Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-11-25
4 Roral BetrothaI.

Among the marriage announcements
that appear in the Paris papers is the
following: - ''His Royal Highness,
Prince Ealdemar, of Denmark, officer
of the Royal Navy, and her Royal
Highness, Princess Marie Amelie Fran
coise Gelene d'Orleans." The date OF
the marriage has been definitely fixed
for October %. The civil ceremony
will be performed at the Danish Le-
CATION before Count Moltke-H Huitefeld,
Minister Plenipotentiary of Denmark
at Paris, and the religious ceremony
will take place at the Chateau d'Eu.
The match was arranged last May,
but it was not announced till recently,
owing to the delay necessitated by pro-
curing a dispensation from the Vati-
can. Prince Waldemar will start for
Paris on the 10th. Immediately aftel
the marriage the welded pair will leave
for Gmunden to pass a few days with
the Duke and Duchess of Cumberland,
the latter being the sister OF Prince
Waldemar. They will not return to
Copenhagen before the latter part of
November.
The formal betrothal took place on
tue Ocpl. H. ~ tut SAdlCdu vi
borg, amid great eclat. This ceremony
is wholly unknown to Danish customs,
but it is one of the cherished traditions
of French royalism. However, Chris
tian ! Y was glad 10 seizs the occasion
for 4 grand family reunion. Every
year his Majesty tries to gather about
him his numerous family, to whom he
is devotedly attached. Besides the
members of the Orleans family, there
were present at the ceremony the King
and Queen Of Denmark, the Gar and
Czsrina CT Russia, the Prince and
Princess of Wales and daughters, the
King and Queen of Greece, the Dachess
of Cumberland, the Czareyitch and
the Grand Dukes, and q long list of
princes and princesses and lesser sprigs !
OF royalty.
This famous chateau is the summer
residence OF Christian lA. 1t Is dis /
tant about 20 miles from Copenhagen, 1
a little village OF 600 inhabitants. Ii |
is very picturesquely situated on the /
shores of the Baltic, and is surrounded |
with centured oaks and grand park. /
Here IT is that the royal family Of .
Denmark come together from time TO .
time. 1t Is the real home of all the /
children OF Christian TX. When tie |
family assemble, every year or so, e-ch
one occupies the apartments that he or
she occupied when a child. All theii
dolls, hobby horses. and play-toys are
religiously preserved, and the Princess
Of Wales and the Empress of Russia
always visit them and recall their child
hood pleasures and pastines. 1t 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
densboTg, cast away all the restraints of
their position, and for once enjoyed
themselves as ordinary mortals are
privileged to do. The ladies prone
nGded in the parks, rode on horseback,
and chatted about their neigh borS,
while the young scions OF royalty
romped and PLAYED, and the eprincos 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,
the royal guests, who numbered about
sixty, changed places every day, so that
all should find themselves in turn il
the place of honor. The Princesses ap-
peared in the simplest toilets, and tie
Car, Prince of Wales, and Grand
Dukes laid aside their uniforms and ap- ,
peared in civilian dress. This dero2a-
ton from royal etiquette was a delicate !
complimen. to Dac de Chartres. who.
having been suspended from his cum
mand by the French Republic, can no
longer wear his CoioneI's uniform. The
Gar was the only Cre who was followed !
by the woes OF imperial lie into titls a
retreat. -Four hundred 81 e I | {
police were continually on duty to lu0A I
after the safety OF his Imperial Majesty. j
Besides these there were three agents
Of the secret POIce OF Russia and three
Danish detectives, whose business ii VIZ {
TO remain within 4 certain distance Of c
bis Maiesty's person every time he ven ]
tured outside the precincts OF the castle. I
1t is well known that the Prince o. e
Wales has TO lay the cornerstone OF
something or other every day of his
life when IN England. He did not es- {
cape this duty even IN Frendeusborp. {
he laid the cornerstone OF the first '
Anglican church to be erected in Co. C
penhagen. The Danes, who are strict e
were surprised at the fact 7
IF the Gar OF Russia having participa
ted in the ceremony, his Majesty beng
the head of the Orthodox Kus sian a
Church. q
The Due de Chartres, immediate, I
Upon his arrival, was created Knight oi ]
he Order Of the Elephant by King a
christian IL. This order, founded by |
King Christian 1 in 1862. is the highest I
If all the orders Of Denmark. Two
conditions are necessary for the recip-
be Lutheran or else reign a
ng sovereign. As the Due De Ciar- J.
res is neither, the honor s all the more ]:
significant. The Order Of the Elephant, I
Ike that of the Garter, has its chapel L
or its distinguished members. The '
Knights assemble every year on the 1,t e
Of January in the chapel of the Chateau
If Fredensborg, and take their places
q the order OF seniority. Ol ali great Q
Of state the elephant is worn {
from a golden chain COM C
posed OF elephants. The letter ID is y
,aised gold represents the word ID D;nla. o