Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-18
GROWING OF ALFONSO
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though it is. sanators and depttes
Wee &renped aboGt thy foot Of the
throne. Near bf wet the prelat"s
anl cln"@y OF The Roman G15ho'tr
church. Tho body Of the haH except
thot rortioa fy%e"yed for relatives If
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Is:ti=n c's,.gieG them adeis,'==t=
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5ae H.sa aps ared II br:t.i2H5 iii .f".2l
- n e, ming 4 as. orc ~ w. at
.-st.->sHi t;t5 OF >.elori. in he s,Eeal
ii til - furnished BY tha ign
,~:'' atG>tyo> a>aurEia2 the tfihune.
i:."y, ior IN" most t;J:'t W"T" aCcaa.
"1r.ed ~ }irge suites. F,53-a -. itaaJ
Uniforms. repre- a34ing tie ,ou"fa and
-.;.ites - tne eiyilizaG world, adde,'
q a., : a. the sN,,ndor OF the 0rca-
sion. C9nsni. ,;ous 3-Aong these dts.
tinS0isAed foreign visitors were u.
J. |. =. Curry, the cfiieial Iepfeae' -
t.,e Of the United States: tn isHEe
ain: Prince Albert of Prussia, Gg;>aai
Duke A3aXis ol H@ssia ,ArehtiHke izrad=
erieE OF tustl id the Duke Of Aosta
Iamcsenting Italy; Grown Prince GH&-
tarHs ~ Sweden, Prince Christian OF
Denmal3s. and Prince Albert of Bel
gium. The pope was represented by
q delegation Of eminent pfel&t5s head
eA by Cardinal Nanutelli, former nun
clio Of Madrid.
The king. uDon entering tao hell,
bowed % the }nee before the senators
and depGtiaa and also to the tribune
occupied by tie foreign representa-
tives lis majesty, having removed
the rcl.e which he Wore in the ca"#
liage ~ew appeared in the brilliant
uniform Of captain general OF the
Spanish army The queen mother
WoGe q white low-necked dress. with
a long train. which was borne by foul
court chamberlains. AS their majes
ties passed up the aisle the members
of the nobility and others ranged them
selves in two lines leading from the
entrance to the throne The digni
ta1y holding the sword of the mon
archy stood on the second step Of the
throne. while the bearer Of the
standard occupied the third step.
Other auxilaries to the pageant were
grouped about in suitable order. Upon
the altar beneath the crueifix were
placed the open books of the Evange-
lists and of the Spanish constitution.
The ceremony of taking the oath
and the annointment occupied scarce
ly a quarter of an hour and was as
follows:
The Cardinal Archbishop Of Toledo
mounted the steps of the throne plac-
ed himself in front OF the King and
invited his majesty to make. before
his faithful subjects and in q lGUd
voice, his profession Of faith. and pre-.
sented him With the oDen beck
The annointment and administration
of the oath followed, both ceremonies
being conducted with great solemnity
and impressiyeness.
His majesty received the benedic
ton from the special envoy of the
pope. who recited the prayer prescrib-
cd by the ritual The young king
arose and ordered that the royal man
tie with the collard of the Order CT
the Golden Fleece be presented to
him. They were presented on cus.l-
ions richly ornamented with go'l. One
Of the assistants Of his m2iosty ad-
iusted the royal nantle II similar
manner his majesty caused t0 Sc pre-
Sented to him the scepter and sword
end having taken the scepter in one
haDd and the sword in the other he
seated himself on the throne In q
few mCnents he arose and placed the
sword ana scepter Oh cushions be-
side him. where renosed also the
crown Of Spain. This terminated the
actual ceremonies of the occasion.
Throughout the entire proceedings
the queen mother remained by the
side Of the young king. Conspicu-
Gus also among those near at hand,
IN addition to the numerous church
dignitafies were the Infanta Gle las
Mercedes and the Infanta Marie The
resa sisters of the king, and his aunts,
including the Infa-Wa Eulalie; the
Duke de Sotomayor, his major-domo;
General Weyler, Senior Sagasta. the
Duke de Vargua. and General Pache-
CO Rodrigo, mmandant of the royal
halberdiers.
The COMPOSED demeanor of the
young m!.narch throughout the try
ing cereponies was such as to make
a favorable impression on the minds
of all spectators. Never once through
out t,fe ordeal did he falter, hesitate
or az pear confused, but at every step
APPEARED calm. dignihed and entirely
at 1is ease.
Ihe foreign representatives, the
clergy, the grandees and all the per-
aons present presented their felicita-
tiONS 1pOo Tho conclusion Of tha