Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-27
ATHENS AT ITS BEST.
The Grecian Capital Putting on Its
Very PrettieSt Clothes.
LOTS OF ROYAL PEOPLE THERE.
An Adventures Awarded Small Damages
in Four Libel Suits.
BARNUM PREACHING RANK HERESY
tBY CABLE TO THE DISPATCH. /!


LONDON, October 26.-[ Copyright J.
Athens will be the gayest spot in Europe
tomorrow, as indeed it has been all week,
in anticipation of the marriage of the Prin-
cess Sophia, of Germany, to the Crown
Prince of Greece. The streets are profusely
decorated with flags and garlands of myrtle,
and have been thronged with enthusiastic
crowds for the last three days, all anxious
to witness the arrival of the illustrious
guests. The bride arrived to-day, accom-
panied by her mother, the Empress Fred
erick, and three other German princesses
Al Kalmaki, near Corinth, they were met
by the bridegroom, accompanied by his
father, the King of Greece, his brother,
Prince George of Greece, and Prince Waldo
mar of Denmark, uncle of the groom, and
they sailed thence for Piraus, on board
the royal yacht Amphitrite.
The arrival of the bride was greeted with
salvos of artillery from the war vessels at
anchor in the neighboring bay of Phalerum,
and the harbor of Piraus, where the
shipping was decked out in the gayest bunt-
ing, presented
A BRILLIANT SPECTACLE.
At the landing the bridal party were re-
ceived by the King and Queen of Denmark,
the Prince and Princess of Wales, the
Princes Albert Victor and George, and the
Princesses Victoria and Maud, OF Wales,
and the Czarowitz.
There was tremendous enthusiasm when
King George appeared, with the bride on
his arm, followed by the Empress Frederick
on the arm of the groom, for the Duke OF
Sparta is popular in Athens, and people
are proud of the alliance he has made. The
bride IS we'll was so pretty and radiant as to
charm all observers. and the gallant bearing
of her fance pleased the multitude.
The scene, as the royal cortege drove
through the streets of Athens, was one of
indescribable enthusiasm. Flowers were
thrown into the brides carriage, and huzzas
ofwelcome rent the air. The Empress Fred
erick was affected to tears by the warmth
of her daughters reception in her new
home.
ANOTHER ROYAL WEDDING
is that of the Infanta Blanca, of Spain, with
the Archduke Leopold Salvador, of Aus
tria, which took place at Castle Frohsdorf,
near Vienna, on Thursday, and was attend
ed BY great gathering of French Royalists,
and Spanish CarliSts. The bride, a naughty
Spanish beauty, much resembling her father,
Don Carlos, was given away by her broth
er, Don Jaime, two years her Junior. The
lnfantas Elvira and Beatrice were BRIDE
maids, and the best man was the Archduke
Charles Louis, brother of the Archduke
Frances. who is soon to marry the Arch
duchess Valerie, daughter of the Emperor
Francis Joseph. Thirty French and so
Spanish cavaliers d'honneur sat down to
the wedding breakfast.
But while there was festivity in other
parts of Europe there has been mourning
in Portugal. King Louis was buried to-
day with great solemnity and pomp. His
widow is already arranging to leave the
country on
A PROLONGED VISIT
to her sister, Princess Clotilde, of Mon
calieri. The Queen will receive from the
Portuguese treasury S63, 900 year, with the
usual allowances and palaces but should
she reside permanently abroad her salary
will be reduced by halt, as the Portuguese
don't believe in absentee pensioners. Her
Majesty, however, has a large private
fortune, and will be able to please herself.
1t is now pretty certain that Ferdinand.
of Bulgaria, has been looking for a wife
since he left Sofia incognito, andI there is
reason to believe he has found lazy will
ing to help him steady his rickettv throne.
The plucky girl is Princess Louise Victoria
AaIg Amelld COpulas OF orleans, the ~
year-old daughter of the Due d'Alencon,
cousin of the Comte de Paris, who, as head
of the family, is said to have given his con-
sent to the match.
PLAUSIBLE ENOUGH. |
The impression prevails in certain i
European circles that the league of peace is |
seeking to strengthen its hands by further |
alliances, and many plausible reasons are
put forward to support this theory The |
visit of the Archduke Albrecht to Spain.
where unusual honor has been shown him,
has been taken as indicating a mutual de-
sire for friendly understanding between
Madrid and Vienna. The idea is probably
far fetched, for the Queen of Spain, being
Albrecht's niece, would naturally seek to
give her uncle friendly welcome Spain
has enough to do to manage her own in
ternal affairs, without going outside in
search of adventures
BARNUM A RANK HERETIG.