the past ten days has beer
bright and fine, affording am.
pie facilities for the preparation
at Windsor for the celebration to.
day in St. Georges Chapel of the
nuptials of the Duke of Connaughts,
son of Queen Victoria, and Princess
Louisa Margaret, daughter OF
Prince and Princess Frederick
Charles of Prussia. To-day the
sky is cloudless, and the weather is
beautiful. The marriage present7
are displayed in the white drawing
room of the castle and are being
added to up to the last moment,
LONDON, March 13.-Mr. Sidney
Hall received the Queens command
to sketch the brilliant scene in the
st. Georges Chapel to-day. Within
the altar rails at the ceremony were
the officiating clergy and bride and
bridegroom, next to them, behind
their respective supporters, the
Crown Prince and Prince Frederick
Charles for the bride, Prince of
Wales and Duke of Edinburgh for
bridegroom. The Queen was on the
right, close by the Prince of Wales.
Princess Beatrice and Prince Albert
Victor, of Wales, were behind hef
Majesty; next behind them were
the Princess of Wales, Prince
George and Princesses of Wales !;
the bridesmaids were on the western
portion of the dais with the Vice
Chamberlain and Lord Chamberlain
on each side and other royal person
ages were seated on each side of the
altar. The body Of the chapel was
occupied by about $50 ambassadors
and foreign ministers with their
families, Cabinet Ministers, mem
bers of nobility and distinguished
soldiers and sailors.
The officers of the royal artillery
in which theDuke of Connaughts held
a commission, after leaving Woolwich
Academy yesterday, presented him
with q handsome silver center piece
representing a squad of artillery
serving a gun. Some of the most
valuable jewelry presented had no
cards attached. The room was
filled with costly and splendid gifts
of works of art. Diamonds blazed
in one corner on a special table re-
served for them. A center table
was occupied by plate and candel-
abra couches and guierdons had furs,
cloaks, lace and embroidery dis
posed upon them. An excellent
portrait of Princess Louisa Mar
garet, by Won Angel, dated 1879,
stood near the table of jewels.
The Queen gave a magnificent
diamond tiara, the brilliants hang
ing down in sparkling peaks from a
central wreath of brilliants of pure
water; also a pearl and diamond
pendant, the jewel of the Royal
Order Of Victoria and Albert, a
medallion of the Queen and Prince
consort, and the jewel of the Impe-
rial Order of the Crown of India.
Her Majesty's Royal and Imperial
Cipher, V. r. and l., in diamonds
and turquoises, and encircled by a
border set with pearls and sur
mounted by the Imperial Crown,
jeweled and enamelled in heraldic
colors, attached to a light blue
watered ribbon, edged with white.
The King and Queen of Belgium
gave some valuable Belgium lace,
and specimens of the finest products
of the looms of the Flanders, in
sufficient quantities to be made up
into several dresses, etc.
The Princess of Wales gave q
ring set with the stone known as
the cats eye. The Prince of Wales
gave a great mixing bowl Is inches
across, silver gilt, standing on an
ebony plinth and having a suitable
inscription. The Crown Princess
of Germany gave a fine oil painting
done by her own hands, and signed,
"Victoria, 187S," representing
fruit and flowers. Princess Beat
rice's gift was lamp lacquered in
the highest style of japanese art.
The Duke of Edinburgh gave a
sapphire and ruby solitaires. The
Duchess of Cambridge presented
six antique silver spoons. The
Grand Duchess of Mecklenburgh
gave a fish knife and fork in a
size and elaboration of workman
ship to fit them for royal table.
The hereditary Grand Duke of
Mecklenburg Strelitz gave glass
claret jug, mounted with a lion and
a shield in gilt. Prince Christian
contributed a pair of modern
English candlesticks. Princess
Louise and the Marquis of Lorne
are remembered in their absence by
two silver candlesticks of an old
design and in exquisite taste. The
Duke of Teck sends a candelabra
and clock in lapis-lazula and
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