New-York tribune., 1894-04-20

mir. the Princesses OF Saxe-Meiningen. Princess
Philip OF Coburg the Grand-duke Paul and the
Duke or Connaught. At the left of the Duchess
We're the bridegroom and bride. Prince Henry
ol Prussia, Prince Henry OF Battenburg. Prince
Henry of Hesse Prince Ludwig Of Battenburg
crown Prince Ferdinand OF Rumania and the
Grand-duchess Sergius. The royal children oc
cupied the seats at each end OF the table. There
was superb display Of gold and silver plate and
MOVERS. The German Emperor proposed the
health OF the bride and bridegroom. whom he
called his dear cousins; and the Grand-duke of
Hesse responded with a "hoch" to the Emperor
STARTING FOR THE HONEYMOON.
After breakfast the bride donned a travelling
costume Of white and gray blue cloth. The white
skirt was embroidered with rose sprays and the
bodice with blue-gray electric silk. She re-
turned to the wedding party in half an hour
bade everybody good-by, and then entered with
her husband an open phaeton. trimmed with
fiowers, which awaiting her In the court
yard. where all the guests were assembled. Be-
fore getting into the carriage the bride embraced
her mother and sister repeatedly. The crowd OF
princes cheered the carriage drove away, and
the princesses threw showers of rice after the
carriage.
The bridal pair drove to the Chateau OF
Roserau. the birthplace of Prince Albert. Queen
Nictorias husband They will remain there two
days. when they will go to Kranichstein. the
Grand-duke's shooting seat On Sunday the
Grand Duke and Duchess will make their entry
into Darmstadt in state.
The streets through which the phaeton passed
were filled with cheering thousands Of CoSurgers
and tourists Fifteen minutes later II began to
thunder and the rain came down In torrents.
The evening Is so wet that the illumination of
the city has been postponed until tomorrow.
gala performance was given at the opera house
this evening. Nearly all the wedding guests
were present.
THE BRIDES SPLENDID PRESENTS
Among the presents received by the bride
were a diamond pendant and a set Of
diamonds from Queen Victoria, a pendant
Of diamonds and sapphres from En-
peror William brooch of diamonds and emer-
aids from the Czarewtch and the Grand-duchess
Xen.a Of Russia. fan from the Car, leather
photograph fan from Princess Henry of Batten-
burg a silver tea service from the Sultan of
Johore. and from her father and mother a dia-
dem of diamonds and emeralds, necklace Of
pearls and emeralds. pendant Of diamonds and
sapphires, a pair of diamond earrings an EN-
erald bracelet and a diamond heart with a
turquoise centre. The bridegrooms present
diamond necklace and brooch
Never a better-natured crowd assembled
anywhere than that which to-day packed the
streets and every other foot Of space which II
was permitted 10 occupy In the vicinity of the
palace during and Ions after the ceremony.
Upon every conceivable pretcXt and often with
no reason at all the people cheered until they
were hoarse. and when the bridal party left the
church the cheering was deafening.
The wedding cake which was cut and distributed
in the Riesensaal. was over five feet high and
weighed $50 pounds. The Grand-duke of Hesse.
in commemoratlon Of his marriage. gave 1000
marks each to twenty deserving betrothed
couples in his Grand-duchy
The church in which the ceremony was per-
formed was consecrated in 1873. Before the time
Of Martin Luther IL used the chapel Of a
convent conducted by barefooted frars, and the
organ. stone pulpit and baptismal font now in
the palace church are relics of the days of the
friars The convent was converted into palace
in 154S. The parents of Queen Victoria were
married in this church in 1918.
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