Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-05-11
ROYAL WEDDING BELLS.
MARRIAGE OF RUDOLPH AND STePH-
ANIe.
A Carnival Of Popular Rejoicing in Vienna
Particulars Of the Ceremony
Affecting lncident-The Prn.
cess Timid and in Tears.
OTHER FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
RUDOLPH AND sTEPHANIE.
Imposing solsmnization of Their Mar
riage.

riage.
VIENNA, May l0-The marriage Of
the Crown Prince Rudolph OF Austria
and the Princess Stephanie, Of Belgium,
was most imposiugly solemnized at the
church Of St. Augustine to-day. A large
crowd collected in the streets through
which the royal personages drove to the
church. An hour before the commence.
ment ceremony the church was crowded
by a brilliant and striking assembly.
A fanfare OF trumpets signalled the ar
rival OF the cortege at the church door,
where it was received by Cardinal Won
Schwarzenberg at the head OF his
clergy. Their Majesties took seats un.
der the canopy over throne.
The bridal pair proceeded to their
places before the sanctuary rails, where
they offered a short prayer. After a
brief address from the Cardinal the mar
rage ceremonies were proceeded with.
At the moment the rings were exchang-
ed, peals broke forth from the bells Of
the city and salvos OF artillery were fired.
At the conclusion Of the ceremony a
Te Dam was sung, after which the
Hoiburg choir executed an old German
march. The newly married pair, accom-.
panied by other royal persons, then re-
turned to the city palace OF Hofburg.
The Procession.
The weather cold but not rainy, at ii
O'Clock the procession started from the
palace and proceeded TO the chnrch in
the following order: Arch.Dukes and
foreign princess in full uniform walking
in pairs, followed by Prince Rudolph
in the uniform of major-general. Then
came the Emperor having on his
right the King OF Belgian, both being
in generals uniforms. Then came the
bride with the Empress OF Austria and
the Queen OF Belgian on either hand.
The trains OF the three ladies were
borne by the principal ladies in waiting.
Princess Stephanie wore magnificent
robe of cloth OF silver, with train elsb-
orately embroidered. Orange blossoms
were arranged in punches, looping up
the dress, and the veil was Of Brussels
lace, specially made for the occasion.
Her mother, the Queen, wore blue
velvet dress, trimmed with lace, and the
Empress wore a pale grey dress trim
med with Brussels point lace. Thetrains
of the foreign princesses and arch-duch-
esses we're borne by pages and ladies OF
the palace.
Another group OF officers completed
the PROCESSION. The church OF St.
Augustine, where the ceremony was
performed, is the church OF the 1mpe-
rial household, in commemoration OF
the marriage of the Emperor Francis
Joseph, who has founded twenty-five
at various schools and has
given one hundred thousand florns for
the free admission Of ten pupils to the
establishment for the education OF the
daughters of officers. He has also grant.
ed complete or partial amnesty to 33l
persons imprisoned for various otfenses.
New York, May l0.-A Vienna dis.
patch saws: "Since the year 1854, when
Kaiser Francis Joseph took home "The
Rose OF Bavaria" as his bride, to Kaiser
stadt, on the Danube, there has not
been such carnival oil popular rejoicing
in this city as now, when kronprinz
heir to the crown OF the Aus.
trian Empire, brings home his princess
bride from the historical land OF Bra.
bsut. The silver wedding festivities OF
two years ago were OF grander interest,
because OF the gorgeous artistic process.
sion arranged by Hans Makart and the
artists OF the city, but they were by no
means 80 popular as the present we'd
ding festivities. One OF the innamera.
BILE illustrated papers published for the
occasion, SAYS all nationalities OF Austria
ioin in the festival OF celebrating bring
home" the bride from ancient Brabaut
by the &C on OF Hapsburg. The Aus.
trian people are all the more enthuslas-
tic because
The Union is One Of Love
and not OF politics, and because the ma
tive land OF the bride is 80 intimately
with Austria's historisl past.
We give the warmest welcome TO the
Royal Princess. We welcome in her
the rosy future OF Austria with love
that has ever proved true as gold. The
enthusiasm OF our welcome 10 Stephanie
awakes responsive echoes in the Alps
and reaches to the idriatic. This is
only a weak reflex OF the warmth OF
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.
Alta few minutes before IL o'clock
this morning the chief master OF ceremo-
MES, Count Hunyadi, announced TO
Oberst Hofmeister Hohenlohe that
All Was Ready.
The latter then informed the Emperor
OF the fact. At eleven the procession
entered the church OF st. Augustine
preceded by the officers and pages OF the
Truchsess, lord High Steward clad in
red and gold. Then came the Cham
berlains, Magnstes, Privy Councillors,
knights OF Golden Fleece, officials OF
the Court, Archdukes and foreign
Princess, two Dy tive, with their at
tendants. After a short interval the
crown Prince advanced in a generals
gala uniform, wearing the Belgian order
OF Leopold and accompanied by Count
Bombaltes. There was another interval
and then came the Emperor in a gen.
erals uniform, wearing the order OF Leu
po!d and collar OF gold OF the Golden
Fleece. By his side was the
King OF the Belgians in the uniform
of his Austrian regiment wearing the
grand cross OF the order Of st. Stephen,
and followed by a numerous train ct the
Generrls OF the guard and members OF
the Belgian Court; then came another
interval, aud a joyous murmur ran
among the spectators, and then came
the Empress OF Austria, wearing dia'
mond crown and her train borne by
three pages. With her walked the
Queen OF the Belgians in q magnificent
robe, and between them was the
bride looking charmingly but somewhat
pale. her long train borne by four beau
tiful pages dressed in red. On entering
the church the trains we're taken by
maids of homo, and the pages then
formed in a line at the church door. Then
followed the Arch-Duchess, foreign
nr;pcasses and ladies Of the palace At