The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-21
NTH COMPLETE
RUSSIAN N|JPIIALS
Mr.. PavIof and Mile. PlanqueS
TO be Married.
EVENT IN WASHINGTON
Bride and Groom Will be
Crowned at Ceremoney.
EVENT IN WASHINGTON


Of Alexander Pavlon and Nile. Irene
des Planques Last year the seasons
event was the marriage Of Miss
| Helen Hay and Payne Whitney. The
Russian nuptials viii take place here at
the Russian Embassy. The ritual Of the
Orthodox Greek Church is solemnly. i'm
pressive and the service is known as
the Office of crowning. The diadem
is used TO impress the couple that they
have at least reached the highest dignity
OF life and are henceforward rulers in
their household.
The exact date of the ceremony can
not be fixed definitely. Mr.. Pavloff,
the prospective bridegroom has been sum
moned to st. Petersburg to confer with
| the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs
1 MIR Pavlof is Minister TO Corea and is
accounted one OF the brilliant young dip
J lcmats of the service. He received his
/ training under Count Cassini. the Rus
sian Ambassador here. and was for ten
! years a member OF his siaI At the Chi
nese capital Mr. Pavlof cannot return
/ to this country before the end Of Janu-
/ AIRY so the date of the wedding is fixed
/ approximately between the first and sew
( enth of February
/ Nine des Planques is the friend and
/ schoolmate of Countess Marguerite Cas-
SIM, the adopted daughter of the Rus
sian Ambassador and the chatelaine OF
/ his household. Mime. DIES Planques is
the daughter of Gabrielle des Pianques,
President of the board OF Directors Of
the Russo Chinese Bank. He resides at
Kobe, Japan.
1t was the intention of Mr.. and Mrs.
des Planqes to have the marriage take
place in Paris, but Mr. des .anques was
unable to obtain leave of absinthe and in
this emergency the Countess Cassin in
yited her friend to the Russian Embassy
here This was exceedingly grateful TO
Mr.. Pavlcff. who regards Count Cassini III
the light of a father. Mr.. and Mrs des
Planques. however will sail from Japan
ir the early part of January and VIII
be guests at the Russian Embassy dur
ing the nuptial festivities Nile. Jaime
des Planques. sister of the bride-elect.
"a pretty little miss of twelve years, will
act as crown bearer at the wedding.
The nuptal ceremony will take place
in the Ambassadors study on the sec
end door This is stately apartment.
forty feet square and connects with
suite Of rooms covering the whole
second floor At the extreme end of
the study an altar viii be erected. and
it viii be beautifully decorated with
lilies and roses The lilies represent
purity and the roses love.
Bishop Tikahon. the primate of the
Greek Orthodox Church in America. as
sisted by Father Hatovilsky, pastor Of
St Nicholas Church in New York City,
will perform the ceremony. There viii
be no nuptial mass. ON the morning
OF the bridal. however. Mr.. Pavioff aud
his hancee. Count Cassini, and ali the
members Of the embassy viii attend
mass and receive Holy Communion. The
n arriage ceremony will take place at
IN the evening, and Will be followed
by an old-faghloned Russian nuptial
feast.
Count Cassini will act as the father
of honor. and will represent both the
Car and the aged father OF the bride
groom. He will head the bridal process
son to the altar, clothed in his fun court
dress. with his sword and insignia OF all
his orders and decorations.
Count Cassini Will bear ON an embroid-
cred cushion two gold rings and two
silver rings. In advance Of him viii be
the priest swinging burning censor.
Count Cassini viii be followed by Nile.
famine des Pianques bearing the two sill
yer crowns used in the marriage rite.
Countess Marguerite Cassini and Nile.
Iadyjensky. daughter OF the Russian
Consui-General at New York viii act
as maids of honor The maids spread
the bridal carpet upon which the couple
are to kneel This IS beautiful square
Of pale silk pink They also raise the
brides veil at the proper instant and
remove her gloves To receive the nup-
tial rings.
Following the maids of honor VIII come
the six official witnesses required by the
Russian law. These viii be- Baron Albert
Schlippenbach. nsul-Generai AT Chica-
so and Baron Fersen. Theodore Hansen.
Lieut-Col. Raspopo Pierre RogesUensky
and MIR Routtousky. all members Il
the embassy staff Following these viii
come the bride and bridegroom. who
RiH k4.eel at the priedieux covered with
white satin and ornamented with lilies
and roses
The marriage crowns will BE- brought
from the church OF 81 Nicholas IN New
York They are OF silver. oruamented
with jewels. and form "a part ot the
altar service.
The exchange of rings and che crown
Ing OF both sride and Bridegroom are
conducted with appropriate ceremonial.
The officiating priest eul5r4ces the bride
groom wishing him peace and happiness
and he then kisses his 1r-ie ard maids
al honor lifting her veil The priest also
takes q goblet of wine and some simple
food which h. hands o. the bridegroom
symbolic that b. IS TIE famEy rTovlder
The bridegroom then pTe~ents both 90 fhe
bride. who. after ministering to him
Is presenting the goblet for p sip and
the bread. from whith the bridegroom
IT, kes portion. performs The same eere-
nony herseiL This S. mholizes that tie
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he marriage CEREMONY almost the same
psaIrns and prayers aTa rasatssl as n the
Roman Catholic Church
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