Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1901-02-14
Bellows Falls Times
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY IA, 1901,
NEWS in GENERAL.
Queen WiIhelmina's Wedding,

The wedding of Queen Wilhelmina and
Duke Henry of Mecklenberg-Sc hwerin
| February showed winter carnival
holding sway over The Hague. 1t was
an ideal evening, clear and cold. One
| hundred thousand HollanderS, with
many foreigners, had been added to the
population of The Hague, and trains
| from all quarters of the ancient kingdom
were bringing thousands more. People
went marching about, or in carriages,
singing or playing the national anthem.
Groups of young men and women, cos
TUNED in white and orange and in other
bright colors, paraded about singing
and making fun with the crowds as in
the Mardi Gras. Orange paper lanterns,
hanging among the fir trees which line
the main streets and looking like big
clusters of orange, threw light over the
decorations. Every man and woman
wore an oranges rosette, with picture of
the bride. Some though these We're
few, displayed also a portrait of the
bridegroom.
Queen Wilhelmina dined at the palace
with Duke Henry and the families of the
two. Occasionally she appeared at an
upper window to bow response to some
serenading society. A striking feature
of the festivities was their democratic
atmosphere. There were no cordons of
policemen or soldiers to hold back the
crowds. There were no swarms of de-
tectives. There was no talk of anar-
chists. The young queen and Duke
Henry spent large part of the week
in driving about The Hague to give the
people a chance to see them. On the
afternoon of February they rode out a
few miles along Snow-covered roads to
Fixhing, a village where fisheries eX-
hibtion is being held. The queens con-
slant escort consisted of II young noble
men, riding bay horses, with white
saddles and cloths, and wearing maroon
uniforms trimmed with black fur.
Wherever the royal cOrtege appeared the
people good-naturedly cleared the way.
The queen bows and smiles with genuine
youthful enjoyment.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press was permitted to see the pres
ents in the palace, and many we'd
dings among wealthy Americans develop
a more lavish display. Neat presents
from the people of Holland, gifts show
ing the handiwork of humble house
wives throughout the kingdom, take up
the most space. These have been pour
ing in for weeks, so that there is great
display of silverware, porcelains, needle
work, furniture and jewelry. The mother
of Duke Henry has given her son writ
ing-table inlaid with pearls, and the
mother of the queen has given her
necklace of brilliants and sapphres
with brooch Of the same. The most
noteworthy gift is the carpet on which
the queen was married. 1t is an i'm
mense rug, the handiwork of so persons
participating in the festivities. The
design shows hundreds of country peo-
pie in queer attire and wooden shoes,
among them women in ancient lace caps
and sleeveless dresses.
The queens wedding gown, woven of
the finest silver tissue, was embroidered
at the school of art needlework in Am
Sterdam, and was afterward made up by
Nicaud of Paris 1t is ornamented with
silver threaded seed pearls. The robe
and train are lined with rich white silk.
The bodice, which is plain and cut low,
is trimmed with magnificent antique lace.
The trails are covered with embroidery
almost meeting at the waist and broaden
ing out to the hem The court train is
two and half yards long, the embroid-
cry running around in light trails. For
her public entering into Amsterdam, her
majesty had royal robe of white velvet,
with a train trimmed with ermine and
a mantle lined with ermine. AT one of
the receptions in Amsterdam, after the
honeymoon, she will wear a gown of
white satin, embroidered around the hem
and bodice with a small tracery of
oranges and leaves, and a court train of
rich orange velvet, lined with white silk.