The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-07-29
PRINCESS LOUISE MARRIED.
A Pen Picture Of the Scene in the
Royal Chapel.

| LONDON, July 27.-The Earl Of Fife was
duly married today to the Princess Louise,
| eldest daughter of the Prince of Wales. The
| weather did not favor the royal couple. The
weather was so gloomy that the diamonds in
the princess's hair did not have a fair show
in the crowded little chapel, and the only ray
of sunshine seemed to concentrate upon the
| bridegroom's head. bringing the bald spot
thereon into startling relief, and thereby un-
kindly emphasizing the fact of his IS years
| seniority over the bride. The dowdiest
looking person in the chapel was Queen Vic
| toria. She wore black silk brocade dress,
| sprinkled with large white flowers, cos
tune which did not suit her dumpy figure.
| On her head was diamond crown, and her
breast was covered with diamond ornaments.
| The chapel is only about 75x60 feet, and it
| was crowded enough to make people uncom-
| Portable and cross. The wedding was fixed
| for noon, but the invited guests had to be In
| their places by 11.30 o'clock. The interval
was protitably spent in critieising the dresses
bound copy Of the marriage service with
which each guest was supplied. The people
were gratifed to find that the princess and
earl were throughout spoken. of as this
man" and ''this woman" just as though
they were of common clay.
The Queens procession, which entered the
chapel fye minutes late, made brave show.
court mt' ofticials. I and included. besides her
who cofsd f IKE ne ~ IN he amber The
gold stick and silver stick in waiting were
both in the procession, and they looked so
| gorgeous and lent such tone to the affair that
one could understand soclety's Indignation
against the radical Labouchere, who the
| other night proposed from his place in Par
| lament the abolition Of all such well paid
sinecure offices. The Princess Of Wales, the
most popular member of the royal family,
walked between her two brothers, the King
of Greece and the Crown Prince of Den
| mark. She wore pearl gray satin dress
trimmed with silver, with V-shaped bodice,
and looked as young as her daughter. The
brides procession was shorter, but more in
| teresting. The Prince of Wales supported
his daughter, and perspired freely, although
| the support was only metaph0rical, for the
bride was seen to be tall, well knit, upright
young woman.
The Princess Louise has fine figure, but
the face is too long and sallow for beauty.
The brides dress was composed of the rich
est white satin duchesse, with very long
flowing train fastened to the corsage. The
front and sides of the skirt were entirely
draped with volants OF most magnificent
point de gaze, intermixed with garlands of
orange flowers. The bodice was of the same
satin, made in open V shape, with high Me-
dici collar and elbow sleeves of old lace; also
volants arranged on either side of the V. Be-
hlnu, trail OIL orange MOWERS was arranged.
From the left shoulder to below the right
side of the waist extended a garland of or
ange flowers, and this with an exquisite
point de gaze veil, completed the toilet. The
bridesmaids dresses were of lovely shade
of blush pink faille, with court trains draped
with crepe de chine, over which were al
ranged broad moire sashes. The bodices
were cut V-shaped, with elbow sleeves, and
| trimmed with crepe de chine, with bouquets
| of pink roses at the throat.
lAn h.fd IL. awNA h~t1 al
| the royalties, lunched together in the state
dining room in Buckingham Palace, eating
| and drinking out of golden vessels. The
| toast of the bride and bridegroom was pro-
posed by the King of Greece, and Lord Fife
best to make his wife happy. Then the
couple drove to the Marlborough House, to
| take tea with the Prince of Wales and fam
| lily, and started on their honeymoon at A
o'clock in an open carriage for Sheen, a
| pretty village near London, where the Comte
| de Paris lives. On arrivingat Sheen House,
| the newly welded pair were enthusiastically
| welcomed. They passed between files OF
| venetian masts decorated with floral fes-
toons. The path was covered with carpet,
upon which wild flowers were strewn by
| girls dressed in white. Tonight MOrtlake
| and Richmond, in the vicinity of the Earl of
Flies estate, were Illuminated. The Prince
| OF Wales gave reception at Marlborough
House this evening, which was attended by
| 1000 guests
| Tonight supplement to the official Lon
/ don Gazette has been issued, containing the
/ official announcement that Her Majesty the
/ Queen has been graciouslyl pleased to direct
letters patent to be passed under the great
seal Of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland, granting the dignities of a mar
quis and duke of the said United Kingdom
unto the Right Hon. Alexander William
George. Earl of Fife, X. r., and the heirs
male of his body, lawfully begotten, by the
names. styles and titles of Marquis of Mac
duff, in the county of Banff and Duke of
i Fife"