, 1881-10-09

all introduction of her studious son to thu
tussy Court Of Baden, near By. and so T.,
gratiated herself into the good graces of tho
Duke that the son received an inyitation\ j..
accompany Victoria to the Imperial mana.,
vres at Strasburg, and upon that occasion
progressed so finely that Victoria, q littl,,
later, accepted his Invitation to accomn,n,,
him to the wedding Of Prince William ~
Prussia. The ceremony made such an i'm.
preston upon The youthful pair, for he w.s
only - and she Is, that betroth,1
speedily followed, and the onc mr.:
rlage besat another, with all the more e,<o
because the Courts Of Berlin, and Baden AMI
Sweden were all eager for it III order tn 1,nit
the political future Of Germany and Sweden
more closely. 1t is also curious incjdant
that the grandmother Of Victoria wos !,
daughter Of the ueposed (iustayus. Win
lived III exile at Lelpsic, so that the lnarriapa
has the effect OF uniting the Swedish lives Of
/ Fasa aud Bernadotte. i.
Ile bridegroom is described as tall. Slim:
specialized, elegant, i.fld dark, with nothny
| or tue cold north noticeable III his ten,canor.
| stntlious III his tastes, 4 goud Musician. fond
! OF travel, and keen observer, and mt
ashamed OF hts poor relations for in one ar
HIS Journeys lt hunted up scores upon scores
OF obscure members OF his family. The
bride, on the other hand, is described
us - "gcnuine German Princess ;,
with all tAe virtues that are i'm.
piictt in, the title, TAIL slim -
decided blond, practical in ler vays. hut a.
fond OF dress as Iier little Eaden court is Of
periWigs and decorations. Unlike mast
PrincesSes', however, she thought home wax
Il good enough place to yet up her troussean.
Accordingly 9the most Of it was made in
Baden, and whatever bijouterie, lingerie. and
tertu had to be purchased in Paris was
bought Of establishments conducted nv
SWedes and Germans. Tie result was nat
altogether fortunate, for the >Ptlll Mall {;t..
zcftc somewhat ungraciously says: "Int.
agine sweet II clad i'll Il crimson velvet cor.
sage and train fottr and half yards loDs.
heavy with gold embroidery, and white
satin skirt enriched with proportiopafe
amount OF bnl!ionl The Princess has blush. =
rose complexion. How horribly it will ba
sacrificed to her staring robe! It would
need tawny, black-Iialred. bold-eyed gypsy'
to bear all this red and gold and shining
satil,.'
Butwe are delaying thewed0lng. The cere.
mony was appointed for the 20th ult., the
Of the Grand Dukes silver we'd
ding. .Carlsruhe was in a fever of rejoicing.
Its streets were crowded with triumphal =:
arches and brave with flags and banners.
The people enjoyed industrial exhibitions,
professions, balls, banquets, music
from church steeples, and horrible per-
foTmance Of the Midsummer Nights j..
Drealn'' at tile theatre. But the wedding
vas gorgeous. The German Emperor, as
gay as boy, led in his granddaughter to tne j.:
altar, and there were. present the German
Empress. the King and Queen Of Sweden
he Crown Princes of Denmark and Ger.
many, and Grand Dukes, Hereditary Grand =.
Dukes and Duclesses, Princes and Prln- =.
'esses, Counts and COuntesses by
cores, and it is said that "tha
German Crown Princess wore a spark
ing tiara of brilliants, with magnificent
traw-colored dress and violet train, whle
he Queen Of Sweden literally blazed with
After the ceremony the clergy u.
IAN presented The newIy-married pair with "
Bible, :.ter the German fashion, and they
hen made way for the Grand Duke and
rand Duchess, whose marriage was ratified
new, according to the German custom. "
he princely pair were launched in hand.
Hne style. The Swedish Assembly voted
lem handsome annuity, but the more IT,
aplican n orwegians would do nothing Of
e kind, for when the Amnesty bill was in4
oduced in the Storthing it was defeated By
l overwhelming maJority-the sturdy Nor
csians deciding that the matchmaking
ANNA was rich enough to take care Of
e youngsters. But, ii Gustavus Adolphus
IS the parts ri his great nantesake and
lctoria the womanly virtues Of hers, they
tt get on well and make stir in the world =.
rhaps-