Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-08-15
IN wHIPPINGHAN CHURCH.
l Decidedly Uneeavestionsl AceeeAs
or enc Royal Wedding.


A Decidedly Unconventional Account
or enc Royal wedding.
From the London Truth.
At last the roll of many Wneeis WIS heasu'
then there was an Immense pussls sooa' sue
entrance, and, after deal OF Iuss 2n0
Tuning on the part Of the omciais, tsaf spencer
Ponsonby-Fane rushing about with the restless
activity of fly in . drum) LORD Aatnon sno
Lord Mount-Edecumbe appeared In the House.
hold uniforms, bearing their white wands, ana
conducted the nryt procession OF royal person
ages up the church to their places In the
chancel The Count and Countess Erbacn came
nrst, and were followed by several pairs Oh
Hessian royalties in their order OF precedence,
have TO 20 through such q prodigious
amount of daily ceremony at their ridiculous
courts that they gradually become @ n.
els Claver1ng "to face dinner. death, churcn
or marriage with the same indlnerent ease.
form, looked even more sour and supercilious
than usual; and the sullen expression wnicn
mas become habitual to the dncness sppJ sSe,
ought to have been delighted TO see the son OF
her mothers favorte brother achieving such o
than either the Queen or the Duke Of Cambridge,
edition Of the Duchess Of Teck. entirely lacks
could be conceived. Princess Louise looked
has sse q his rea
air. He was In tartans, but certainly looked
very common. The Duke and Duchess Of Con-
usual, but they have not benefited In appearance
by their stay In India. and the duke T. oy
wassa the c
who was very nicely dressed. Prince Albert
Victor wore the uniform of the 10th Hussars,
man that when in military garb he always re-
minds mind one OF lamb in the skin OF wolf
VIII IN With
He IS a very ordinary-lo0king lad, but sppar-
emily has more '.go'' about him than his bro
was (as at all recent royal weddlngs) decidedly
and she Vas wen suited By her white dress,
ried a splendid boQuet. Princess Louise Of Bat
tenberg, who wore very becoming dress of
ceedingly we'll, and she and her husband were
decidedly the handsomest pair OF the day.
While While the Proesssion entered and during the
were seating themselves Mr. Parratt played
a march of Handlers, which sounded eifec-
similar character the oryanist must have
signed for his own splendid instrument at
Windsor, as the Wnippingham organ was far
although the queen had lately caused it to be
Oyerhauled and strengthened Hardly had the
royalties arranged themselves when it became
necessary for the household officers to hurry
back to the entrance TO receive the bridegroom,
who walked Quickly up to the altar. with the
Francis of Battenbcrg on the other. They were
a comely trio in appearance. Prince Henry has
been described as zone of the handsomest men
in Europe but, so far rs looks are concerned,
be is distinctly behind his elder brother, Prince
Louis. He is, however, very stalwart and SOL
dieriike, though he looks As If he had a temper.
He is all over a Prussan officer, but happily
does not require to wear the pince-,sez with
which three German officers out OF five are dis
AaA lit h. 1t,
self by wearing q very becoming white uni
form. with hign jack boots. On reaching the
altar Prince Henry bowed very gracefully to
the clergy, who were within the rails, the
archbishop being ia the center. The bisnop OF
Winchester and the dean of Windsor wore
the ribbon and insignia OF the garter round
their necks. Etiquette prescribes that on
arriving at the altar royal bridegroom shall
kneel for some minutes in prayer, but the
Henry, who stood like statue, look
ing at the communion table and Its gold
was really nothing more admirable throughout
the proceedings than the SelfpossessiOn OF the
bridegroom during this period, tor he was kept
have to stand for some twenty minutes against
the altar rails, with the clergy gazing on one
side and every eye In the chapel %, on the other.
force Of character from his denleavpor under
such trying circumstances; but Prussiau officers
to anything Of the sort. The ton bridesinaids
In the meantime, were waiting In the vestry,
and the Prince OF Wales passed his time be-
tween talking to them and going out every
two minutes TO the gate, where quite a little
crowd OF household people awaited the queen.
This is the first wedding at which her majesty
has entered with the bride, for hitherto she has
always come in alone, in q separate procession
and remember that the Princess Louise was
Of axe-Coburg-Gotha. Princess Beatrice kept
have seen, for they have ali buried their faces
in their bouquets. She looked very flush and
rather nervous. Her dress has been described
in every paper so need only remark that her
veil of Honiton lace was worn to fall over the
back OF the head. The princess wore some
splendid jewels and the inst snia OF five ORDERS
while she carried an immense bouquet Of white
flowers.
The Prince Of Wales lin field marshars uni
orIrO seemed ill at ease and out OF sorts, and so
also did the Queen, who looked exceedingly
cross and who was dressed, as she always is ut
state functions, III black satin with white tule
cap and veil. Her Majesty had magnificent
tiara on her head. She wore the Star and il Rib.
bon OF the Garter and the insignia OF five other
orders, including the Golden Lion of Hesse,
bridesmaids followed, ali in ivory satin, trim
med deeply with lace, and carrying large bou-
quets like the bride. They looked very pleasing
and simple. but there was decided absence OF
beauty among the group-which, as many peo-
pie afterward remarked, would have been
Victoria Of Teck. The brides long train cot
somew nat tangled As she approached the altar.
and on reaching the rails the Queen herself ar.
great officers of the household, who succeeded
very well in the difficult task or walking back
ward up the aisle, bowling at every step
Prince Henry turned round as the bride APP
preached, AMI made q profound bow. Every
thing being at last settled the service was at once
commenced by the Archbishop, who took the
whole OF 1t himself. The Princess made her re-
sponses very clearly and decidedly, with Just q
Suspicion of defiance in her tone; and the
Prince, who had been carefully drilled, had
learned his lesson so well that he only made
one slip, which was attributable to the Arch
bishop, who made q very unnecessary pause in
the middle Of one Of the sentences, and thereby
laid a trap into which Prince Henry tell: but
DR.. Benson was apparently more confused by
the error than Was the bridegroom. His Ger
man accent was very apparent; but he certainly
was not nervous. The Queen herself gave away
the bride with q formal bow to the archbishop
who introduced q novelty A. the end of the ser.
vice TO the horror OF tho congregation. who by
this time were tired to death and longing for
luncheon,1 In the shape Of an address By 6iul-
self, which he read from paper and which did
not contain anything either novel or impress
sive. The Queen, heard, had consented to
this innovation ON condition that the homiiy
should not exceed two or three sentences, and
1t only occupied few minutes; but her majesty
commenced 10 tap with her foot In q very omi.
nous way, and the Prince Of Wales was evt.
IDENTIFY ddgety and eager for the ceremony to
end. while the bridegroom, who did not seem
TO understand what Dr. Benson was aiming at
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