Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-09

bon, Infanta of Spain; o. G. Gibson, Real
Admiral; C. II. Lewis, Minister Resident
Henry s. Dimon, Consul; r. NJ. Folger
Commander, and Mel, Chaplain of St
Louis.
THE WEDDING FESTIVITIES.
The necessary royalty and the friends Of
| Mr.. Perkins were present at the wedding.
Their majesties the ex-King Don francisco
de Asis, and the ex-Queen Dona Isabella IL
of Spain, were god-parents to the bride. The
groomsmen were Admiral Gibson, U. S.
N, the United States Minister, the United
States Consul, and the Count de Mesquitella.
The bride wore a beautiful white gown and
appeared very happy, conversing with all
| the guests present. After the nuptial cere-
monies the party visited the United States
frigate of war, the flagship Franklin, lying
! in the river Tagus, where Admiral Gibson,
Commodore Rogers and the officers of the
vessel, entertained handsomely. The capi-
! tai of Lisbon was like holiday on account
of the event, and the festivities that fol-
lowed on land and water gave eclat to the
| occasion.
After the honeymoon passed at Cintra Mr..
Perkins, out of respect for the wishes of his
wife, forwarded his resignation to the De-
partment OF State at Washington and was
relieved from duty at the Legation. He took
up his residence at Lisbon to share with the
family he had entered the future fate had in
reserve for him. Through the beneyolence of
Queen Isabella, then in Geneva, Switzer-
land, a handsome dowry was settled on the
bride which with the accumulations of Mr..
Perkins, was sufficient to keep up their es
tate as befitted their rank. Thus began the
new lie of the American consort of the
Spanish Princess.
n
When the Napoleonic lamp went out with
the close of the war, Queen Isabella and her
suite went to Paris to enjoy in their own
fashion the allowance of $4,000 year
granted her by the Spanish government.
Don Francisco de Asis, the cousin and
royal partner OF the throne, who married
Isabella in 1916, after all the potentates of
Europe had meddled in the matchmaking,
also had residence in Paris, but lived apart
from the Queen. By request of Her Majesty,
Mr.. Perkins and his bride left Spain to re-
side at Paris near the Arc de Triomphe.
The most intimate and profuse hospitality
was offered the young people, who spent
their time in an atmosphere of adulation
and gayety, as restless as it was expensive.
But as the royal purse was paying the piper
they danced sans intermissiou.
1t was at Paris February 25, 1873. that the
first of the two Bourbon Princes of American
paternity was born. The accouchement was
attended by the late w. E. johnson, M. D.,
of 10 BIT, Malesherbes, an American physi-
clan in fashionable demand in Paris This
child il now fine young fellow of IL, who
is preparin himself for career at Madrid,
and the discovery of whose existence led to
the record of this strange, eventful history.
The christening and baptism of this child
made pompous and impressive ceremony,
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Bourbon family. but the condescenson of
the Holy See at Rome, the offspring of the
marriage being given over to the church by
the ante-nuptial agreement
INTERESTED IN THE BABY PRINCE.
Here is letter from Queen Isabella to
Mr.. Perkins:
(Translation.1
Mr.. G. A. Perkins:
SIR have read with great pleasure the let
ter in which you notify me that my dear niece
has just happily given birth to boy. 1 COM
pllment you both very sincerely.
You express the desire that 1 and my son
should be the god-parents of the new porn.
i accept with pleasure and General Reyna
will go to see you so that you may fix the hour
and the church where the ceremony Is to take
place.
wish all kinds of happiness to the new born,
and beg you TO give to my niece my most af-
fectionate remembrance.
Believe, sir, in the sentiments of my esteem
ISABELLA DE BOURBON IL
TUESDAY, February rs. 1873.
Queen Isabella so interested herself in
this event that she personally elected that
the function of baptism might be pontifi-
cally celebrated and this request was
granted by the Pope. This was an excep-
tional honor to confer, and tended TO give
the ceremony greater interest. All the
members of the royal family wrote appro
pirate letters, the following being from the