New-York tribune., 1891-05-03
AN ORLEANS WEDDING.
THE PRINCESS LOUISE BRIDE OF ALPHoNSE
OF BAVARIA.

Paris, April II.
The wedding of the Princess Louise of Orleans
and Prince Alphonse of Bavaria has enabled the
patriotic journals here to twit the Orleans
family with their German afilnities. The public
are reminded that Louis Philippe gave his three
daughters in marriage to Germans, and that the
late Due dOrleans and his brother. the Duo de
Nemours married. the one Mecklcnbprg and the
other SaxeCoburg princess. From fear OF
furnishing the patriots" with text. no Orleans
Prince save the brides father and brother attended
the Alencon- Willettsbach wedding. The Comte
de Paris allowed Prince Emmanuel d'Alencon,
charming young man, who looks like his aunt
the Empress Of Austria, 10 represent him, but
declined to be there in person. The Duo de Char
tres ran off with his daughter the eX-fiancee al
Due d'Orleans TO Copenhagen, the Due dAumaie
to Sicily Not even the BRIDES grandfather dared
to go 10 the wedding. lie pleaded illness, though
well enough to appear daily at the horse show
in the Palais de plndustrie. The company, never
| theless, a< the ceremony was very grand Inc
uncles on the maternal side (brothers of the En-
press of Austria) were her supporters. Queen
| Isabella, the ex-King of Naples. the Regent OF
Bavaria and his family, including the Princess
Louis, now the senior representative of the Royal
House of Stuart and the Infanta Paz wife OF
| Prince Adalbert of Bavaria. brother of The bride
groom The ceremony came off In the chapel OF
| Nymphenbourg Palace. where o residence has
| been assigned to the young couple. The bride
| receives $4,000 francs year from her grand
| father, the Due de NemourS, and Will, when he
| and her father are no more, inherit about twice
as much more. Her husband has an income OF
90, 900 francs, out of which he has to give his
mother an annuity of 10000 francs The Prin-
cess Louise was given her wedding dress and o
set Of pearl ornaments by the Empress Of Aus
tria; that is to say, the Empress told her to seek
out the handsomest set she could find in the
Palais Royal, and to order at Vignon's white
silk dress and train founced with Alencon lace
and veil to correspond, and she would pay FOL
them. This was done, and bill for $4,000
francs was sent in The Empress wrote to say
that she had expected her niece to spend $4,000
francs, and sent her cheque for the balance
The hereditary Princess of Greece was brough
up by her mother to think one religion prett,
much as good another, and to regard as bes
the one that best fell in with the general drif
of ones thoughts and emotions. Emperor William
and Prince Henry were educated in the strictes
Lutheran orthodoxy as pfofessed by their grand
fathers Their sisters were deemed heretics. i
the reign Of William !, the court chaplain VIII
was asked to confirm them refused 10 certif
that they were fit to be admitted to the rite
There wos fearful storm in consequence. FREQ
erick ended by pcrsuading his father and mothe
, | tn get over the difficulty. 1t was always unde
, stood between the Princess Sophie and the Crow
I Prince Of Greece that she was TO 60 over
Greek orthodoxy, when married Il. I.