The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-05-11
A MEMORABLE DAY
FOB TIE PEOPLE OF OLD AUSTRIA.
The Marriage OF Prince Rudolph and
Princess SlephAnIe Celebrated with
lmpoplng PaEeautFy and CeFe-
mOpy At the Capital City.

mOny Rt the Capital city.
vienna, May l0.-since the year 1854
when Kaiser Francis Joseph took home
the "Ross Of Bavaria" as his bride, tc
KAissrstadt, on the Danube, there has moi
been such a carnival OF popular rejoicing
in this city as now, when Kron Prini
Rudolph, heir TO the crown Of the Aus
trian Empire, briuga home his Princess
bride from the historical land cI
BrAbaut, The silver wedding festivities
OF two years ago were Of grandsF interest
because Of the gorgeous artistic process
ion, arranged by Hans Makart and artists
Of the city, but they were by no means so
popular as the present wedding festivities.
One Of the innumerable illustrated papers,
published for the occasion, says, "All the
nationAlities OF Austria Join In the festival
celebrating the bringing home Of
q bride from ancient BrRhant by
o scion OF Hapsburg, The Aus.
trlan people are all the more enthusiastic
because the union is one Of love and not
politics, and because the native land OF
the bride Ia 90 intimately connected with
AnstTia's historical past, We give the
waTmest welcome 10 the royal Princess.
We welcome In her the rosy future OF
Austria, with loye that has eyer proved
true as gold. The enthusiasm OF our
welcome TO SIephanie awakes responsive
echoes In the Alps and reaches to the
Adriatic,"
This is only weak reflex Of the
warmth Of the welcome given the Princess
Stephanie by her future subjects. For
weeks and for months nothing else has
been talked about. Artists have been long
at work designing decorations for the
great event,
At a few minutes before eleven this
morning chief master OF ceremonies Count
ter Hohenloke that all was ready. The
latter then informed the Emperor OF the
fact.
At II o'clock the procession entered the
Church ol St. Augustine, preceded by the
officers and pages oil Lord High Steward
Truchsess clad In red and gold. Then
came the ChamberlAlns, Magnates, Privy
Councillors, knights Of the Golden
Fleece, officers OF the Court, Arch Dukes
and Princes, two BY Two, with their at.
tendants. Alter short interval the
Grown Prince advanced In generals gala
uniform, wearing the Belgian order OF
Leopold, and accompanied by Count Bonn.
bales. There was another interval aud then |
came the Emperor In generals uniform,
wearing the order Of Leopold aud collar
OF gold oi the "Golden Fleece" By his side |
was the King Of the Belgians In the uni.
form Of bis Austrian regiment, wearing |
the grand cross Of the order OF st. Stephen, |
and followed by o numerous train OF gen. |
erals OF the guard and members OF the |
Belgian court. Then came another IN.
terval. A joyous murmur ran among the
spectators, and then came the Empress OF
Austria, wearing diamond crown, her
train borne by three psgea. With hor
walked the Queen OF the Bs'gians in a |
magnificent robe. Between them was the |
bride, looking charming, but somewhat |
pale; her long train borne by four hcAuti. |
ful psges, dressed In red On entering the |
honor. The pages then formed Ia line at |
the church door. Then followed the Arch |
Duchesses, foreign PrinCesses and the
ladies' Of the palace. At the church door
the procession was received by the Oardl. |
nal Archbishop Of Prague, Prince Schwar.
zenburg, who led the way with the nu-
merous clergy down the long aisle 10 Ahe
altar. The imperial royal pairs then took
their places underneath the canopy on the
Evangelist side Of the altar. while the
bridal pair walked to the high altar.
There they knelt In prayer, tears being
visible In the eyes OF the bride. The
Archbishop then proceeded with the cere.
mony.
Another dispatch says: "An affecting
incident occurred at the most solemn por.
tlon oil the ceremony. The Princess, who |
had maintained apparent Compoeure up |
to that moment, now broke completely |
down and burst forth into o fl OF weep. |
ing, crying aloud and trembling with |
long suppressed nervous excitement |
Prince Rudolph was calm and collected,
acted with uncommon good sense, and
succeeded finally In calming the agitation |
OF bis bride. The tears and timidity Of
the Princess Stephanie had marked |
effect on the large attendance Of royal and
noble ladies, and caused many Of them |
also to shed tears"
AT hsli.past slx o'clock yesterday even.
ing grand gala dinner was given In H0f. |
burg, lhete being one hundred cosers In |
gold and sixty.iour In silver. All the repre-
sentativea OF foreign countries and highest
dignitaries Of the empire were present.
On the right OF the Kaiser sat Princess
stephanie, Prince Rudolph and
Princess Victoria, Of Prussia. On his
left were the King Of the BeIgians, Prince
Of Wales Countess Flanders and Prince
William Of Prussia. Opposite the Empe.
ror sat the Empress, having the Count Of
Flanders on her left. The music was by the
court band, Under the direction OF Johann
Strauss. After the sixth course the En-.
peror grve toast 10 the happy union Of
Rudolph and Stephanie.
All Of the diplomats, generals and other
dlgnitarles assembled In Hatburg this
afternoon, and were presented 10 Prince
Rudolph and bis bride, who later In the
day departed for the chateau Of Luxem.
berg, where they arrived at I o'clock this
evening.
They we're enthusiastically welcomed by
the people and the town was illuminated.
The Prince and Princess OF Prussia bade
them farewell during The afternoon, and
will leave for Berlin tomorrow. The
Prince Of Wales will proceed 10 Resth, 10
be present OF the entry Of Rudolph and
stephAnle.
HRADLAUGH BEFORE THE BAR
OF the House Of Iommona-He IN Again