New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-14

IL is the fashion to say that ler Majesty 'in''o III
the protection of her people, and spite oil mao
Macl cans il is true enough But 1t would be uh-
safe to affirm that this demonstration of CON
fdence on her part wins demonstration OF
deem enthusiasm in return. Hats are taken Off
bandkercbiefs waved, and cheers are heard. But 1t
il all decorous rather THAI dcmonstrativo. Tho
Oueen looks well and looks pleased, and bows be-
hind the glass window from out cloud OF whlte
drapery; the diamonds of the crown she wears per
haps little distracting the general attention from
Her Majesty's highcolored countenance
Between each two divisions of this fourfold func-
t,on y certain space Of time is allowed to elapse
Not even the stables and coach-houses OF windsor
Castle can turn out equipages enough for 30 pro-
longcd pageant as this. The carriages drive back
by another road for fresh occupants. Even
the escorts of cavalry do duty moro
than once. Here they are again with the Bride
groom and the Prince Of Wales, who are the points
of interest in the third procession both much
cheered Prince Leopold looks i'll. he is but none
the less has an air of much content with his share,
which is the lions, in the days doings. The Prln-
cess Helen follows pretty quickly, and this time
Castle Yard Is really enthusiastic, the people pro-
noupce at once in her favor. She is not precisely
pretty; but a nice old lady near me sums up the
opinion of the company in the phrase " nlce-look-
ing" Not so hard face as the pho-
tographs give her. The Teutonic stamp
is on it plain enough and time was when
the Engishman announced himself peremptorlly
as tired of Teutonic alliances Now he does not
seem to care He has heard that this Is love-
match, and that satisfies his domestic soul. 80 ne
hurrahs for this young girl and for all her belong
ings. Her mother is set down at once as having an
En- ghsh look, and her father and the King of the
Netherlands Though who can tell which is which,
ool1 LODI ofa
in for share of the hearty welcome which greets
the nice looking young lady. And so they passed
into the chapel, and the Archbishop of Canterbury
with other canonlcal persons 10 help, straightway
pronounced the Prince and Princess man and VILE
1t was remarked that he spoke OF them as these two
young persons; words which must have sent shock
through every servants hall III the three Kingdoms
Person. or young person, is appropriated by the
domestic mind exclusively to those of their own or
what they deem lower degree
First and last the London papers have devoted
some twenty columns apiece-one OF two OF them
much more-to this wedding. The programme OF
the procession, which was given IN full yesterday
was more than five columns long The journey and
arrival of the Princess Helena, preparations OF all
sorts for the wedding, chronicled with copous
minuteness. And the final ceremony, ii was found,
could not be adequately pictured to the mind OF the
loyal Brton in less than six or seven columns In
the brief remaining space which is all | daEe
claim | can deal only with the hem
and fringe of so vast and various a subject. But
it would be dcpriving You of rghtful enjoyment
were not to give you just breath of the per-
fnme of the rhetorical flowers all of the choicest
dollhouse description which are strewn along these
pleasant paths. They shall be plucked at ran
dOm-needess to choose where all is nch and rare
And il is certainly the interior of the chapel where
these exotcs bloom most uxuriantly Here is one
There is a queenlness the walk as there Is an
indescrbable spendor III the dress, OF the Princess
Mary Every step that she takes is IN harmony
with the music Her expression is full of feminine
sweetness and dignity. and her whole appearance
is of a right Royal character Her dress and tram
are If the richest silk, of sundry hues OF deep lilac
or dceper lavender, decorated with a few bows OF
pink satin
1t is difficult to make the right comment on that
but may say hat the depth of the authors devo-
ton can only be appreciated justly by those to
whom the personal appearance OF the lady in ques-
ton is familiar. To others ii must suffice to know
that in her single self she accumulates the physical
attractions of any two of her royal cousins With
another pair of eyes Won may look at the young lady
who is oddly described in the official jargOn of the
Lord Chamberlain as Her Serene Highness the
Bride:
The trumpeters blow triumphant note of well
come and the Princess He lcn-the King of Holland
Wadcck, on her TghtIwaIks with admliaple com
posure up the She is slightly built, her eye
brOws are perfectly arched tho nose is dellcately
chiselled, and the lines OF the mouth are those OF
| the arc de CupidOn. Her father has well set-up
| and thoroughly military hgnTe, and his face Is OF
| the true English pattern. The King, who wears
| Dutch cavalry uniform is OF a somewhat heavier
frame, but compact and active AS for the brides
dress il is an inetiably elaborate and lovely compo
siton of white and primrose satin, lace, pearls and
tulle. The bridesmaids are clad, also, III costumes
of much the same class, though not OF the same ma
teral.
| This however, is an all 200 inadequate inventory
of the costumes of bride and bridesmaids, and /
hasten to add something which seems more worthy
of the subject:
The bridal robe Of the Princess was composed of a
petticoat of rich whit satin II was trimmed with
two robings of costly point fAlencon lace, and
adorned with orange blossoms aud myrtle. The
long train was embroidered in silver with raised
bouquets of fleur-de-lys, and edged with coqulles
of white SATIN and point d'Alencon. The low bodice
and short sleeves trimmed to match. She also
wore veil OF point d'Alencon lace and wreath of
| orange blossoms and myrtle. The costumes of the
| bridesmaids made of white satin and MORE
| Francois, trimmed with pearls and ornamented
| with bouquets OF primroses, vlolets ana white
| heather Their trains were OF white MORE, and
their hair dressed with little masses of curls
the temples, and plated IN coil rather low the
| nape OF the neck, and adorned with flowers similar
to those on their oIettes, from which fell simple
wells of white tue. Each carried bouquet OF ylO-
let's primroses and heather.
Ii may not be easy to surpass that in the matter
of magnificeDce. Let have contrast, and set
off against these feminine spendors bit of male
simplicity. Mr.. John Bright, as everybody
marked wore plain suit of black velvet. But To
narrate so plain a fact plainly is to rob it of the
grandeur it gains when recounted in such sonorous
sentence as this:
Last but not least, in especially glowing
group appeared III the strongest relief of negative
color the Right Hon John Bright, NJ. T., who had
SO far sacrificed to the courty graces as to DON as
George Washington dOnned, and a. Benjamin Frank
liz did when he affixed his signature to that treaty
of Versailles which recognized the independence of
his country, suit that III texture black velvet
| -. LII ~ l..La 1870. ...ul. 49,.