Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-21
THE GREEK ROYAL WEDDING.
A Great Gathering of Crowned Heads
to be Present at the Ceremony.

The royalties of Europe are looking forward
to gay little time Of their own at the wedding
OF the Princess Sophia of Germany, to the
duke of Sparta, crown prince of Greece, at
Athens, week from today. says a cablegram
to the Philadelphia Press. There are to be no
fewer than ninety-nine royal personages pre-
sent on this occasion. The royalties will in
cude one emperor, William of Germany,
brother of the bride; two expresses. Frederic,
the brides mother. and Augusta Victoria, her
sister-in-law; two kings, Cristian of Denmark,
grandfather of the groom, and George of
Greece, the groom's father; two queens con-
sorts OF the aforementioned: two crown
princes besides the groom, Albert Edward of
Wales, uncle of the bride, and the cZarewitch
of Russia, cousin of the groom. and one poten-
tai prince, Albert Victor of Wales, cousin of
the bride. Emperor William will be escorted
by four aides -de-camp; Empress Frederic will
be attended by two of the highest mobiles Of
the German court, and the king of Denmark,
the prince of Wales and the czarewitch will be
attended by three lords each.
AN IDEAL aRECIAN LOVER
The duke of Sparta Is said to be an ideal
lover; he does nothing but talk of his BRIDE
and can scarcely conceal his impotence for the
arrival of the wedding day. He is thirty-one
years of age and his bride is nineteen. The
wedding presents are of enormous value, and
there Is every indication that the marriage will
be happy one, rare circumstance in the an
nails OF royal alliances.
THE BRIDES CARRIERS.
One curious custom of German tradition,
which still survives in the Hohenzollern family.
will be commemorated in modified form at
the wedding in Athens. In earlier and ruder
ages the best man at German wedding was
allowed to remove the brides garter when she
retired on her wedding night and to keep it as
trophy. A Berlin jeweer has just completed
SIX gold garters set with diamonds to signalize
the survival of this ancient custom. The gar
tiers are identical in workmanship. Two of
them will be worn by the princess on her we'd
ding day, and the other four will be presented
to the four best men at the ceremony as keep
sakes. The brides garters will be sent to the
royal museum in Berlin to be added to the col
lection there OF mementOs of other weddings in
the Hohenzollern family. The wedding cere-
mony will be one Of the most splendid ever
witnessed.
EN- ROUTE.
The Russian cruiser Korkiloff, with the care
witch on board, arrived in Piraus yesterday,
accompanied by the Olga and Moouli Of the
Russian fleet. Statutes were fired from the
ships of war in the harbor, which we're covered
with bunting. The yards were manned and
the sailors cheered. The king and queen of
Greece went aboard the Korkiloff and were
received with the heartiest welcome The i'm
perial and royal party then went by a special
train to Athens. The queen, with her three
children, went to Pireus. Her majesty was
dressed in a handsome costume Of cream
colored cloth, trimmed with green velvet
She wore green velvet bonnet, ornamented
with a single yellow rose. The king of Greece
wore the uniform of general of the Russian
imperial guard. The duke of Sparta wore the
uniform Of the regiment of Gen. Kuriskis.
The czarewitch wore red hussar uniform
He seemed very much pleased with the hearty
reception accorded him.