New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-23
. she 10 for her looks and her manner and her

side fine usual routine of royalty. The Princess |
Christian, too is greeted with WARMTH Tor the |
sake of her equally woll-known devotion to
works Of charity and kindness. Last oil all come
all in one carriage, the King ara queen OF Den
mark the CcSarewitch and the Princess OF Wales.
They who profess 10 know the secrets OF royal
breasts will explain TO you with precision the
secret Of the sadness they think they discover
on her face. Ii il part OF III" common gossip
Of London, which, nevertheless, sens" OF COM
mon dcccn"y keeps out Of III" papers. NOT Is tins
supposed sadness visible 10 the eye which Il con-
tent with what it secs. nor Is II the least likely
it would be shown if il existed ihrW Years
of public life would have taught anybody a
lesson Of reserve, and the Princess OF Wales can
wear a mask if need be. with the most accom-
plishcd Of those "comcdicnncs du salon whom
4 great actress declared to be the best actresses
Of all
The carriage IN which the Princess OF Wales
rode was distinguished from all other, by the
illustrous presence of four footmen behind. No
other, till the Queen came. had more than two
On no one of these domcStics Of the royal house
hold would it BE- possible to put another inch Of
gilt lace or cloth Of gold. The limits of human
spcndor and Of the tailors art have been reached
The Life Guards themselves seem rather quietly
uniformed in comparison with the funkieS. But
the Life Guards look like men and like soldiers,
as they are, and the escort Of these magnificent
troops. few though they be- in number, is perhaps
the best liked pant Of the procession
The hlarc Of trumpcts and the general strains
Of two if not three military bands competing
within easy distance. died away after the
Princess Of Wales had passed and then came
pause: tl.cn the procession OF the bridegroom,
two carriages only. Again the critical observer
with stores Of private information thought he saw
shades of gloom on the face Of the Duke Of York.
Later in the day it WAS said 20 have been still
more marked, he and his bride passed through
the city on their way to the railway station, and
to their honey at Sandringhan. His fac"
was of stone, said one who saw him close. and an
other described it the face of on" in dream
from which he would have liked TO wake and find
il dream. IL j. not the first time in history that
marriages of state have been arranged for reasons
of state rather than Of private inclination. 1t
may not De- 80 in this ease on either side. nor is
il necessary believe too much of the stories
related by those with whom omnsccncc in such
matters is fobr
II was remarked that the Primo" Of Wales who
accompanied his son, had placed the Duke of York
on his right ~ there i in all the world. or in
al the English world, no such master of etiquette
as tie Prince Of Wales this must be- set down to
some rule OF precedence" in favor Of bridegroom.
and not 10 that lathcIly affection which, deep
and genuine a il j. known 10 be-. would hardly be-
manifested in this way. Both father and son are
greeted with cordaliy AMI there is y rhap. ~
much for the bride, who has thir! procession To
herself. There are advantages in this distribution
Of ia" pageant into thc>" four sections. II brings
lno!" trooiS INTO u,c, FOR each elton l.as IL,
escort. and in Nh" fist I'd largest of all there
Al" several separate attachments of cavalry. Then
IA" great rIsonagc> in each get each br,trr
share of attention They al move a, a good pace.
rather too fat for ;hr eye to follow without
effort, AMI certainly too fast for the qualification
Of the general curiosity and interest
longer interval. aud then the Queen, in s,mi-
state. tlr state coach dawn nv fcIr cream, l,rod
hor."s instead Of the eight 70 which Her Majesty
IN fall state pan"ply would h. entitled four gilt
footncn tie foothcari; gilt croom> leading the
horses: gilt hcr'll- riding IN auyanc... The Quccn's
escort Is meant to remind her Unwilling su' Jets
that slc j. Empress we'll ~ Queen. Colonial
and Indian troops cpmp,>" pirt o. il each c.lri-
ousy unlike Tie ENGLISH squadron which follows
The Indians and Colonial- are suppose. the
san" picked and specimen trooper who canr over
for the opening of the imperial ln~titui" IL May
They adj to IN" excitement. which, however when
he Queen app'ar- rises hi.hcr than AT any mo-
mcnt before.
Her Majesty sits bv herself on The bacl, seat %
o." -la-~ couch, Of which tin front seat /, filed
10 oy"riioNine with thr cNlbcrant prsonaw Of
the Duchess Of Tcck. Noth'ne con exceed tie
Queen, GOOD humor: som" Of u. We al thought
du" 10 The proceedings of her conIanion who I'm
herself bound. ~ the mother Of the bride. 10 ac-
knowledge tlc salu'aton- of the multitude ana 10
acknowlode" th'm with an energy considerably
mon" marked than ;hr Queens. II was. never
thc",S. tn" Queen and not the Duchcs, Of Tccl;
on whom IA" general g1." wa. fixed and il WAS
beyond doubt the Queen whom the people were
cheering Her face wa. lighted mp, her bearing
what il oyer is, quc"nlv AMI this occasion. which,
10 her At any rate" was JOYOUS one, had brought
back some Of that buoyant chccrfulrc,s which is
not always most evident in her dcrnoanor If the
manifestations Of delight at her Ircrncc wcr" les
passionate than on that memorable progress along
the street siN years ago, they were al l'a,t
loyal and sincere.
When ia" Queen had passed. the lines Kept by
the police and Tn" troops melted softly away; the
people flowed into the open spaces and filed them
the troops stood AZ ease. II was nearly haf-past
twelve and the hour or NOR" between the passing
Of thr procession and IT, return WIS devoted &
luncheon. The scope AZ 81. James, Palac" and in
the little Chapel Royal where seven clrrcymcn
performed the marri,c" ceremony, WAS perhaps
more Interesting than IA" mere procession. but II
has been told by hundred pens. and there is, on
these splendid occasions, admitted difficulty in
being in several places ~ There t. abundant
evidence, hundreds Of columns ~ evidence in Tn"
London papers alone that the Wedding really took
place, that there was = Wedding breakfast after
ward. and then TIA" going away of IN" bri t. and
bridegroom. and then th" ILLUMINATION anI IN"
vast outpouring of the population of London into
streets all too narrow for them. The wedding break
fast for royalties only. almost only. The
great and brilliant company who had been sum
moncd 10 Buckingham Palace were allowed TO
ostlc each other AZ n buffet in n struggle for
food and drink which. when obtained, was ne