Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-08

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soldiers were few. Throughout the larger
portion of the route traversed the people
were left to make way for the cortege as
best they would, which they did with great
cheering, laughing and squeezing.
At II o'clock the marriage party emerged
from the palace to proceed to the palace Of
Justice. Their appearance was announced
by cheer which was heard for squares
away. Queen Wilhelmina, passing down the
| steps on the arm OF the uniformed duke
with her great white wedding dress sweep
| ing behind her, and the queen mother in
purple, and the Grand Duchess Maria and
halr dozen ladies of the court following
! in groups, the generals and admirals fairly
cleaning with gold lace and medals, stand
! ing at the salute on both sides. making a
| truly regal picture. The ponderous gllded
coach, presented by the people OF Amster-
dam, was drawn by eight horses, with
orange colors.
| Many stand-owners announced that the
proceeds would be given to the widows and
orphans OF the Boer soldiers in South Africa
In the white hall oil the palace OF justice
six officials waited as witnesses. They with
the minister OF Justice, DR.. Van der Linden,
were the only witnesses. excepting the
queen mother, Grand Duchess Maria AM
two or three clerks. who saw the signing
OF the contract. The six witnesses were
the speakers of the two houses OF Parlia =
ment, Adjutant General Undergraduate
the grand chamberlain, General Count du
Monceau, the aide -de-camp general and the
vice president OF the council of state, Myn-
heer Vanscorer and staff.
! Inside the Church.
! The religious edifce in which the final
ceremony was held is great bare struc-
ture of Gothic type, with white vaulted
arches. The body Is filled with plain box
pews. The scene when the wedding guests
assembled, however, was magnificent. There
was an acre of many colored uniforms and
beautiful gowns, with flaming jewels and
orders OF the royal persons and nobility
and the feathers and flowers OF a thousand
wonderful boInets in the center.
one side of the church was a square OF
perhaps fifty feet of space. From the back
rose a big, white column, with an ancion,
pulpit of carved oak built upon it ten feet
from the floor Banks OF palms and white
lilies surrounded the pulpit and were ar
ranged back of the railing plain red car.
pet covered the loor On the space before
the pulpit was a rug. presented by sixty
noble ladies of Amsterdam, a square Of
crimson velvet with gold embroidery, with
a border OF the royal arms, worked OF
white drapery and the dark blue, emblaZ,
oned orange lion rampant of the Neither,
rands Surrounding the square between thu
pulpit and the rug was short oaken rail
ing with a small table, covered with greer
velvet. On the left six chairs. reserved fol
the marriage party, faced the pulpit beyont
the rug. Beyond them were some twent!
chairs, upholstered in leather displaying
the lion. They were occupied by the ladies
OF the court. Their gowns, all decollete
were OF emerald, pale blue, orange and pink
They wore white gloves and necklaces ant
had feathers and jewels in their hair. !
was handsome array. But a richer dis
play might be seen at many balls in Nov
York.
In BIue and Gold.
The body OF the church, directly back o
them was a block of handsome blue an,
gilt uniforms, worn by the officers OF tn
court. The larger section of the church OIL
the right OF the pulpit, had several hun
dred burgomasters and aldermen OF IIol
land cities, the majority in bottle green
with red and golden trimmings. The cor
responding section on the left held tb
members of the Senate and the Chamber O
: Deputies.
Facing the left side OF the pulpts, nea
, the organ loft. sat the diplomatic corps