New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-26
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4 ROYAL WEDDING IN BERLIN.
MARRIAGE OF PRINCESS MARGARET AND
PRINCE FREDERICK OF IIESSE.
THE CEREMONY WITNESSED BY BRILL ANT
THRONG-BERIIN GAY WITH FLAGS-THE
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CZtREWITCH AMONG THE GUESTS

CZAREWITCH AMONG THE GUESTS.
Berlin, Jan. 25.-The whole city was decorated with
flags last evening and this morning In celebration OF
the wedding of the Princess Margaret Youngest
sister OF the Emperor and Prince Frederick Charles Of
Hesse. The fronts OF the large buildings In Inter
den Linden and In the Fri"dri chstrnssc for half mile
north and south half hidden With enormous strips
Of PruSsian coors. At the schlossplatz. where the
Empcr1rs body guard quarered waved the flags oi
Prussia ana the Empire. The University. the Opera
House. III" Museums and the Zenchaus all near III"
palace of the Empress Frederick had been decorated at
public expense so lavisAly as to make the whole dis
trict a blaze of cOlors.
1t ralncd most of the morning but at O'Clock the
sun came ont. and before O'CLOCK, the hour for the
civil marriage. the streets dry and crowded with
sigh,seers. The civil ceremony performed by
Count Won Wcd"l, OF the ROYAL Householt. In the hall
Of the Empress Frcdercks palace The bride and
bridegroom were taken the schoss through cheering
crowds which hal lined the route since 10 ocork this
morning. At the Schloss all the royal persOnagcs
gathered In tho Chinese cabinet TO scc the Empress
Augusta Victoria place the bridal crown upon Princess
Margarct's head.
Prince Frederick Charles and his bride then led the
procession to tho chapel whore the religious ceremony
to b. performed. They were followed BY 'he
Empress Frederick. escorted by the Emperor In tie
gala uniform of the Garde du Corps and wearing the
decorations OF the Black Eas" aud the Garter. ana 10y
tho L1nd.ravc OF Iicssr IN" Empress Augusta \icor'
escorted by the King Of Saxony and 10y the 'zarc
witch In the uniform the Westphaiian iiussars the
Landgravc Of IIcssc escorted by the Duke oil Edin-
burgh and the Grand Duke OF Baden.
The bride wore gown OF white SILK ana crep'
dc Chine ornamcatcd with sprays OF white daisies
md caught at the waist with q golden grde'
Her only jcwclry was diamond necklace. Inc
Empress Augusta Victoria wore drap darSent' en-
broidcrcd With gold. The Empress Frcdcrcks gown
was gray damask With velvet train
Court Chaplain Dryandar awaited the bridal party
at the altar In bower Of palms and chrysanthcmins
The Princess Margaret made her responses firmly
hui I'm such a low tone that only those In the front
scats heard her voice. As the couple exchanged ring
the artillery In the Lustgarten hrrd thirty SIX sa'VoS'
The wedding banquet was served IN the "hite hai''
After II the royal guests took places undcr he c"hoPS
Ct the throne and the others ranged thrhis'N'S y
the right and Lett in a scmclrce, III order OF ra'"'
Twelve Ministers OF state bearing wax candles, then
began the fackcltanz. They invited TIE bridal coupe
to dance and escorted them round the room. lie
l,idc then invited the Emperor to dance, and the
bridegroom Invited the Empress After th" TWO
conpcs had made the circuit OF III" room twelve pages
took the torches handed them to Others nnd the crre
mony was continued by the royal guests unul IL wa
merged int a general dance Finally the page leu
th. proccssipn c>coriing thc young couple To the
door o th. lridal chamber the mistress o; tie robes
distributed slrters among The men. ana The oei'O'"-
tion ended
Ir,ncc Frederick Charles and his bride will pass
the first part OF their honeymoon In ro'sinm'
The wedding presents were displayed at the palarc
OF the Empress Frederick. Emperor Williams eit
WAS a string OF diamonds; the bnd"grvohs :, hNc
magnificent diamond rnes. Among the sil's Wa vas
shawn tIc one presented the Princess Mhfsart W
King Hnmbcrt then crown Prince ~ I'd. Lmr h,iY ~
hc, baniIsn, II is "A massive gold diadrm, heANiSi
irwccd and n brooch and nee Mste ol pl"'h P'.'t,'
An The pieces were the work oi the ceicuTa'eu s"'"
Tbe revival Of the fackciianz, "A qhlnt cu.'on ~
r,r.~I,u weddings has caused some adverse romno''
n, n is believed hardly Ia become thc msmN "
Mini tors of state to lead In IL. Ihc oAli.e W.,
c,I,,ct a, court ceremonies during me mphrlnh Io
Fu,pcror william l. adm many hoptd 'ha' u ""u wv"
p The bridegroom Is Lieutenant In Queen Victoria ;
prissian Dragon Guards PIinceo> Margaret r't'N''
, hnudsom. dowry from her mother - -
Tho Castle Chspcl. IN which the ceremony Wa P't
formed Is nm octagonai cdlhce. lnco and paved win
narilr nf different colors and adorned WIN rrAc"'
nn gold ground. The altar. With us 'our cnu,', s
~ yellow Egyptian marble, ana tnc Pl'p'ii 4, "n
md dcInlra are o Carrnra marble In" clmPi 10 W,
,hc second floor OF the Old Palace ininlrula"i! "u
ioinng the White salon ., - Ala f,,oro
18th who,c presence In Berlin rs the rrpre-ch,al,'
of Tho Cznr Is taken as All Indication oi th' ~,
v.hnrcn, of cordial relations between 10" courts vi
,rlin and 81 PctersbuTs. Emperor william haI = , oo,
,rrd the decoration of the Order o1 the baoA H'7'
., prussia upon H." Czar"witch. , ,.
Among those who were expected 10 NJ nln'dT w. ,
adm was the King OF Dcnmark, bnt he took oiehVG ,
,bn statements OF thanc"n"f Won ''I",n
ho,orc the ReichstaG committc" on IN" arm. o
10 ,of.rence 10 the attitude OF Drnnhrh 'o"inu
,"nrmany and making the cold weather an eAcus''
declined to make the trip TO b'rin'