The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-06-07
Royalty Represented.

Europe saw the simple wedding service
OF the Lutheran church
Royalty Represented.
Some of the sixty to seventy mem
bers of the royal families present from
German and foreign states were Arch
duke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, rep
TeSenting Emperor Francis Joseph;
| Grand Duke Michael of Russia, Prince
! Henry, consort of the queen of The
Netherlands, the Duke and Duchess of
Aosta, representing the king and queen
of Italy; Prince Arthur of Connaught,
representing Great Britain Prince and
Princess Albert of Belgium, the Duke
of OpOrtO. representing Portugal;
Prince Ferdinand of FoUmania, and
the crown princes of Denmark and
Greece. TIese all stood in wide cir
Gle around the altar; for there were no
| pews, and behind them without regard
to rank were the members of the for
/ eign embassies. with Ambassador Tow
CT and Mrs, Tower among them, the
cabinet ministers, a number of admit
rails, the commanders of army corps
and many persons of the high nobility
Crown of Diamonds.
The crown princess. for size was also
crown princess by civil right. came in
/ on the arm of the crown prince. She
was wearing a wreath Of fresh myrtle
on her head, over which was a small
crown Of diamonds and rubies in a
gold frame, placed there by the en-
press A triangle of diamonds rested on
the front of her low-cut bodice. and
around her neck was a necklace of
large diamonds. The wedding dress
was OF Russian silver brOcade, with
train four and a half yards in length
and two and a quarter yards wide at
tached to the shoulders Four maids of
honor in dresses of pale blue silk. the
crown princes favOrite color. carried
the train, and behind them walked two
pages The bridal veil was Of old BrUs-
sells lace
The crown prince wore the light blue
uniform Of the First Foot guards, with
a majors insignia and his decorations.
He carried his helmet in his hand.
At the Altar.
Behind the bride and groom came the
empress on the arm of the grand duke
of MeckienbuTg- SChwerin, brother Of
the bride, and the emperor with the
Grand Duchess Anastasia. mother of
the bride. These and other members Of
the royal family stood to the right of
the altar.
The choir sang God Give His Angels
Charge Concerning Thee" set to music
by Mendelss0hn. This text was carved
on the cradle Of the crown prince
The congreg cation Joined in singing from
the programme the familiar hymn,
Praise the Master" Dr. Dryander,
the court chaplain. with nine of the
cathedral clergy standing near him, be
gan the seTvice4
Dr.. DTyand=r shook hands with the
crown prince and kissed the hand of
/ the crown princess after the ceTe-
mony- He then presented the bridal
couple with a Bible ornamentaliy
/ bound.
Emperor Kissed the Bride.
The emperor kissed the bride on
/ both cheeks and then kissed his son,
the empress doing likewise.
The bridal party slowly moved out.
| followed by the princes and Processes.
but all others waited in the chapel,
which had become very hot owing to
the three hundred candles that had
I been burning for half an hour. until
the reception began in the White hall
adjoining the chapel
Besides those present at the wedding
service hundreds Of others had been
invited to the reception. each psrson
/ bowling to tn crown prince and crown
princess. on either side Of whom stood
other royal persOnages- The dresses.
jewels and uniforms contributed to a
most brilliant picture.
TorchIight Dance.
After supper had been served a
torchlight dance, a unique practice at
weddings in the house of HohenzoIIern
for centuries was performed in mod
flied form by twelve pages bearing
thick handles about two and a half
feet tall
The crown prince took the hand of
. the crown princess and walked slowly
I behind the pages. keeping step to the
music, around quadrangle formed by
/ men and women standing ten feet
! deep along the sides of the drawing
room. which is los by 80 feet. all bow
ing as the bridal couple passed The
emperor then led the crown princess
and the crown prince led his mother
around the same walk Next the
princes and the crown prince each of
the other pTincesses around the hall.
occasionally several at a time. so that
precedence might not be disregarded.
. Once Grand Duke Michael of Russia
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria.
Crown Prince Gustav of Sweden and
the Duke of OpOTtO were walking with
the crown princess at the same time.
two on either side
This function came to q close after
Q o'clock. the wedding party having
lasted more than four hours
The honeymoon probably viii be spent
at HubeTrUSStOCk, a hunting lodge in
a large forest near EberSwaIde. PruS-
STA This is q simplz sort Of house in
The woods. where the eWperor goes
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