The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-07-12
The Professions.


The royal party left buckingham
palace in four professions, the first con-
veying the members of the household
and distinguished guests. The next in
Guided the duke of York and his sup
porters, the prince of Wales and the
duke of Edinburgh. The bride came in
the third procession, accompanied by
her father. the duke of Teck, and her
brother, Prince Adolphus of Teck The
last procession was that Of the queen,
who. accompanied by the duchess of
Teck, her younger sons and the grand
duke Of Hesse, drove in state to the
ceremonials. Each procession was &C
companied by a life guard escort, and
in addition to this the queen had an es-
cort Of Indian native and Australasian
horse Her majesty rode i'm the hand
some glass coach used at the opening
of parliament and other special oc-
casiOns- The body of the carriage,
which is of Irish manufacture, having
been built in Dublin, is painted a dark
red color and its richly gilt pannels are
adorned with the royal arms. The roof
is surmounted by a crown and bordered
with wreath Of gilt roses, thistles and
shamrock.
drove forward was immense. The mem
bers Of the royal family and guests, on
ahghting at ST. James palace, walked to
the state apartments and subsequently,
down the grand staircase and under the
court colorado to the seats reserved for
them in the chapel Her majesty alight-
ed in the ambassadors court under a
specially erected canopy over the glass
doors of the passage leading TO the
chapel Thence she walked TO the
north end of the edifice. The spot was
beautifully adorned with palms and
flowers from the royal conservatory and
carpeted with crimson. Upon the same
platform seats We're provided for the
prince and princes Of Wales, the bride
and bridegroom and the other members
of the royal family and royal guests
from abroad. The members of the dip
lomatic body. including the members OF
the L. S. embassy and other invited
guests, occupied especial seats I'm the
body Of the chapel and in the royal and
east galleries. Drawing room dresses
were worn by the ladies, the gentle
men appearing in full levee dress.
The marriage ceremony opened with
the procession of the clergy into the
chapel. This consisted of the archbish-
op of Canterbury, the bishop of Lon
don. the dean Of the chapel royal the
sub-dean. the vishop of Rochester, the
Hon. and Rev. Z. Carolyn, vicar of
chaplain 10 the prince Of Wales, and
Canon Dalton, honorable chaplain to the
duke of York. HandePs march from the
Occasional Overture" was played by
the organist as the procession came for
ward. While the archbishop and clergy
were taking their places the music OF
the march in "Scipio" came from the
organ. and Immediately the front of
the second procession, including the
royal family and royal guests, came in
sight, and the members OF il were con-
Quoted to their seats as they entered.
AS the queens procession, which in
cluded the duchess Of Teck and the
grand duke Of Hesse. walked I'D the
March" was played. A march COM
progress OF the bridegToom's procession
to the communion, and as the bride and
her supporters passed up the aisle to
the altar the organist played Wagner's
march from 'Lohengrin."
The Wedding Gown aud Attendants.
The bride wore the veil which was
worn by her mother on the occasion Of
her own marriage. Her wedding gown
was Of silver brocade. in perfect har-
mony with the bridesmaids toilets of
white satin and silver lace. The brides
maids gowns were made with low bod
ices. Neither wreaths nor hats were
worn, and only a simple rose in the hair.
The bridesmaids We're the Processes Vic
toTia and Maud Of Wales, the Processes
Victoria Alexandria and Beatrice of
Edinburgh Princesses Madgara and Vic