Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-25

themselves at the head of the proud column.
composed OF the Imperial family and their
household, which moves slowly and with
stately gait over the sloping terrace toward
the chapel erected over the triumphal arch
forming the Western portals of the castle.
The Makeup of the Procession.
The military is followed by q bevy of
pretty young pages, the offspring of the
highest nobility in the realm These bows
are clad in red and silver doublets, velvet
breeches, silk stockings, patent leather
pumps and white powdered wigs In their
gloyed hands they carry baskets with roses
and violets, intended to make the Empress
path as sweet and fragrant as the poet
would have it. The Imperial youngste
march behind their playmates, preceded by
the Grand Marshal in his showy seven
teenth century costume and armed with a
gold staff, blazing with diamonds and
precious stones like the shepherds crook OF
bishop.
The Crown Prince heads the group of
lusty boys with all the dignity Lieutenant
of the First Guards is capable of expressing.
His thoughtful face looms up brightly under
the carmine helmet with the high gold
shield in front and his we'll developed chest
heaves proudly under the insignia of ex-
aIted orders and decorations The eyes of
his brother Eitel Frederick, who, as the Sec
ond son, wears the conventional sailor suit,
follow the elder brother with undisguised
admiration. He, too, will be Lieutenant
in July next, when he attains his tenth
year, and who knows but that he will cut as
swell a figure as William, for has not his
paternal great-grandmother promised him
Captainship in the English NAVY? Papa is
an Admiral of the Queen, and so he will
serve him as well as his great-grandmother
All of Them, Even the Baby.
The next pair of boys are dressed in the
Eton suit, light trousers, patent leather
shoes, broadcloth jackets with white collars
and cuffs, and hold shiny silk hats in their
hands. Prince Oscar is done up in white
and laces, and the youngest, Joachim, is
carried by 4 nurse in the Spreewald
costume, consisting of a white stiff cap
with tremendous lows behind the base of
the head, black velvet bodice exposing at
the neck and arms, a short-sleeved shirt
neatly embroidered q carmine-colored
trock reaching TO the knees over an i'm
mensity OF enbonpoiDt, black, gold-threaded
stockings and low shoes. Now comes the
baby Princess, a bundle of laces and pink
and white with face and arms soft as swans
down, borne in right royal fashion on a
cushion OF silver cloth by stalwart wet
nurse, who appears to be the most impor-
tant parsonage in all this procession and
certainly considers herself so, swaying her
body to and fro and thrusting forth her
feet after the fashion prescribed by that
great soldier, King Frederick William l.,
for his kidnapped giant soldiers.
Immediately behind her daughter walks
the Empress on the arm Of her lord, who
Oh this occasion, as at all family festivals.
wears the uniform of the Body Hussars.
blue and gold, and fur-trimmed shoulder
coat of carmine red. William was married
in this dress and naturally the Empress pre-
fers to see him wear it. The beautiful En-
press is in full court costume. The chanel
exercises are short.
Displaying the Christmas Gifts.
The religious ceremony over, the pro-
session sgain forms itself and quickly the
knights Hall is reached, which, in the in
terval, has been turned into a veritable
Christmas bazaar. It is probably selected
for this purpose on account of its associa-
tioh with the memory OF Martin Luther,
who spoke the battle cry of the reformation
under the very crystal chandelier that hangs
from the middle of the ceiling. This
rirandole of exquisite workmanship, and
the only one in the palace that Is still
lighted BY wax candles, all the others being
converted into modern electric light bear
srs, was bought at auction by a Hohen-
zollern.
In this room, filled with light and
fragrant flowers, aprofusion of small tables