The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-08-02
A ROYAL WEDDING
Princess Louise of Wales
Weds the Earl Of
Fife.
Only About Fifty Interested
Friends Witness the
Ceremony.
ihe Bride Was Msgnihccn tly At.
tired in White Silk and tho Pres
ehts Were of Diamonds and
Other Costiy Stones
Married the Earl OF Ffro.

h0frItG tpo EGrl OF HIIC.
New YoBK, July GA special cable
says, The marriage of the Princess
Louise of Wales, third child of the prince
of Wales and future king Of England,
end the earl of Fife was solemnized TO-
day in sha royal private chapel attached
to Buckingham pEldcc Owing 10 the
limited space in the editicc less than fifty
spectators were in attendance on the
ceremony. These included her majesty
the queen, tns sh4h of Persia, the prince
and princess of Wales, and she princes
Albert Victor and George, Princess
Alexandria and Mud, the duke
and duchess of Edinburgh, the
duke of Cambridge, Princess Beat
rice and Lord Salisbury. The bride
was attited in magnificent white silk
costume: en- train and decollette, with
elaborate garnitGrc of talenciennes lace
and the traditional orange blossoms. A
necS.sce Of diamond solitsires cncircled
her throat {he gif, of the groomJ, while
miniature fan of sapphires and ruhies
glistened in her hair. Mr. Horace Far
ouhs. ef.1ciated as best man, and the
bridesmaids were. the Princesses Maud
and Alexandria. of Wales, Princess Alice,
Of Hesse, and the princess OF Albany.
The bride was given away BY her
father. the queen in accordance with
.incient usage formerly signifying her
assent Tbs archbishop Of Canterbury,
assisted by the biehop Of London, Rev.
Dr.. Worthipgton, chaplain in ordinary
to the queen, and two other dielnea per-
formed the ceremony. There was an
immense crowd outside the palace, but a
detachment Of the royal artillery ana
horse guards kept the populace outslde
radius Of two thousand yards. The
wedding breakfast was given at Mari,
borough house, where the wed
ding presents were. display Cd
These included flexible tiara
of diamonds from the prince and princess
of Wales, a diamond bracelet from the
shah of Persia, diamond necklace from
| the wives of peers, a half.hoop bracelet
| composed of eleven large diamonds from
the cabinet ministers, diamond comb
from the household Of the prince OF
Wales, and three diamond stars from the
ladies' of the queens household. The
present from her majesty was not dis
played. This afternoon the happy couple
will leave London for Shean House, and
after short honeymoon viii go to Scot
land.
BIT Of ROYAL History.
The bride of today 10 the second mem
Der of the royal family to tempt fate by
marrying commoner or subject of thu
realm. So far as the other one 9TH
princess louise is concerned it must b.
confessed that her experiment has no
been as complete success in 8 domestic
sense as might have been desired. Th
new duchess of Fife is approaching he
2Srd year. She is short in statue ant
very plain looking, with 4 phlegmati
cast OF countenance. The earl of Fife j
sort Of cousin to the queen, hu
: on the wrong side of tn
blanket. His grandmother was
daughter of Mrs Jordan the actress VIII
was the then kept mistress of the Duk
,, , Of Clarence afterwards King William
w, and was left by that large bearte
sailor king of England, to die in povert
e at St. Cloud. They had lived togethe
. for twenty years when the duke of Cla1
/; epce became virtuous and got anothe
r mistress AT this time there were te
e children living as the result Of cohabits
l. ton. The eldest. who would have bee
. king of England had the union been II
y ga! one was made earl of Munste
y Tho earl of Fife is within fe
n months of his 40th year. and q llber,
e unionist in politics. He is terribly
G earnest in his opposition to the Irish po
icy of Mr.. Gladstone, and not long ag'
in public speech, said that the Gla
p stonians should be treated as traitor
+ For five years he was a member of Il
l. house of commons. and in 1882 was SCI
If on special mission to the king of Sa
ony. He is very wealthy. owns va
o estates and bank, is free from vices al
sporting proclivitles, and altogether
looked upon as an exemplary and mod
man.