Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-09-13
FOREIGN DISPATCHES.
II ROYAL BABY.
Birth OF the Much Expected Spanish
Iufanta- Grand Reception Cere.
monies,

mVeiUs' -
MADRID. September 1.-THE Queen
has been safely delivered Of daughter.
Both are doing finely. This event has
been the chief topic in Spain for two
months. Seldom has the birth Of o royal
infant been looked forward TO with
greater anxiety. The royal infant 10
Spain IL ushsrsd into tho world only
with great ceremonial travail. The
whole court takes q hand In the labor.
At this time all the old stiqustts has
been revived. -,
The following 10 the ceremonial OBJ
served, which had bssn carefully Or.
ranged weeks ago: With the nrst pains
Of her approaching maternity. Premier
Csnovas and bis Minister Of Justice.
dressed In court uniform. walked into
the apartments Of Queen Christine.
The doctor certified that she was about
to become Q mother, and the Minister
announced the news to the great crowd
OF guests invited by the Kings decree
OF the 9Th OF August. A brilliant
asssmblass filled the superb salons OF
the palace. Numbers OF ladies. With
long.trained dresses, majestically moved
up the grand staircase. q OF the hand
soonest and largest In the world. The
different military orders stood OF the
side Of committees oil Congress and OF
the Senate. All were dressed In uni.
forms embellished In gold and silver.
Plumed hats and silk stockings were
worn. The nobility were represented
by q committee dressed in s%umptuous
and picturesque costumes, and the army
by the Minister and Csptain.G General Of
CASTLE. OF which Madrid Is the capital.
Representatives Of great nations also
contributed to this pompous display.
The Queens bedroom has only y
door-this 10 to prevent the possibility
OF smuggling In or substituting an infant
and opens upon the ants.room In
which were assembled the ministers,
grandses, admirals. msrshsls. represent.
atives OF the two branches OF the Cortes
and other distinguished guests and EN-
bsssadors. The President Of the Coun.
Gil and Minister OF Justice were con
Quoted into the Queens apartments by
the King. When the child was born the
venerable Marchioness de Santa Cruz,
who performs the functions Of the chief
lady OF the bed .chamber. announced to
Senior Cauovas the happy event, the sex
OF the child and the condition Of Its
august mother. =.
Then Senior Canovas. In bis sharp and
telling voice. gave the news to the in
vited guests. Then the child, naked,
was carried by the King, on q golden
salver covered with o scarlet cloth.
through the sntechambor. and presented
to those In attendance. beginning with
the President Of the Council. Senior
Canovas raised the tray aloft and eI.
hibited 1t to all assembled In the room.
Then the roar OF artillery announced to
the expsctant multitude In Madrid that
the royal babe has been born. Fifteen
guns were fred and Q white flag was
rsissd-two signals which showed that
the child was q girl. Had . boy been
born, twenty-five guns would have been
Hred, and the national colors, red and
yellow, would have been unfurlsd.
Twenty.four hours after the child 10
born the birth will be registered and the
sacrament OF baptism be given BY the
patriarch Of the Indies. Cardinal Bena-
vides and Navarrette. The ceremony will
take place In the chapel Of the palace.
which will be decorated with the splen-
did tapestry hanging reserved for these
occasions. The infant will DO baptized
with the water Of Jordan, sent to the
King soms time ago by the Msrquisa dc
Wills and Mantills, In q magnificent YES
sci Of Bohemian crystal, adorned with
silver ornaments. The nuns Of the
Meson do Paroles have contributed the
font In which Saint Domingo do Guxmin.
born 10 Madrid. and greatly rsversd,
was baptized. From this font the infant
will receive baptism.
For tho royal baby q suite OF five
rooms adjoining the Queens apartments
have been set apart, the chambers being
hung with Catslonian %cretonnes manu-
featured especially for the purpose. Two
ladies OF high rank have been retained
as It's govsrness and syah. and NO less
than three cradles, each . gem OF art
workmanship. have beon provided BY iis
two grandmothers. Isabella Segupda and
the Archduchess Elizabeth Of Austria
(who are both In a~t,endanoe). and by
the father, who has had reiurnished that
In which he was laid twenty-five years
ago. The infants name will be Maria
or Christiana. As for its style, 1t will
be an Iufapts Of Spain. Before the
birth OF the present Princess Of Asturias,
King Alfonso's sister, q royal decree or
dained that all successors to the crown
should be denominstsd Princes or Prin.
cesses Of As,uriss. A similar decree,
issued by King Alfonso shortly after his
accession, declared that there being no
immediate successor 10 the throne his
eldest sister should bear the title and
dignity Of Princess Of Asturiss. Az the
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