The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-07


WiIhelmina and Duke Henry of Mecklen-
burg Schwerin in marriage took place to
day amid scenes Of great popular rejoic-
Ing
The morning dawned clear and beauti-
full but cold Inasmuch as nearly every
body in The Hague remained on the
streets singing. shouting, and dancing IN
Ill , or O'Clock, the crowds we're rather
late in assembling along the route of the
procession. but before 10 O'Clock a multi
tUde filed the streets, all wearing the
Queens orange cOlors. Very little was
seen Of the Duke Henry's colors-paIe
blue and yellow
II the morning the scenes about the
palace were particularly animated, with
the gorgeous uniforms of the various Of
fcers and the state carriages that we're
arriving and departing
The first ceremonies Of the day were
quite private and the attendance was lin
tied to the encourage of the bride and
groom. The laws of The Netherlands, like
those Of most continental countries, re-
quire both civil and religious marriages.
The obligations assumed by wives in Hol-
land are of the strict old-fashioned sort
and there was naturally much curiosity to
learn in what if any, respect these had
been modified by the Teigning Queen in
promising allegiance TO the King Consort.
They proved to be most triffiug- The young
sovereign insisted on promising obedience
10 her liege lord just the same as the
most humble bride among her subjects
The Civil Ceremony.
at HOS in the White Han of the Palace
The Minister Of Justice Jonkherr P W. A
Cort Van der Linden. acted as civil re
corder. ardvthe six legal witnesses. who
attended were: JonkheFr Van Names
Van Eemnes. President of the First Cham
Der Of Deputies; Jonkherr Gleichman,
President OF the Second Chamber OF Dep
uties; General Verspyck, the Qneen's Ad-
juiant: Baron Van Hardenbrock Grand
Chamberlain; General Count Du Monceau,
Chief Of the Military Household, and
Jonkherr Schorer, Vice Chairman of the
Privy Council
The others present were Queen Dowa-
ger Emma, the ladies in the encourage Of
both Queens the master Of ceremonies,
Duke Adolph Frederick. Of Mecklenburg-
Schwerin, a brother of the groom; Prince
Waldeck- of Paramount, and the adju-
tsnts Of the two last named
The Queen and Queen-mother entered
first. The groom and his brother waited
in an ante-room until the moment fixed
for the ceremony to begin, when they
entered. Then the simple legal forms
were quickly and quietly gone through
~ Of gTrSri
comprised merely the reading of the
marriage law and the signing OF the con
tract
Terms of the Contract.
According to the statutes. Queen Viii
helmina and Duke Henry bound them
selves 10 recognize the husband as the
head Of the matrimonial union, and 10
provide for and educate the children Of
the union The husband assumed the re-
sponaibility to represent his wife in all
civil actions and to administer her prop
erty,. except as restricted by the mar
rage contract. He renowned any right
to sell or mortgage her landed property.
The wife promised to obey her husband,
but by a special recent enactment she
was exempted from the usual promise TO
dwell with him wherever he deems it
best that they should live
The marriage contract provided by the
Queen allows her husband the interest on
81. 600, 600 guilders. He VIII receive no in
come from the state except IN case Of the
death OF the Queen It is further pro-
yided IL the contract that the Queen shall
yield obedience to her husband as wife
but not as Queen. The husband also re-
Iinquishes the right to administer his
wife's property under the marriage con
tract.
At the close Of the reading Of the mar
riage statutes and the exceptions made in
the marriage contract, the Minister Of Jus
tee asked:
DO you both agree and consent to
this2"
The young couple answered simultane-
ously: Yes"
Both subscribed their names to the con
tract and the simple ceremony was ended.
The royal couple and spectators imme-
diateIy descended to the palace entrance
where state carriages were in waiting.
The young Queen was flushed and radi-
ant as she emerged from the palace. led
by the bridegroom. A great shout OF wei
come greeted LeE winch she stopped TO
acknowledge before stepping into the mag
nihcent golden chariot which was present
ed TO her by the city Of Amsterdam at the
time OF her coronation.
The Marriage Procession
The marriage procession was a very
brief one, consisting OF scarcely more
than a guard Of honor
First came fifty mounted Hussars and
then the Grand Master Of Ceremonies and
royal guests in state carriages. each
drawn by six horses. Then followed the
Queens golden chariot behind eight spIen-
didIy caDarisoned horses ridden by postII-
lions. with the chief Of the military house
hold and the Governor Of The Hague as
outr!ders.
Queen Wlhelmina sat IN the place of
honor with Duke Henry by her side and
the Dowager Queen opposite. Fifty
mount Hague artillerynen followed
The sharp frost in the air made Il nee
essary to drive briskly along the short
route to the church. but it was through
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