Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-06-03

! government paused and million or s'
 of persons took half holiday to-da.
 to welcome an eighteen year old gir
 who will some time most probably bt
 German empress. Her way was ros' strewn, choirs of children sang her !
 greeting, the old guilds with the em
 blems of their trades lined the route
 artillery sounded duly in an immensit,
 of cheering while at the end of her pro
 gress through the people the imperia family and all the great personages o1 state joined with the emperor and tht
 crown prince, Frederick William, in re ceiving her at the palace. The day was brilliant and the whole spectacle was effectively slaked.
 The Duchess Cecelia of Mecklenburg Schwerin s.,ho ill her fnll title is alst
 princess of the Wends arrived iron
 Schwerin at noon with her mother, the Grand Duchess Anastasia, her broth
 CT. Frederick Francis, the reigning
 grand duke of Mecklenburg- -Schwerin
 his wife and a numerous following The emperor. empress and crown prince, the latter's five brothers and the little Princess Victoria met the party a. the railroad station and break lasted with them in the chateau Belle yue about two miles from the imperial palace. There the Duchess Cecelia rested with the empress while the oth- CTS went to the palace.
 The procession began to form be- tween and o'clock in the afternoon in front of the chateau and then nov ed through the Tiergarten to the Bran denburger gate, the boundary of the old city.
 Forty mounted postment rode in ad vance followed by one hundred mount ed master butchers in evening suits and opera hats. The master butchers hold a patent from 1666 guaranteeing them this privilege.
 Twenty mounted trumpeters, pre- ceded by squadron of the first dra- goons of the guard and three six-horse court equipages followed. These yehi- cles were occupied by the gentlemen in waiting of the empress and the fu- ture crown princess. Then following. half squad of the guarde du corps came an eight horse state carriage con taining the Duchess Cecilia sitting CT the right of the empress. The duchess mistress of the robes, the Baroness Vor Tiele- 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 embroidered with loose roses had deep fiounce of point d'Au- gleteere lace. The duchess shoulders were covered with light pink mantle of voile silk beneath which as 1t feE apart in front flash of jewels could be seen. She wore tiara of diamonds in her hair.
 The carriage in which the duchess sat was an odd looking piece of work manship new in the year 1793 when the future queen Louise of Prussia then girl of seventeen made her state entry into the city through the same gate. On the right of the duchess carriage rode the master of the horse, Count Von Wedel. and on the left the goyer. nor of Berlin. Gen Won Sahnke.
 Another half squadron of garde du corps in white cloth tanics, golden cuirasses and golden helmets toplr d with eagles followed. In two other six-horse carriages were the ladies in waiting of the empress and the duchess.
 A sauadron of Uhlans with mount cd band fell in at the rear and closed the pageant.
 The course of the procession lay for a mile through the Tiergarten. Where the roads crossed there were four hun dred children who sang a choral, God Greet Thee"
 Along each side of the way veterans were lined up while here and there stands were erected under the shade of the trees.
 When inside the Bradenburger gate the duchess came in view of the Ave nue Unter den Linden. set from end to end with four rows of Venetian masts. Swinging from mast to mast were ropes of evergTeens and roses while the lime trees were also hung with garlands of roses. The duchess was lowing to the right and to the left acknowledging the cheering of the crowds.
 The procession stopped inside the gate and one hundred maids of honor curtesIed. Each maid was crowned with roses and carried wTeaths of roses Fraulein Kirschner. daughter of the chief burgomaster of Berlin. bouquet of roses to the duchess. Then the chief burgomaster in his robes stepped forward and read a brief address of welcome. The duch- ess thanked the burgomaster in a few simple words and the procession be- gan to move again. the artillery at the other end of Inter den Linden fir Ing twenty-four guns.
 Fifty little girls threw fresh roses under the horses feet as the duchess went on her way down the alley of lime trees. the masses of people GOV ering even roofs waving tiny flags and and cheering.
 The members of the trades and crafts guilds. and their apprentices. were ranked on either side. the fish IealerS vith nets and tridents. the chimney sweeperS with brpoms and the basket makers with gihled bask- rtS.
 Every vantage point overlooking Inter den Linden had been os-eupied for hourS. NJ BiIB0url the Freuci ,mfassasior. invited his colleagues and 'heir famiIieS to see the spertaeie from the Frpneh emf.assy near the Sste- The American smiassasISr Nr Tower and Mrs Tow r. fhe British smfassador- Sir Frank r. IaseeIle< an.1 Geueral de IzcToix. snf the efiler members ef the French .nhssSy extraordinary. were in the 1arty. The American embassy stan were at the embassy offce< on Utter len ripien-
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