, 1881-10-26

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are made in heaven, while others hold to
the less sublime opinion that they are
devised by mothers in-law. Be that, how
ever. as it may, it seems TO be certain that
the friendly relations which end In the
ceremoniouS act Of to-day date from the
time when, IL year or two ago, the Queen
of Sweden, accompanied by her eldest SON,
came to the neighbouring Heidelberg, the
former from considerations of health, tho
latter with purposes of study. Whether,
when the Crown Prince was applying him
self under the celebrated Professor Blunt
schli, to international law, Her Majesty
devoted herself to the question of interna-
tional marriages, the meddling world has
no business to inquire but, in the Same
autumn 1891, Prince Gu>tayus Adolphus
went on a visit to the Court of Baden,
where he was warmly received and invited
to accompany the Grand Duke to tho
Imperial at StraSburg. The
princely bridegroom is tall, slim, dark, and
prepoSsessIug III appearances with the
blood Of the BerDadottes. or. at any rate.
that of the sunny south, more apparent IN
hiS features than that Of The lev north.
FL. locks more cf the student than of the
soldier. Whether his Royal Hiehness
will develop in'o u wtlt1r OF DO ks like
his father, or into p leader OF men like
his great %patronymic predecessor, the
Lion of the North, remains to be seen 4;
nerhaps. like Frederick the Great, he may
seek to display equal prowess with tho
marshars baton and the poets flute.
Meanwhile the youthful Prince-he is only
y3-has been IL diligent student, and -
keen traveller all over Europe. being SUI
peri0r in the latter respect 10 Prlnce WI.
liam Of Prussia, who, strange to say, has
never made the grand tour, or, indeed,
the little tour. 1t says much for the
manliuess Of Prince GrStavuS that in the
course OF Il tour three years ago through
France he made q point OF searching out
the still Surviving members OF his obScurely
born family and i'll this respect he seems
to be much less ashamed OF his origin
than the rank-adoring writer's OF popular
wedding histories here, who. while tGac-
iac the ducal family OF the ~Iehringers to
their rem0test source, content themselves
Inv lifting the curtain on the Bernadottcs
at the moment when the attorneys clerk
of Bearn is seen seated i'll sceptred might
on the throne Of Sweden. You will no
where find such blind worShipperS OF
plush and periwigs az at petty German
Courts.
ME bride. on the other hand, who IN
ouly 10. may DO briefly and best described
as a .. genuine German princeHS.' with
all the varied virtues and accomplishments
implied in that comprehensive phrase.
Chanyiuism being the most marked fca-
fire of the modern German character,
clre has been taken to latter this pardon
able vanity by making the brides trouS-
sean. which has been attracting admllIl,g
cr,vds Of the fair sex here, Il thing az
mucb as possible Of national production.
Sin AS Prince Bismalck'S prott C, i've
policy has not set had the effect Of raising
t,o %Gla}ity of certain native industries AZ
much as could be wished, it has been
found necessary to some extent to patron
ize the elegancies of Paris. Lest, however,
such unratriotiSm might perchance Greats
the teuds and heartburniogs lately pro-
duced on IL similar Euptjal occasion at
Vienna. the Court chronIicIegS have deity
nssaved TO show that the French estab-
liSbments of fashion thus patronized are
either presided over by II owede or are
indebted for their popularity to the indus
trial energies Of emigrant Germans.
This evening the bride and Bridegroom
nrivately went through the civil ceremony
of marriage before the Ministers OF State,
and Immediately afterwards repaired to
tbe Palace Chapel, which was filled with
q very brilliant crowd of privileged per-
SONS. The E2peror, looking the picture
Of bronzed and vigorous health, led in the
bride his grandchild, who kissed
His Maiesty's hand before taking her,
Mace at the side Of the bridegroom.