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

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such thunders Of applause and enthusiasm
as constituted an ovation of which any
monarch might be proud All Holland and
many foreigners were in the great throng
| while the brIu:ance of the decorations
made it seem like driving under conGn-
uous canopy CT gerlands. banners, and
| arches Orange. of course, predominaJed
| in the wilderness of bunting, but light
| touches OF powdery snow upon the ever
green bows and festoors gave a delightful
picturesqUeness to the combined effect.
Meantime all the audience for the reli-
| gious ceremony excea5 the royal Iarty
had assembled in the church. This great
old building OF hideous exterior had been
made almost imposing within. One wing
| had been cut of In fact, 1t IS never used
on account OF the size and the imDossi-
! biIEty OF any human voice making Itself
understood in that great auditorium.
Rites at the Church.
| The brief ceremony in the church was
not unlike that OF an English church The
| predIcant, having received the record OF
! the civil marriage, addressed the couple,
saying:
DO you wish and intend to live to
| gether in matrimony according TO Gods
word and law. and do you wish. therefore.
| the blessing of the church on your uni9n::'
The bride and groom responded clearly:
Yes
The predicant: If that is your wish
your faith must be in the Lord and Crea-
ter Of heaven and earth Take, therefore.
each others right hand and promise the
| following:
DO you, Henry. promise her, whom
you have taken fer wife, never TO leave
her; 10 love ard cherish her as a faith
( fuI, Gcd-feariag husband; TO live a dIy
life, keeping faith with her il every
thing. according TO the gospei2'
q Do you WilheImina. promise to obey
and serve and assist hin whom you have
taken for your lawful husband; never %
leave him. 10 live a cody life. keepiTg
faith with him in everything, according
TO the gospeI?"
Both replied: Yes"
Both knelt while the predieant read the
prayer at the conclusion Of the serv-
ice, the ending Of which is almost iden-
teal with the words OF the universal
Protestant service What God hath
united man snail not sunder."
The wedding Gown
The wedding dress of the Queen was
perhaps the most magnificent bridal robe
Of modern times It was designed in
Paris. and meantime the marvellous en-
brofderies constituting one OF its most not
IL &. tad he
School of art NeedIework in conjunction
with the RijAs Museum at Amsterdam
This Institution follows closely the model
Of the similar school at South Kensington.
and is directed by Nine van Emstede |
WinkIer. lady who IS q practical worker /
herself she selected her eight or nine |
most highly skilled students. one OF whom, ]
Mrs Tue Laer, is an american by birth /
and for some weeks the ladies were all |
continuously employed upon their beauti- !
ful task.
The entire dress itself was Of cloth Of
silver, 50 exquisiteIy supple and fine in t
texture that il suggests those Indian mus /
Inns which could be pulled through ring /
It was specially woven, and, naturally, at |
great cost The dress was made up over 4
bright simmer of the tissue was thus en- !
HANGED. The fun court train OF two and /
q half yards en- tire ground fell from the |
waist and is surrounded by two broad /
bands of embroidery.
The general idea gf this was detached |
sprays Of orange blossoms and their 70 I
liage connected IN artistic STYLE by scrolls /
and ribbons Each cluster Of the flowers /
had q single fully opened bloom and was |
surrounded by buds more or less develop
ed Fine seed pearls were used for these, |
while the foliage was Indicated b. silver |
threads. IN addition 10 the pearls no few
CT than six kinds of silver bullion twist
were employed TO produce the different eff
fe,ts required. and most Of the interlacing
riI bon suggested was highly raised
The embroidery was worked upon the
silver tissue and the white silk foundation
as well. thus imDarting 10 il richness as
well as frmuess- No work appeared upon
the bodice. which. according TO Dutch Gus
tom for state wedding, gas cut low. Il
was drape6 with Brussels lace, Of which
the Queen possesses an extremely yalua-
bic collection. both OF antique and mod
ern examples, aud the ven was Of the same
lovely order. 1t is impossible to imagine
a dress more regaIy appropriate for the
wear Of q fai- Queen bride.
The Queens mother wore at the cere-
moRy a dress of beautiful tone Of hello
trope velvet. the bodice draped with lace
and mousseIine de sole
After the honeymoon it is the intention
OF the Queen to spend come days in the