The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-01-26
The ROYAL MARRIAGE
Berlin Gaiiy Decorated for the
Occasion.
FESTIVITIES ON A GRAND SCALE.

The miao HORROR at Dux-One Hundred
nnd Thirty Now known to he Dead
Italy Makes Threats Against Brazil
other Foreign News.
BEHu, jan 26-The whole city is
decorated with Gags ia celebration of the
wedding Of Princess Margaret, youngest
sister of bhe Emperor, aud Prince Freder-
ick Charles Of Hesse The fronts Of the
large buildings IN Unter den Linden aud
IN the Fricdrichstrasse for half a mile
north and south are half hidden with
enormous strips Of Prussiau colors.
The civil ceremony was performed at
o'clock by Count Won Wedei, OF the Royal
household in the hall of the Empress
Frederick's palace.
The bride and bridegroom were taken
to the schloss through cheering crowds,
which had lined the route since 10 o'clock
in the morning.
At the schioss all the royal personages
gathered in the Chinese cabinet to see the
Empress Augusta Victoria place the
bridal crown upon the Princess Mar
garet's head
Prince Frederick then led his bride 60
the chapel, where the religious ceremony
was performed.
The wedding banquet was served in the
| White Hall. After it the royal guests
| took places under the canopy Of the
throne and the others ranged themselves
TO the right and left in a semi-Circle, in
| order of rank.
! Twelve Ministers Of State, bearing wax
| candles, then began the "fackeltanz.
Tbarr fr,vy foH lo 80 1oI oprr,1n to
and escorted them round the room. The
bride then invited the emperor to dance
and the bridegroom invited the Empress.
After the two couples had made the cir
cult of the room, twelve pages took the
GOrches handed them to Others, and the
ceremony was continued by the royal
| guests until it was merged into a general
! dance.
Prince Frederick Charles and his bride
will pass the first part Of their honey
moon in Potsdam.
The marriage of Princess Margarethe
and Princess Frederick Charles in meas
ure takes away from the Empress Freder-
iob her last daughter though it is said
chat the Princess has invariably declared
shat she would live and die au old maid
before she would marry a man who would
take her from her mother
1t is believed that their parting will be
only nominal, and that the Empress Fred
erick will live much of the time at the
Castle of Pappenheim, which has been
given to Prince Frederick by his elder
brother the Lundgrave Of Hesse
The bridegroom, who is a lieutenant in
Queen Viotoria's Prussian Dragon
Guards, has salary of only $3.50 yearly
but the Laudgrave of Hesse, who i,
enormously wealthy, will see that he is
we'll provided for financially, Princess
Margarethe receives a handsome dowry
from her mother and a very substantial
wedding gift from Emperor William.
His Majesty has a habit of giving nick
names to members of his family, and the
application bestowed by him upon Prin'
cess Margaret is Laughing Goose Bios
son., - which suits the frank, pleasant
countenauce and sweet disposition o
the Princess.
Princess Margarhethe is thorough,
English in all her tastes and habits, anC
she speaks the language without tract
of German accent, writes it perfectly
, and is great reader of English books.
She has always been in the habit o
going with the Empress Frederick to thu
Anglican Church. both at Berlin anC
at Hamburg. The Princess, without being
beautiful, is decidedly pretty. She hai
a bright and attractive face and is alto
gether charming
! Prince Frederick of Hesse is a son o
) the late Landgrave Frederick and tn
a. heir OF his broJaer, the Lanlsrave Alex
der, who is in very inhrm staJe O
health and blind since birth.
BERLIN, Jan. 26.-Emperor William
has conferred the decoration Of the Oh
| dor of tbe Blacl, EaUIa of Prussia uDDl