The Penn's Grove record., 1885-11-21
AL.

among announcements
chat appear ia the Pais ben is the
following dis Royal HiRnuess,
Prince NaIdcnar. OF DeDmark, officer
Of the Royal Navy, and her Royal
Highpess, Princess Marie Amelie Fan
coise Helene dOfieans." The date OF
the marriage has been definitely Fixed
for October ~. TIE civil ceremony
will be performed a. the Danish Lee
CATION before Count Noltke-Huitefeld.
Minister Pienipotentiary OF Denmark
ct Paris, and the religions ceremony
viii take place al the Chateau d'Eu.
The match was arraAged last May,
but 1t was not announced till recently,
owing to the delay n4 sssitated by pre-
curing s dispensaticn; from the Vati-
can. Prince Waldemar will start for
Paris on the 16th. Immediately after
the marriage the welded pair will leave
for Gmunden 10 pass a few days with
the Duke and Duchess of Cumberland,
the latter being the sister OF Prince
Waldemar. They viii rot return TO
Copenhagen before th latter part OF
November.
The formal beirotba took place on
the Sept. IA. at the CbFtesu of Fredens-
borg, amid great eclat. This ceremony
is wholly unknown 20 Dtnsh customs,
but it 10 one Of the clxrished traditions
of French royalism. However, Chris
tian TX was glad to ssizs the occasion
for a grand family reunion. Every
year his Majesty tries b. gather about
him his numerous fafaiiF, to whom he
is devotedly attached. Besides the
members Of the Orleans family, there
we're present at the ceremony the King
and Queen Of Denmark, the Gear and
Czsrina Of Russia, the Prince and
Princess Of Wales and daughters, the
King and Queen Of Greece, the Duchess
of Cumberland, the Czareyitch and
the Grand Dukes. and a long list Of
princes and princesses and lesser sprigs
Of royalty.
This famous chateau Ia The summer
residence of Christian TX. 1t is dis
tant about 20 miles from Copenhagen,
q little village of 2 900 inhabitants. 1t
is very picturssquely situated on the
shores of the Baltic, and is surrounded
with centurlcd oaks andfa grand park.
Here 1t is that the royal family OF
Denmark come together from tme to
time. 1t is the real home of all the
children of Christian TX. When the
family assemble, every year OF SO, each
one occupies the apartments that he or
she occupied when a child. All their
dolls, hobby horses, add play-toys are
rellgiously preserved. and the Princess
of Wales and the Empress OF Russia
always visit them md recall their child
hood pleasures and pastiraes. II was
in this castle that the Emperor and
and Empress were betrothed In 1866.
This imperial and royal assembly,.
during their two weeks sojourn at Ere
densborg, cast away all the restraints OF
their position, and for once enjoyed
themselves az ordinary mortals are
privileged to do. The ladies' prone
naoed in the parks, rode on horseback,
and chatted about their neighbors,
while the young scions Of royalty
romped and played, and the princes and
dukes, enjoyed themselves in hunting,
fishing and other manly sports. One
restriction alone was imposed on them
it was rigidly forbidden to mention any
subject touching on politics. At table.
LIE IO1dl kQuetcs WIN AuLADCAC0 DDCt1t
sixty. changed places every day, 80 that
all should lind themselves in turn in
the place Of honor. The Princesses APP
peared in the simplest toilets, and the
Gar. Prince of Wales, and Grand
Dukes LAID aside their uniforms and ap-
peared In civilian dress. THIS deroga-
ton from royal etiquette was q DELEGATE
compliment. to Duc de Charities. who,
having been suspended from bis COM
mand by the French Republic, can no
longer wear his Colonei's uniform. The
Czar was the only cne who was followed
by the woes OF 1mperial life into this
charming retreat Fenr hundred sreeisl
police were continually on duty TO looa
after the safety of his lmpeyial Majesty.
Besides these there were three agents
of the secret police Of Russia and three
T Aish detectives, whose business it was
&c str-wuTn-A-csx distance OF,
his M ,iesty's person sssli&e ven
tured outside the precr, CTS OF bae castle.
1t is well knoANa that the Prince o
Wales has to ~ tine cornerstone OF
something or asks2. every day of his
life when In En.sst3a. He did not es~
a D this duty even in Frendcnsborg.
Ha to,d tha cornar.atona of the first