The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-08-01
ROYAL ALLIANCE.
Marriage of Princess Beatrice to Prince
Henry, of Battenberg.

LONDON, July 23.-The great marriage
OF the year is over. The best beloved of
the royal children, the one who has most
nearly touched popular sympathy and en-
listed popular regard, has made what every
Englishman fears, and most Englishmen
declare to be the most unfit and unworthy
match of at least two generations. The
wedding, or rather such phases of it
as the plebeian eye could take
in, was pageant, such as
the Isle of Wight had certainly never seen
before. The Queen left the palace for the
church shortly before one O'Clock. The
procession made its entrance into the
church along covered way through the
churchyard. The equiries passed in first,
then followed the foreign guests and then
the royal family. When all had entered the
edifice the organist played Handel's Occa-
sional Overture. All the royal ladies pres
ent wore dresses of white gosalner silk. The
Prince and Princess of Wales did not join in
the procession. They both remained at the
entrance to the church. Prince Henry, the
bridegroom, wore white uniform, and on
the front of his coat were numerous orders.
He passed into the church accompanied by
the members of his roval house. The
bridesmaids left the vestry, in which they
had been waiting, for the entrance to the
churchyard to receive the bride. The ar
rival of the Queen with the bride was her
aided with cheers and royal salute. The
pipers played the march "Highland Lad
die" and the Spithead and Solent Guns
Numbered a grand salute. The Queen
The Prince of Wales was on the
right of the bride. The bridesmaids fol-
lowed. Princess Beatrice bowed to the
guests on either side as she advanced up
the aisle. The scene as the Queen, dressed
in black, with lace, and wearing O minia-
ture diamond crown, entered the church,
was very impressive. The bride looked
very pretty. She was dressed in ivory satin
with honiton lace. Her hair was artistical-
ly arranged, and its effect was made more
charming by wreath of orange bios
SONS which she wore. The Princess of
Wales wore a costume of. white eau de
MI Prince Henry stood at the south side
of the altar and awaited the bride. The
aisle. After Wagner's Bridal March had
been played, the Archbishop of Canterbury
read the service, the bride and bridegroom
responding in clear tones, which were heard
throughout the building. The Queen
gave the bride away. At the
close of the service Mendelssohn's
Anthem was sung. The Queen, Prince
Henry and the relatives on both sides
kissed the bride. AS the bridal party left
the church Memberships Wedding March
was heard. The dress which Princess Be-
atrice will wear in starting on her bridal
trip is of figured China Grape of soft
cream color. The top is caught up on the
left side by long loops, with ends Of cream
MORE ribbon. The loops are driven through
button holes made in the skirt. She
wiz also wear a dolman of the same ma
terial, having two square ends in front,
trimmed with Irish lace. The bridesmaids
dresses were of embroidered silk muslin
over ivory satin, and petticoats of flounres
flower buds over satin corsage trimmed
with the same lace.