Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-04
CECILIA At BERLIN
ROYAL Entrance to the German
Capital Saturday.
EFFECTIVE SPECTACLE
YOUNG BRIDE Fer KAISER'S HEIR
CORDIALLY WELCOMED.
Accorded Traditional Honors of the
Court and Appropriate Functions
Gorgeous Pageantry to Palace.

BERLIN. June Shocking far more at
traCtive than in any of her pictures. the
Duchess Cecilia of Mecklenburg-Schw
drove publicly Into this city To-day. Hun
dreds of thousands of her future subjects
saw her for the first time. and they re-
ceved her according to carefully wrought
out program. But when they saw her
smiling happily and with natural and not
forced bearing their good feeling expressed
itself spontaneously In many a 'hoch" and
cheer.
1t is the sincere belief that she is not
only the betrothed wife of the crown prince
but his sweetheart. AS the chief burgo-
master said in welcoming her. the people
OF the city hoped her life would be rose
strewn as was the pavement over which
she drove.
The crown prince, who. following ira
dttion, led his company of foot guards
over the route of the procession an hour
before the duchess entered the city, was
also splendidly received. He acknowledged
the cheering by saluting with his sword at
every second step
The day was brilliant and the whole spec
tacle effectively staged
The Duchess Cecilia of Mecklenburg-
Schwerin. who in. her full title is also Prn-
cess Of the Wends, arrived from Schwerin
at noon with her mother the Grand Duchess
Anas tasia; her brother Frederick Francis,
the reigning Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-
Schwerin, his wife and a numerous follow
ing. The emperor. empress and crown
prince, the latters five brothers and the
little Princess Victoria met the party at
the railroad station and breakfasted with
them in the Chateau Bellevue. situated in
the garden about two miles from the impe-
rial palace. There the Duchess Cecilia rest
ed with the empress while the others went
to the palace.
The procession began to form between
and In the afternoon. on the wide space
fronting the chateau. and then moved
thrnn Oh tha tlA
burger gate. the boundary of the old city
Traditional Custom.
Forty mounted postmen in accord with old
custom. rode in advance, followed by 100
mounted master butchers in evening suits
and opera hats. Most of them were men
of ample figure. The master butchers hold
a patent from 1856 guaranteeing them this
privilege.
Twenty mounted trumpeters preceded by
squadron of the LIST Dragons of the
Guard, in light blue tuncs and wearing
black helmets. and three six-horse court
equipages followed. These vehicles were
driven by positions and were occupied by
the gentlemen-in waiting of the empress
and the future crown princess. They were
separated by half a squadron of the Garde
du Corps from an eght-horse state carriage
containing the Duchess Cecilia sitting on
the right of the empress. The duchess
mistress of the robes. the Baroness Won
Tlele-Winckler, was seated opposite them
The young duchess wore an evening dress
of pink silk muslin cut decollete and trimmed
with lace. The skirt. which was embroi-
dered with loose roses. had a deep fiounce
of point d'Angleterre lace The duchess
shoulders were bare. A fash of jewels could
be seen. She wore a tiara of diamonds In
her hair. The richly giided carriage in
which the duchess sat composedly although
flushed with the emotions of the hour was
an odd-looking piece of workmans hip new
In the year 1893, when the future oueen
har, OH ri Af
made her state entry into the city through
the same gate.
Magnificent Pageant.
In the advance of the eouipag e wa,ked
two tail groocms In black and gold, and
beside each of the two black horses was a
groom In scarlet and gold livery. The har-
ness was of silver and fastened to the
horses heads were plumes of black and
white ostrich feathers. Altogether Ghe OBJ
servers OF the royal luxury and display
were satisfied. On the right of the duchess
carriage rode the master of the horse, Count
Won Wedel. and on the left the governor
OF Berlin. Gen. Won Sahnke.
Another half squadron of Garde du Corps
in white cloth TUNES. golden cuirasses and
golden helmets topped with eagles followed
In two other six-horse carriages were the
fadies-in-waiting OF the empress and the
duchess.
squadron of Uhlans with a mounted
band fell in at the rear and closed the pa
geaut
The course of the procession lay for a
mile through the Tiergarten. Where the
ROADS crossed there were 400 children who
sang choral God Greet Thee" Their
voices sounded sweetly in. the woods.
Along each side of the way veterans were
lined up. while here and there stands were
erected under the shade of the trees
Along Inter der Linden.
When inside the Brandeourger gate the
duchess came in view of one of the broad