Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-12-15
PARIS. France. Nov. %. 1881

PARIS, France. Nov. %, 1880.
The church of St. Roche afforded to-day
an essentially Partisan spectacle. Although
the marriage of Prince Ronald Bonaparte
with Mademoisele Blanc took place some
days ago, the religious ceremony was not
solemnized until this morning. 1t will be
remembered that the eldest daughter of
the late NJ. Blanc, the proprietor of the
gambling establishment at Monaco, was
married some time ago to Prince Radzi-
will, and her sister has now espoused
Prince Ronald Bonaparte, son of the
Prince Pierre, who killed Victor Noir in
the first days Of the year of the war, and
who was afterwards tried by the high
court of justice at Blos and acquitted of
the charge of murder. The young BRIDE
groom is lieutenant in the Both regiment
of infantry, and the bride, who has very
interesting face and is said to be highly
accomplished, is only twenty years of age.
! The name of the bridegroom and the
wealth of the bride have caused their
union to excite extraordinary interest, and
the non-political portion of Partisan jour
nails has of late been filled with anecdotes
concerning the young couple. Unusua
preparations were made in the church OF
St. Roche. An enormous crimson velvet
marquee was erected outside the central
door, and extended as far as the roadway
of the Rue St. Honore. Inside, the broad
arches of the choir were hung with ligh
blue curtains set off with white. The
golden cruciix on the high altar, Lighted
up with myriads of candles. shone on
prominently against an immense back
ground of foliage and flowers. Some tw,
hundred crimson velvet chairs we're Sc
apart for the families and their intimat
friends, access to them being obtained b,
pecial cards, whilst the entire area of the
nave was reserved for invitations, printe
on different coored cards. Every precau
f ton was then taken to prevent overcrowd
ing, and yet long before the bridal part
appeared there was not vacant chail
and scarcely even standing room in an
part of the large editice. An orchestra wa
specially erected on one side of the tran
G sept, which at St. Roche is almost in tb
middle of the church, while other instru
= mentaists, together with the chief voca
, lists and the church choir, were statone
/, in the organ loft. When at length, afte
;. a long delay, the front portal was throw
open and the orchestra struck up Mer
delssohn's Wedding March," the excit,
ment Of the people was curious to behol,
Ladies, who appeared by their costume
belong to the richest classes, did not hes
y tate 10 stand on their chairs and exclai
y out loud, -" Here they comet" No wondt
u that the bride, as she walked up the lon
1t aisle, did not dare to raise her eyes frol
n the ground or brave the insusitive lool
n of some three thousand eager spectator
Even after the service had begun gre,
~ many of the congregation remained stanC
ing on their chairs, although from tn
moment the ceremony was surely impre
F. sive enough to engage their most devol
10 attention.
'e No expence had been spared to gi,
l. eclat to the ceremony, which, AS | hear
5, an apparently devout lady behind me say
IF was to the greater glory of " Sa Majest
I Argent" the mighty dollar