Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-07-01
MID ROYAL SPLENDOR.
Princess Helene of Orleans Be-
comes the Wife of the
Duke of AOSta.

I L AAOSCeN3
King Humbert of Italy, was married to-
| ton on Thames, his bride being Princess
! Helene of Orleans, second daughter OF
| the Countess of Paris and sister of the
| Duke of Orleans.
/ The wedding ceremony was a most
| brilliant affair. The route from Kings
! ton railway station to the church was
| spanned by triumphal arches made daz-
cling by multitude of French and 1tal-
| ian flags and ensigns and by escutcheOnS
representing the arms of Savoy and OF
| the house of Orleans Enthusiastic
masses of people lined the streets or
| Kingston and cheered the arrivals most
| heartily.
Nine gentlemen Of the Orleans. house
| hold in full dress. black lined with blue
| silk, with gold buttons and white waist
coats and wearing many orders ana oth-
| err decorations, had charge OF the cnurcn.
| There they received the ladies ana gen
| tlemen, the former in gorgeous toilets
| and the latter nearly all III splendid uni
| forms, who came by carriages Ill streams
| from all parts.
The Distinguished Guests.
| Among the first to arrive were the
| Prince and Princes de Joinville, the Duke
| of Aumale, the Duke of Chartres, Prln-
cess Margaret of Orleans, the Austro-
| Hungarian ambassador to Great Britain,
| count OoNm Won EClI1l0Z, oil L 1CNCAANlA
| Leighton, president of the Royal Acad-
| envy and the Duke and Duchess of Ieck.
| The interior of the church was made
positively beautiful with artistic floral
! decorations, softened by the judicious use
| of palms, ferns and other plants, con-
| trasting nicely with the colors of the
| ladies' toilets and with the uniforms OF
| the military guests.
In the front of the altar were two
chairs upholstered with red velvet Tor
| the use of the bride and bridegroom and
| on either side of them were smaller gut
! chairs for the accommodation of the Wit
| nesses of the marriage ceremony.
The family peWs, richly draped with
| red velvet trimmed with gold were re-
| served for the members OF the Orleans
] family and for the relatives OF the Duke
! of AoSta.
The Infanta Eulalie of Spain arrived
at the church at 10 q. m. and was close
| ly followed by the Duke of Orleans in
| evening dress and escorted by four
! gardes chasse game keepers), in their
! handsome blue uniforms. The duke
| took the seat on the left of the brides
| chair.
| The Duke of Aosta, in the uniform of
| his regiment colonel of the Fifth regi-
| ment of Italian Siege artillery and
| wearing the Order of the Black Eagle,
| entered the church at 1920 a. N. and
| shook hands cordially with the Duke of
| Orleans, after which he seated himself
on the gold chair prepared for his use.
| The next arrivals We're the Prince of
| Wales, the Duke and Duchess of Fife,
| the Duke and Duchess of SaXe-Coburg-
| Gotha, and after them came the Prince
| Won Hatzfeldt- w eidenburg, the Germe,1
ambassador, and NJ. de Staal, the Rus
| sian ambassador to the court OF st.
| james, and other distinguished members
| of the diplomatic corps, after whom
ooY, +ho IOYipfo Of NanIoS NittOI.iO ED1-
manuel, the heir apparent to the throne
| of Italy; Prince Ferdinand of Roumania,
| the Duke and Duchess of Connaught,
| the Duke of Cambridge, the Grand Duke
| of SaxeWeimarE isenach, the Duke of
| Montpensier and the Infanta Marie
Louise of Spain Duchess of Montpen-
| sier( and many other members of the
royal families of France, Spain, Italy,
| Portugal and Great Britain. All the
male members of the different royal fam
! lilies were in uniforms of different
| branches of the military or naval serv-
ices of their respective countries and all
wore gorgeous decorations, giving to
| the inside of the church q dazzling glim
| mer of gold and precious stones, to which
| the silks and laces, jewels and flowers
| of the ladies formed a most beautiful
setting. The air was fragrant with the
| perfume of flowers mingled with that of
| artificial essences, and from the organ
came soft, soothing murmurings of pre-
| paratory music as loud cheering echoing
| from a distance announced the coming
of the bride.
The Beautiful Princess Helene.
| Princess Helene of Orleans, the per-
1 sonifcation of womanly health and beau
| NY. distinguished as a graceful athlete
and charming inguiSt, occupying closed
carriage with her mother, the widowed
Countess of Paris, crossed Kingston
A,4S
to the cheers Bpon cheers which rose
from the masses, of people lining the route
to the church. Hats and handKerchiefs,
parasols and sticks were waved enthusi-
astically in the air. and the charming
princess was visdbly affected by the
the people. This enthusiasm upon the
pant of the masses continued hearty
cheers rending the air until the princess
entared the little o8d church of st. Ra-
phael, in which heE parents We're mar
ried in May, 1854. The Duke of Charities,
unGie of the bride, who was also mar
RED in the quiet little English church in
1853, waited till. the coming of the bride
at the church door and conducted her
with Old-time grace and courtesy to the
vacant gold chair on the left Of the bride
groom, all present rising to receive the
Princess Helene. The Countess of Paris
followed the bride to- the altar AS soon
as, the bride was, ait the altar the service
commenced, both bride and groom maxi
ing the responses iw English and in clear
voices.
st the conclusion of the marriage cere-
nlGGy, which only LASTED ten minutes the
DNke and Duchess d'Aosta entered the
saeristy, followed by the Prince of Wales
alRd the Prince of Naples.
While the marriage registry was being
signed the choir sang Ave Verum.S
The Duke of Charities carried the regis
tHr to the Duke of Orleans for the lat.
tiers signature. After these formalities
bad been complied with Il low mass was
! celebrated, the service being most i'm
| yressive. THE bride was calm and COL
| fected throughout the ceremonies. st.
| Raphael's church was crowded to the ex-
| IRENE and the clouds of perfume were
almost oveHpowering.
/ The bride and bridegroom left the
| church to- the strains of a wedding march
| and were driven away in d closed car
riage, alOdst the tremendous outbursts
of cheering, to Orleans house at TwicR-
enham where the wedding breakfast
was served to members of the different
| ROYAL families DrpSapt al tba