Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-11-26
ALFoNS0S BETR0TRAL
A DESCRIPTION or THE ROYAL MoDI o.
POPPING THE QUESTION.


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At two o'clock today the Emperor
received the Duke dc Bailen In solemn
audience, the ceremonial adopted being
that followed on the delivery Of cre-
dentials by Ambassadors. Three state
carriages, drawn by white horses, were
sent 10 the Imperial Hotel 10 convey
. the Duke and the membersof the com.
mission. In the first rode the Spanish
Military Attaches, Major Baza wear
ing tho uniform Of the officers oi tho
Kings escort; Capt. Quesada, Of tho
Prvia Hussars, and Lieut.. Angulo. In
the second were the Secretaries OF the
Embassy, NM. Creus, Bagncr, and
Peroio, and tho Attaches, NM. Math.
Gus and Ohtoff Gen. Duke dc Bailen
and Prince Odcscalchi, the Austrian
Chamberlain, were in the third. The
General wore the uniform Of his old
regiment, the Numantia Lancers, with
tho Grand Gordon OF the Order OF
Charles III. and the badge of the mill
tary Order of Ste. Hermeneglidc
On the arrival of the cortegc at the
Palace, the honors were rendered by
the guard on duty The Spanish En-.
voy under the guidance Of Prince Cd
escalchi, ascended the staircase, passed
through the rooms between double
line of soldiers Of tho Austrian, Ger
man and the Hungarian Guards, and
was met by the Master Of the Cere.
monies and the Grand Chamberlain,
who conducted him 10 tho Emperor.
His Majesty was standing alone In
the Audience IN full upiivrIn aud wear
ing the Golden fleece, with the Gordon
and Badge of Charles Ill. The Duke
de Bailen made q short speech in,
French, and then presented his ere
dcntials end an autograph letter from
Alfonso XII. The Emperor granted
the request for the hand Of the Arch
duchess, 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 he found the
Archduchess and her mother, and piof.
fered his demand to the young Prin.
cess, which met with acceptance
Then in accordance with Spanish usage,
the Duke offered the Archduchess
Jewel on the part of his royal master.
The future Queen of Spain wore pink
satin dress trimmed with lace and real
flowers, and n magnificent diadem of
precious stones. Her mother was
dressed in mauve satin with lace
founces, and has superb river Of dia-
monds round her neck. The Arch
duchess Elizabeth and her daughter
both wore the Gordon of the Noble
Ladies of the Spanish Order of Maria
Louisa.
After the audience, during which the
First Secretary, M. Creus, introduced
the civil members of the mission to the
chief Austrian dignitaries, tho Duke
and bis suite were conducted in the
same state carriages to the residence
of the Archduke Albert, uncle of the
future Queen, and thence went to call
on her aunt, thu Archduchess Maria
Caroline The Ambassador returned
to his hotel at L. All along the line
followed by the cortege q considerable
crowd assembled, as well as in front Of
the hotel and palace, and on every
side the greatest admiration was ex-
pressed at the noble bearing and spen-
did uniform OF the Spanish officers.
The Duke De Bailen and suite dine.
with the Emperor tomorrow, and the
next day with the Archduke Albert