The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-15
ROYAL HOUSES
ARE UNITED
tiapsburg Princess WEEDS a Prince of
the Bourbons.
PRETTY YET SIMPLE CEREMONY.
Quaint Customs Observed OF Giving
Coins 10 the Bride by the Groom
Tho Thousands OF Specta-
tors Mere Orderly.
PRETTY YET SIMPLE CEREMONY.
nv Associated rress.)

MADRID. Feb lin the chapel oil the
Pn,,al Palace. in the presence of the Fosal
family and all the aristocracE and ois'-
t.ialdoui of Spain. Dcua Militia uS
Mercedes de Bourbon y Hapsbure' fFha-
80 Of the asturias, was to-day welded
- prince Charles of Bourbon. Inc pr'oe
.,d ,,r;d,rroon kneit at the Chapel al.
,a- inns remaining throughout the mass
which was said by Cardinal Salichia,
Archbishop Of Toledo and pr1mate u
Spsir,. Assisting him were Cardinal CASA,
Iar.s Archbishop of Faliadoiio' Caiuli'fis
3lnrre,,.. Archbishop of Santiago DE CON-
,aas,.,o and Cardinal CaSana. Bishop OF
S,a-cc1ona. Also attending were the Iish-
-, NJ Madrid. the Bishop Chaplain Oh Inc
Place de Sion and several other lrei..'eS'
church disr,itarieS and Cardinals "iiose
places were within what might De LEX
the Presbytery-
bride AND GROOM
Tho n.cs celebrated was low mass
.bere being no singing. though the organ
,,a,.fc,rned solemn sacred selections. IN
n,,sinr one written for the occasion By
v,,,,c,,rre AS the bride and bridegroom
l,,olt ,inon cushions touching the steps
of the altar. Il white satin bordered Ven
three wards long and half q yaFo "ioc'
was spread over the head and shoulders
of the bride, reaching over Inc shoui-
ders OF the groom. but leaving MS iie"0
uncovered, while. according 10 the span
;st ,,,s,om. a white satin ribbon. called a
woke was tied about the necks OF the
couple. tie knot being made between
Then. signifying their union
After the mass the simple Cathollc nj
,,al of marriage was read, the ceremony
not differing in any detail from lhal
7Init5r.c the most humble MEMBER OF hhat
fa:il. except that the ritual was read from
lNS.Fal {.
WEDDING RINGS.
Wedding rings were exchanged by bash
PARTIES. Ine.se. OF course, being of great
value and unique workmanship. Another
custom observed WAS that of giving coins
go the bride by the bridegroom. These
may be pennies or silver, or gold CONS.
according to the position and wealth. OF
rhe contracting parties, but they must
always number thirteen
UNLuClAY NUMBER.
Those employed to-day were thirteen
gold coins, each weighing and being OF
she coinage bearing the bust Of Felipe.
the first Spanish Bourbon moIarcil. They
wer., the same used at the wedding OF
Queen Isabel L. the grandmother of the
ilride After the conclusion of the simple
wedding service The Cardinal Primate
pronounced "a. short discourse. exhort,nS
The wife To dove and obey her husband
and the husband to love and cherish his
wife. concluding with the I,apal blessing
The wedding creuony proceeded with
perfect tranquility. The thousands of
speci ators in the neig:hborhood of the pal
ace sand filing the south grand court
within tire railing We're quite orderly.
They were watched by detachments OF
cavalry, who also kept order throughout
the city
Arm in arm, the newly-wedded couple
arose and left the chapel. followed by a
single corege. the two family parties
merging into one instead of leaving sep
aratcly as they had entered They tray
crsed the long corridors to the apart
1nents CT the Queen Regent, where a rec
ord of the marriage was entered in a spe-
cial civil register, the royal family and
the same witnesses signing as. signed the
wedding contract on Tuesday The ceTe-
lnony ended. and all repaired to the
State dining-room.