The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-01-11
A ROYAL WEDDING.
Victoria's Granddaughter,
Marie of Edinburgh, and
Crown Prince Fer
dinand of Rou-
mania.
POPE LE0'S DISpENSATI0N.
By Its Provisions the Catholic
Dynasty in Roumania is Per-
petuated-The Brides
Trousseau.

1A0 III 11oGO AA~AASf
daughter of the Duke and Duchess of
Edinburgh, and granddaughter OF
Queen Victoria of England, to Grown
Prince Ferdinand of Roumania took
place yesterday at Sigmaringen with
much eclat. The town has been en-
fete since Sunday last, when the Prin-
cess Marie, accompanied by her father
and mother. arrived from Coburg,
and were given a hearty welcome by
Prince Leopold, father of the groom.
by Prince Ferdinand himself, and by
the people. All the bells of the old
town pealed forth a joyous welcome,
and crowds enthusiastically cheered
the party as it passed to the castle.
TWO RELIGIOUS CEREMONIES.
There were two religious services
before the young couple felt sure the
knot was firmly tied. This was
deemed necessary, owing to the fact
that Princess Marie is a member of
the Church of England, and Prince
Ferdinand is a Roman Catholic.
The first service took place in the
magnificent Catholic chapel of the
town, high church dignitaries oficiat-
ing at the nuptial mass. The cere-
mony was performed by Prince
F~erdinand's Confessor. The second
took place at the village
Protestant church.
The bride was attended by her sis
tiers, and was given away by her
faith Or, the Duke of Edinburgh. Prince
Ferdinand was attended by his
brother. Emperor William graced
the occasion by his presence, and
Queen Victoria was represented by
the Duke and Duchess of Connaught.
After the ceremonies the couple left
for Krauchenweiss.
POPE LEO's DISPENSATIoN.
This marriage is what is called in
Roman Catholic circles a mixed
marriage-a marriage of a Catholic
to a non-Catholic. In order to o n
tract it, Prince Ferdinand, the Catho-
lie party to the alliance, had to seek
a dispensation from Pope Leo, XIII.
This he made application for. and it
was accorded on the explicit condition
that all the children shall be educated
in the Catholic faith. Princess Marie
consented, and the compact was &C.
cepted by Queen Victoria and by
the Government of Rounania by a
formal act in writing.
ITS EFFECT.
Roumania has always been a Cath
Ollie country, but in considering the
treaty OF Berlin the French plenipo-
tentiaries proposed. and the Italians
endorsed, article A of the treaty, i'm
posed especially on Roumania, which
made it obligatory on Roumania mot
to set forth the religious belief of any
individual as motive for exclusion or
of incapacity to the enjoyment of
civil and political rights, admission to
public offices" etc. This aimed os-
tensibly at emancipatina the Jews,
but the hidden motive was to make
possible non-Catholic ascension to the
throne. By the agreement entered
sation, the Catholic dynasty is per-
pstuated.
THE BRIDES T~RoUsSEAU.
The trousseau of the bride is mag
n ticent. The wedding dress is
of the richest white -peau de
sole, embroidered in pearls, crys-
tails and silver. The design is open
and trailing, forming festoons round
the hem on the front of the skirt.
This embroidery is carried up i'll two
strands, graduated TO q point at
the waist. Three tiny bouquets
OF orange blossoms are mixed
with embroidery near the foot, and
two larger bouquets are placed where
the train and underskirt meet and
form q point from which starts a mar
row Gordon of the same blossoms con
tinued all round the bottom of the
train. On the low empire bodice a
deep band of the embroidery crosses
the waist at the back and divides into
three separate pieces below the bust
to trim the front. The sleeves and
folds round the decolletage are of
white mirror velvet and white
satin ribbon. A sash, tied in a small
bow at the side, holds the brides
bouquet and hangs in long ends to
tle hem.
Tie travelling gown is of lavender
gray cloth, embroidered round the
hem in white and gray silks. This is
continued up each side in holder de-
sign, tapering toa point as it reaches
the waist. A white cloth worked
over in stars of white and gray silk,
is used for a yoke, back and front, and
for the deep cuffs, meeting the sleeves
O the gray cloth full to the elbow. A
little toque to correspond will be
worn with this gown.
The costume in which the bride
will make her public entrance to
Bucharest, the capital of her future
kingdom, is made of sap-green velvet,
shaded to gold, with a perfectly plain
skirt. The bodice is draped into a
deep empire band of the richest
passementerie, wrought in gold and
shaded silks. This embroidery out
lines the cuffs and is continued a little
way up the sleeves in pointed form.
The cloak is velvet. shaded from
heliotrope to fawn, and it reaches the
very end of the gown. The back is
gathered to form the necessary fulness
and it is lined throughout with white
fox fur. The collar is Tudor and the
mantle can be worn equally well open
or shut. The toque is composed Of
velvet to match the cloak, with a
crown of gold and jewelled embroid-
cry and upright ears of the velvet,
with a higher central one of embroid-
ery matching the crown. A lnuH OF
white fox fur will De carried. d
The dinner dress, exquisitely II
broidered in pearls and pink rose-
buds, is made in Louis Quinze style,
the bodice cut square, with a narrow
edge of pale blue velvet at the top OF
the corsage and a folded sash OF the
same pale shade of.velvet. An opera
cloak is of pale silky c~ainels hair
cloth with collar and rlf1eS of pink