New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-31

=, Guests from Greece Denmark and Ger
roysl ssar the altar IF there were any nitcnes
man; carefully rehearsed wedding scene 'le
~ - we're not revealed by the stage hiahasT,s,
las s ,he public is left in ignorance OF 'henL ne
and ine ,a i,.nlav of the Victorian coronation
intere s", disclosed until the publication OF the
Wa ula Memoirs long afterward, When II Sa'ne
@ hat neither the Archbishop hor tne Duks =,
out ,nas knew his part. and that the girlsh
weas ruby ring made Tor the Wione
xrsr and had TO be forced on so pa.nlui s'% T..
ms yearly cried. If anything went wrons ~
sac s-r.iv etiquette or the stately routine vi
this royal marriage "o''
for It. ~ ppocrssroN
r..-. might easily have been mistakes IN the
.-.,v order Of procedure for rigid is the
..,,,.t.e and complex and delicate Is 'ne va"
:, nrecedents and dignities. The queen
.ss from the Bow Library to the chapei
Pr made in royal state. She was preceueu ~
Ss-sIds ushers, Controller. private "a J.;
vasrer of the Prvy Purse, Groom anu ., i
n.se;rr Garter Kings OF Arms. Nice-Chai"pei,
We ord Steward and Lord Champeii am a,,u
Is..' was followed by the Master OF tne noise,
the Mistress OF the kopes, 'ne Padchamber.
SiSs ~ Honor. Captain of the Yeomen OF the
Gns~d Gold Stick in Waiting, captain "a ~
.,sren in Arms, Master OF the H4use er.u Tiaia
. - Ruclhounds Equerries In Walung Iieiu
w IN Waiting ard Silver STICK IN Na,tihs.
~, followed the Procession OF the ho!1i \ am
ny ond other functionaries and 1oho"eo Dy
u snv an6 Gentlemen in Attendance upon the
r~-,ous royal personages Next en.ereu lne
,.sog-oom with his brothers ana gentlemen
ofiues.sD ond finally the bride. With the Prince
u wa e,s The bridesmaids and retinue or or
OF "'na attendants When the religious cere-
n0 was concluded and the register mao
been signed there was inc eloSu ed ~, ,he re
tne ~ a. attachments of all the dignitaries.
.oraI nsrsonages and guests, and their supse,
ouent concentration in the ,unGneon r1",ls anu
que"n' o,roat 10 Marlborough House. The LORD
ma ,,a,n the Lord Steward and the Master
90 ucrse who were responsible Tor the ar
Y. 80 Of the wedding, can hardly be sald
80 had a happy day. The burden OF ul-
70 nA,' - Intricate a ceremonial, and OF putting
iec.nS hsrad usher. official. attendant and royal
go. oans highness in the appointed place at tne
o ~. moment must have been Intolerance:
TIE. .he service could have proceeded and
W ne psncs and Princess have been adequately
o-s nropery joined in holy matrimony' II me
az in waiting had gone wrong or the
80 OF procedure, more sacred thah any
srsc known to the Archbishop OF Canterbury,
ts5 Been violated. only those versed IN the
s-iouette Of royal functions would be prepared
90 assert Apparently there was no serious mis-
adventure, for the guns were fired. the oens
r,ns and the toasts proposed at the wedding
THE PALACE CHAPEL.
r,s Palace Chapel was painted in cream ana
hue when Princess Louise Of Wales was mar
ris1 10 the Duke Of Fife; but all the DECORATIONS
have been changed. The prevailing color now
Is crimson. toned down with French gray anu
white There is q deep dado of cardlnai arouhu
the whole chapel; the pillars are pahasu .h aia
crimson and cream: the upholsterlng OF tno
seats is dark red and the ceiling Is Whlte WIZ
light blue panels The colors nave peeh cilalIs ~,
obviously with view 10 lmpaft an aspeO All
richness 70 the interior but the chapel is Gun
nlaca which cannot be redeemed from Weulo|
ritv bv the decorators art. The paintings aDote
the dado only ser'ed 20 increase the soi in
feet of the interior. The altar, lrnoeuue - IA
eovvsrs with a splendid bit OF tapestry lroii,
Windsor and the gold plate from the noipr
Royal. ST. Jemes's. was me SUI oSa;ns Gar
Ids and capped with masses OF flowers helpeet
70 light up the gloomy chapel WIN ii+,Ia
radiant beauty 1t was nov W. s,,ests and
~ n-ide in her magnificent gown stooH y
forn the altar that the sombre eiIects OF Ii ;s
nlace we're completely removed Inc cnape I -
Sa,,tv a shabby and dngy scene for splen-
IA court wedding; but it is in Keeping WI VIZ
the gloomy palace, which never iooh9 go. ~ 60
80 ond undignified Ii does on lestal ".
casion when artinclal attempts "
brighten and adorn H. ,oo ,,ara unworthy
~ the chapel and the palace were uL9s;nSg
~ the prestige of British royalty, tns troce
~ shabbiness cheappess MohaiOns ~
OF the oldest English fnsti,uIons' q, s No eevi
sa,e the most popular. and there Is 49,.
49, Of any desire on the part OF the QuS It
enbiects that 1t should be maintained IN shaous
genteel style, with the nehpeiS VI 80 i've
sa-niiy In debt or half-pay Funcuons I'M ,he
.Sav,s wedding which tend TO increase tno
800 "a glory OF monarchy, appeal TO ihe
P PgmR am IMAGINATION The Queens subjects Ike
"a be convinced that che and her FANNY are hrona
:, q in snlendid stateliness. and that tne I'M
,.is heid an q scale Of magnifcence IN CON
fo-r,itv with the dignity and honor OF an I'M
r,arial nation. A wedding procession wnicn | tns
- shabby a survival Of medieval glor! as .r'e
O. ord MAYORS show. would tend 70 prlile
raralty into disrepute and impair the r9T'IHeS
Of monarchy.