The San Francisco call., 1905-06-04
berlin CREETS
BRIDE-ELECT
Entrance of Betrothed Wife
of Crown Prince Into the
City Is Made Gala Event
CANNON BOOM A SALUTE
Soon After Her Arrival at
Palace Duchess Cecilia
Signs Marriage Contract

BERLIN. June 3.-Looking far more at
tractive than IN any OF her pictures,
Duchess Cecilia Of MeckIenburg-S -Schwerin
drove publicly into the city to-day.
Hundreds of thousands Of her future
subjects saw her for the first time, and
they received her according 10 a carefully
thought out programme. When they saw
her smiling happily and with a natural
and not forced bearing their good feeling
expressed itself spontaneously in many a
''hoch" and cheer. II is the sincere belief
that she is not only the betrothed wife of
the Crown Prince, but his sweetheart, as
the Crown Burgomaster said in welcom-
ing her The Crown Prince led his COM
pany OF Foot Guards over the route Of
the procession an hour before the Duchess
reached the city.
The Duchess Cecilia OF Mecklenburg-
Schwerin. who in her full title Is also
Princess OF the Wends, arrived from
Schwerfn at noon with her mother, the
Grand Duchess Anastasia, her brother,
Frederick Francis, the reigning Grand
Duke OF Mecklenburg- -Schwerin, his wife
snd q numerous following. The Emperor,
Empress and Crown Prince. the latter's
five brothers and the little Princess Vic
toria met the party at the railroad sta
ton and breakfasteo with them In the
Chateau Bellevue. situated in the garden
about two miles from the imperial palace
There the Duchess Cecilia rested with
the Empress while the others went to the
palace.
CHILDREN SING A CHORAL.
The procession began 20 form between
4 and 5 o'clock in the afternoon on the
wide space fronting the chateau. and then
moved through the Thiergarten to the
Brandenburger gate, the boundary of the
old city. The course of the procession
lay for q mile through the Thiergarten
Where the roads crossed there were 400
children who sang a choral. God Greet
Thee" Their voices sounded sweetly in
the woods.
we're lined up, while here and there
stands were erected under the shade of
the trees. When inside the Brandenburg-
er gate the Duchess came in view Of one
Of the broadest avenues in the world, I'm
ter den Linden, set from end to end with
four rows OF Venetian masts. Swinging
from mast TO mast were ropes Of ever
greens and roses, while the lime trees
were also hung with garlands of roses.
Thousands Of flags iuttered on each
side Of the avenue. Mecklenburgs red,
yellow and blue predominating. The per-
spectiVe from the arched gate TO the pal
ace at the other end was most beautiful
The procession stopped inside the gate
and 100 maids of honor in white curt
and carried wreaths. The Chief Burgo-
master. in a purple robe. trimmed with
fur and wearing the heavy gold chain
insignia of his office, stepped forward
and read the address Of welcome, which
was brief by the Emperor's request, so
as to spare the Duchess the ordeal of
long wait under many eyes. She thanked
The Burgomaster in a few simple words
and the procession began to move again,
the artillery at the other end Of the IN
ter den Linden firing twenty guns.
SIGNS MARRIAGE CONTRACT.
n. Bihouro the French Embassador,
invited his colleagues and their families
TO see the spectacle from the French
embassy. near the Brandenburger gate
The American ambassador. Mr.. Tower,
and Mrs. Tower, and the British Embas-
sador. Sir Frank Lascelles. were in the
party.
The pageant started at O'Clock and
had disappeared at 5:z5 p. m. through one
Of the arched doorways of the palace.
In the inner courtyard the Emperor, the
Crown Prince, Prince Henry of Prussia,
and other members Of the imperial fam
lily received the Duchess She went with
members of the imperial family TO the
room Of the electors. so called, and with
the Crown Prince signed the marriage
contract
ambassador Tower, who was accred-
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the United States at the wedding. was
received by the Emperor at 10 o'clock
this morning. Mr.. Tower presented the
congratulations of the President and the
people Of the United States on the mar
riage OF the Crown Prince.
The arrangements were admirable
throughout. Volunteer first aid assist
ants were stationed at intervals and took
care promptly Of policemen and others
who were overcome by the heat Of the
sultry afternoon.