The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-08
WILHELMINA OF HOLLAND BE-
COMES THE BRIDE OF
DUKE HENRY
WAS A DEMOCRATIC AFFAIR
COMPARATIVELY LITTLE OF THE
POMP OF ROYALTY ATTACHED
TO THE CELEBRATION
YOUNG PAIR WERE CONFUSED
Bride BIuShed as Brides Have Ever
Done, While the Groom Was
Ratified and Forgot
His Lines.


mina's marriage to Duke Henry of Meek
lenburg- -Schwerin, who today became
Prince Heinrich of the Netherlands, was
huge family affair. All Holland that
could, came to the Hague to participate
Those who stayed at their homes in
other cities and villages of the king
dom, celebrated with parades decorations
and banquets.
Never was seen a more beautiful and
happy wedding. The popular belief is
that it is a love match, like that of
Victoria and Albert, and this gives a
romantic coloring to the event, which
is generally lacking of royal marriages.
The ceremonies were the same simple
and unritualstic rites of the Reformed
church, by which the humblest of Queen
WilhelminaS subjects are married. The
whole spirit of the affair was plain ana
democratic, although the costly gowns
and jewels and the snowy uniforms Of
distinguished personages, high officials
OF the Kingdom, the army and the navy
and representatives of the people in
Parliament and the municipalities fur
mShed regal stage setting. The Vener-
able pastor administered to the bride ana
groom caution that their high posi-
ions would not shield them from the
common sufferings and sorrows of hu-
manity.
Queen Wilhelmina made very winning
and human bride. She blushed and be-
came confused over the ceremonial with
the ring, as all brides are supposed to
do, while her happiness and pride over
the enthusiasm of her people were plain
ly deeper than a mere matter of FORM
HEINRICH WAS SCARED.
Prince Heinrich was an awkward bus
stalwart and manly figure. Either he
was forgetful or badly trained in the
part, for the pastor had to give him
two or three hints as to how to carry
himself. Those sitting near enough to
hear the responses describe him as say
ing: "Jah, mein herr" when he should
simply have replied ''jah."
The scene as the royal couple stood
with clasped hands before the chaplain
in circle of brilliantly arrayed per-
sonages, including their relatives and
people composing the highest families
of Holland and the neighboring German
principalities was wonderfully gorgeous,
the masses of variegated colOring render
ing more effective the blue, gold and
white banked up against the walls of
the church.
The building itself is a cathedral in
size, but is as plain as a Quaker meeting
house in its furnishings.
Tonight the populace is like a multi
tude~0f happy children Thousands are
swarming through the principal streets
which are nearly impossible, blowing
- horns, singing the national hymn, fol-
lowing the bands and smashing hats and
lanterns. There is considerable mild
hilarity inspired by wine, but no often
sive drunkenness. Sailors, fishermen and
farmers wear their usual quaint costumes
and a few soldiers are mixing with the
crowds
At p. m. there was a turning from
every direction toward Halieveld en-
trance to the Bosch where a display of
fireworks is in progress. On all the
principal streets are Illuminated portra is
of the queen, Prince Heinrich, the queen
dowager and Duchess Maria, as
well as the national arms.
noteworthy fea ture of the holiday
season is the entire absence of extortion
on the part of hotels and shopkeepers
ard the warm-hearted hospitality with
which all strangers are received is
equally observable. The Dutch journal
lists rented the former Austrian legation,
one of the handsomest houses in the
city, and made it a club for foreign cor
respondents who have been the recip-
tents Of universal kindness.
WHIT IT COST.
The entire expenses of the wedding will
be borne by the royal family without any
government appropriation. They amount
to several hundred thousand guilders in
cluding the entire new outfit Of ali the
royal retinue, several state dinners and
the important item OF warming the
church where the ceremony took place
There, as in all the churches of Holland
no heating apparatus is supplied for the
regular services, and week ago the air
inside was even colder than the fre- zlng
air outside. Queen Niheim.na ordered
several stoves to be put in, which were
kept fired to their full capacity for a
week. The mechanism of the organ was
fcund to be warped two davs ago and
several experts, summoned to The Hague
and preparing the instrument and they
managed to get it into condition in time
for the ceremony today.
The Court Gazette publishes a decree
signed by the queen. announcing that
the prince Of the Netherlands will have
a scat in the advisory state council.
The queen and prince consort stole
march or leir friends when they arrived
at the railway station with a party Of
guests ct 1 o'clock in the afternoon and
boarded special train waiting there to
take them to Loo palace. The people
waiting in the streets and about the
palace in The Hague were disappointed
10 see the royal escort gallop back alone
The civil ceremony in the palace Of
justice was very brief The bride ana
groom. the queen mother and the mother
Of the groom and six witnesses inscribed
their names upon the official document
The minister of justice first asked the
mothevs, according to the usual form.
# they had any objection TO the marril ge.
and they answered in the negative amid
general smiling.
III asking the bride ard groom if they
were willing faithfully to fulfill all the
duties of the married state, the minister
of justice sad:
The question is most important. not
only to you, but to our beloved country"
Tie queen and her bctrothed answered
III the affirmative, whereupon the min
lister Of justice said: q now declare
y0u married according to law, and I wish
van rlI ,1C-a;ible h0 0nDiraSS -