Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-03
Duchess Cecilia Welcomed as
Betrothed of Crown Prince
Frederick William
WILL BE FUTURE EMPRESS
Gorgeous Procession In Accordance
With Ancient Customs Meets the
Future Empress at the Gates and
Conducts Her to the Imperial Pal
ace.

government paused and million or SO
persons took half holiday today TO
welcome Duchess Cecilia OF Mecklen-
burg-Schwerin who some time most
probably will be the German empress.
Her way was rose strewn, crowd or
children sang her greeting, old guilds
with the en,blems Of their trades lined
the route, artillery sounded duly In
the immensity OF cheering, while she
wended her progress thru the people.
The imperial family and all great per-
sonages Of state joined with the enl-
peror and Crown Prince Frederick
Wilhelm. in receiving her at the pal
ace. The day was brilliant, and the
whole spectacle effectively staged. The
duchess arrived from Schwerin at
noon with her mother, Grand Duchess
Anastasia, her brother, Frederick
Francis, relying grand duke of Meek
lenburg- Schwerin, his wife and NUM-
erous following. The emperor, em-
press and crown prince, the latter's
five brothers, and the little Princess
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station and breakfasted with them in
Chateau Bellevue, situated in a garden
about two miles from the imperial pal
ace. There the duchess, Cecilia, rest
ed with the empress while the others
went to the palace. The pageant start
ed at O'clock and had disappeared at
5:45 p. m. thru one of the arched door,
ways of the palace, in the inner court
yard. The emperor. crown prince,
Prince Henry of Prussia and other
members of the imperial family, at
tended by the ministers of state and
a number of generals and admirals, re-
ceive5. the duchess. She went with the
members of the imperial family to the
room of the electors, so-called, and
with the crown prince signed the mar
riage contract. Afterwards the mem
bers of the two families dined togeth-
err Ambassador Tower was received
by the emperor. this morning. He pre-
sented the congratulations of the
president ed people of the United
States in the marriage of the crown
prince. The procession formed on the
wide space fronting the chateau and
then moved thru Tiergarten to Bran
denburger gate. the boundary Of the
old city
Forty mounted postmen, in accord
with an old custom, rode in advance,
followed by 100 mounted master butch
ers in evening suits and opera hats.
Twenty mounted trumpeters, preceded
by a squadron of the First Dragons
guard. in light blue tunics and wearing
black helmets and three six-lorse court
equipages followed. These vehicles
were driven by postillions and were
occupied by gentlemen-in-w waiting of
the empress and the future crown prin-
cess. They were separated by half
squadron of garde du corps from an
eight -horse state carriage containing
Duchess Cecilia sitting ON the right of
the empress. The young duchess wore
an evening dress of pink silk muslin,
cut decollette, trimmed with lace and
wore a tiara of diamonds in her hair.
The richly gilded carriage in which the
duchess rode was an old looking piece
of Workmanship, new in 1898, when the
future Queen Louise of Prussia, then a
girl of seventeen, made her state en-
try into the city through the same
walked two tall grooms in blue and
gold and beside each black horse was
a groom in scarlet and gold livery
The harness was of silver and fastened
to the horses heads were plumes of
black and white ostrich feathers. AL
together the observers of the royal
luxury and display were satisfied. On
the right of the duchess rode the mas
ter of horse, Count Won Wedel, and on
the left the governor of Berlin, Cen
eral Won Sahnke.
Half a squadron Of garde du corps
in white cloth tunics, golden cuirasses
and golden helmets, topped with eagles,
followed In two other six-horse car
riages were ladiesin waiting of en-
press and duchess. A squadron of
Uhlans with a mounted band fell in at
the rear and closed the pageant. The
course of the procession lay for mile
through Tiergarten, where roads
crossed there were children who sang
the choral, God Greet Thee" When
inside Branderburger gate the process
sion stopped and a hundred nlaids-in-
honor in white voile costumes courte-
sled Fraulein kirschner, daughter of
the cheif burgomaster of Berlin. pre-
scented a bouquet of roses to the ducf1-
ess. Then the chief burgomaster read
a brief address of welcome. The duch
ess thanked, the burgomaster in few
simple words. The procession then
to the palace.