The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-03

ID ERLIN, June 3.--The elaborate cere-
b mony which will mark the we'd
ding of the Grand Duchess Cecilie
and the crown prince of Germany be-
gan today when the bride left her home
in Schwerin for Berlin. She was es-
corted to the station by the grand duke,
her brother, the ministers of state and
by deputation of noblemen and noble
women. The special train that carried
the grand duchess and her suite of fifty
people was Of blue and gold, and the
locomotive was almost hidden by flow
ers, while a wreath Of myrtle hung at
the very top of the stack.
ton, the guns in the fortress fired sa-
lutte, the troops presented arms. the
schoolchildren sang and cheered. There
are twenty stations between Schwerin
and Berlin and at each there was a
guard of honor and a deputation Of
prominent citizens and schoolchildren
to greet the bride.
The arrival here was even more i'm
pressive and the emperor, the crown
prince, the five younger sons of the kali
ser and all the princes Of the family
were waiting at the station. AS the
grand duchess descended the steps of
her coach, she was, embraced by the. en-
peror and then by the crown prince.
The state carriage, in which the en-
peror and the bridal couple drove to
the palace, was drawn by six white
horses and was both preceded and fol-
lowed by squadrons of cavalry. Behind
the cavalry came the butchers, postmen
and Populations from the different
trades whose hereditary privilege it is
to escort a royal bride to the palace.
They were all in gorgeous medieval cos
tunes and for weeks they have been at
tending riding schools that no awkward
ness might mar the occasion.
Tl1 - - 4lo4
to the palace was hung with $4,000 gar
lands, and artificial flowers were chosen
because they would stand the four days.
exposure.
Tomorrow there will be a service at
the cathedral which will be attended by
all the royalties and it will be followed
by dinner for the Hohenzollern and
Mecklenberg- Schwerin families. Mon
day the wedding presents will be shown
and deputations will present congratu-
lations and gifts. Ov er twenty reign
ing monarchs and thirty royal princes
and princesses will be present, and with
their suites will make series of bril-
Berlin. Seats and windows along the
Inter den Linden sold for as much as
1925 seat, but as each royalty will re-
celve ceremonlous welcome they will
be worth the price. The imperial court
&C. marshal has been almost at his wits
end over questions of precedence, even
tho the procedure to be observed during
the four days fills over l13 pages in the
book Of ceremonies of the House Of Ho-
henzollern.
49, The wedding will take place Tuesday
and then the people who will gather on
moneys worth, for there will be three
professions to the cathedral. First the
bridegroom and his attendants will
leave the palace. When they have
reached the altar, the emperor and his
brilliant retinue will start. When they
have all been seated, the bride will be
escorted to the cathedral. She will
have as a bodyguard twelve Mecklen
berg mobiles and be attended by twelve
young girls Of noble families. The train
of her cloth-o silver gown will be car
ried by twelve pages in black velvet