The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-23
A ROYAL WEDDING.
Marriage OF the THIRD Daughter Of IN.
Prince OF Vale, 10 Prime. th,,,

all
o'clock to-day to Prince Charles, second
son " Crown Prince Frederick OF Dem
mark. The ceremony took place In the
private chapel of Buckingham palace.
SO far as the Gcncrnlgpublic OF London
was concerned, the wedding did not at
tract as much attention as had been
bestowed unon other royal marriages OF
recent years. With the exception OF st.
James street, and 4 few houses In Pail
Mall and P!cadIlly, the decorations are
very poor. Inside the Marlborough
house grounds at the Pail Mall corner.
the Prince OF Wales had erected II stand
Tor those OF his friends who were unable
to get to the palace. The Carlton Club
was handsomely decorated In scarlet
and white. and the lamp posts were
trimmed and decorated with white flow
crs. Dcvonshire house In Plcad!lly was
chcaply decorated With Il few flags and
ldopcd scarlet cloth on the front wall.
The house OF the Baroness Burdcttc-
Coutts had n liberal display OF scarlet
cloth along its balconies. In St. james
street gorgeous decorations had been
prepared and results were visible in
all parts Of the street.
There were also displayed flags OF all
nations, Including many United States
flags. some OF which were hoIsted with
the stars down. Russ
Crowds began TO assemble in the
streets at an enrly hour In the day and
all points OF vantage along the route
from Marlborough house 10 Bucking-
ham palace. were quickly pre-empted.
The streets, however. were clearsfor the
royal procession by the Coldstrcam
and Seats guards. while parties OF the
first life guards were stationed at In
tervals. all along the route.
At 1880 O'clock, with Subaltcrns and
an escort OF the royal horse guards, the
bridegroom. Prince Charles OF Den
mark, attended by his brothers. Princes
Christian and Harold ana their sup
porters, left Marlborough house In state
carriages. As they appeared, a few
cheers were sent up by the populnce.
and there was general waving Of
handkerchiefS. Then the Princess Of
Wales and her second daughter. Prin-
cess Victoria, accompanied by the
Duke and Duchess OF Sparta, Prince
Nicholas, OF Greece, and a large suite,
much applause. The Princess OF Wales
appeared to be In Il particularly gra-
clous mood. and bowed 10 the right and
10 the left In recognition OF the greet
ings she had received. The party were
escorted by the captains OF the escort
OF the life guards.
At 1910 o'clock. the Prince OF Wales.
With the bride. his daughter. and the
ladies and gentlemen In attendance.
and the captains Of the escort OF the
Life guards. started for the palace. AS
they emerged from the Marlborough
house grounds, they were greeted with
the utmost enthusiasm. The bride.
pleased and smiling. and bowling. could
plainly be seen by the people in the
street. as she was seated in tn. fairy
like glass coach OF the Prince OF Wales,
On arriving at Buckingham house the
brides party were received by tn"
Lord Chamberlain and conducted to tha
library. where the bridesmaids and the
Duke and Duchess OF York were wait
ing TO meet them. The bridesmaids were
eight in number, being Princess Vic
tOra OF Wales sister OF the bride
Princess Victoria OF SchleSwig- Hol-
stein, Princess Iaglcbord. or Denmark
Princess Thyra, OF Denmark Princess
Margaret and Princess Patricia, Of
Connaught, Princess Alice OF albany,
and Lady Alexandra Duff, the little
niece OF the bride. PrlnccSses Margaret,
Patricia and Alice are: also children.
The bridesmaids were dressed in pure
white satin, made with low bodicea and
beautifully embroidered in silver. In the
hair of each was a white aigrette and a
clutter OF red Gcraniums, and each car
ricd a bouquet Of red gera1iumS. The
red and white, carried out In the brides
maids toiletteS. and which also charac-
tcriZed the decorations In the streets.
were out of compliment to the bride
groom, those being the Danish national
colorS.
The brides procession was then form
ell and proceeded to the chapel, the way
being led by two hcrnldS. two gentle
men ushers, the lord chamberlain and
the vice chamberlains. The bride was
supported Oh one side by her father the
Prince Of Wales, and ongthe other by
her brother, the Duke5 Of York. The
bridesmaids followed while the gentle
men OF the household, theTcQuerrics and
others brought up the rear.
In the meantime the queen had been
conducted privately from her apart
ment to the vcstIbule of the Chupcl.
There the queens procession was form
ed and proceeded into the chapel 1t
was composed OF hcrnlds. ushcrs. wO-
men OF the chamber, bearers ofA the
gold Sticks, and other officials OF the
Quccu's household. With the queen
walked her son, the Duke OF Connaught.
and Prince Christian OF Denmark, AZ
suon as her majesty was seated, the
lord chamberlain and other officials OF
the queens household. retired, but I'M
n tIy,
posing procession. composed OF oil the
other royal pcraonaSes. the Princess of
Wales and the crown Prince of Den
mark, her brother, and father OF the
bridegroom. bringing up the rear. When
thcGc had been seated. the Underground
procession entered. Fringe Charles
wore the uniform OF Il lIcutepant Of the
Danish navy. The Prince Of Wales was
nttIrch In the uniform of colonel Of
the grand guards. Finally the bride
and her attendants arrived. AS Cnch
procession proceeded up temporary
aisle, leading to the chapel. an each side
were lined the invited guests for whom
seats could not be provided. the chapel
band, statlo1cd on the terrace, played
Il march.
AS Princess Mand's procession en-
tered the chapel. the choir sang the
hymn Paradise" The archbishop OF
Canterbury met the bride aud BRIDE
groom at the altar and there performed
the marriage service. ut tho conclusion
OF which he delivered II short address.
The chapel wns beautifully decorated
With flowers. After the register had
been signed, the queen retired ana the
members OF the royal party proceeded
TO the state dining room. Here luncheon
WINS served. while the other guests were
RECALLED In the ballroom
After luncheon. the wedding couple
received congratulations IN the picture
gallery The weather during the pa
Ecnnt md ceremony was threatening,
with occasional lntrrvnlo Of sunshine