The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-01
He WKDDzNG BOUQUET or A PRINCESS
The Duchess Of Connaught Forgot to
Order the Orange Flowers, and if It
Had Not Been for an American
Woman, Princess Margaret Would
Have Had No Bridal Bouquet.

If it had not been for an American
woman, Princess Margaret of Connaught
would have gone to the altar to marry
Prince Gustaye of Sweden without a
the duchess Of Connaught had forgot
ten to provide real orange blossoms
for the ceremony, and real orange BIOS
SONS We're all that the bride would
carry.
The duchess was in despair and the
pride was IN tears when Mrs. John Les
lie heard of the trouble. With true
messenger to Grasse, and on the day
before, the wedding took a great bunch
of real orange blossoms down to Wind
sor castle herself.
There was great excitement among
the police and funkies when she ar
rived, and the immense tin box she had
with her was subjected to suspicious lou
no one would appear with bombs in SO
open a manner, and that the box con-
tanned present for the princess, she
was allowed to pass.
The duchess almost cried when she
told Mrs. Leslie how grateful she was.
AS for the bride, she clung to Mrs. Les
lies arm most affectionately and her
self escorted her to see her wedding
gifts, which had just been displayed.
A Ruby Wedding.
Everybody knows how fond the Prin-
cess Margaret is of rubies, and as if
by common consent, half the women at
court sent her rubies in some form OF
another. That is why the wedding is
now spoken of as fthe ruby wedding
The duchess of Westminster sent spe-
cial commissioner to Hungary to pur-
chase stone and the marehioness of
Ormonde had to go to Holland before
she could find one worthy the king S
niece.
Gems ruddier than the sunsets glow
cleaned in masses on the long tables
wherein the presents were laid out
| Tiaras, parures, brooches, rings, brace
let's and pins Of all kinds shone with the
prisoned crimson of the costly jewels
More beautiful than diamonds, the
royal rubies Haunted their splendor in
the historic castle, and at times, the
eyes of the guests were drawn from
the young couple to the precious stones
heaped high where all might see.
| King Oscars gift to his grandson
and his bride was the castle Of Sofiero
near Helsingfors, favorite residence OF
| the king and his queen, and one which
he has often described in verse.
The days preceding the wedding were
busy ones for the bride for, in add
| G1On TO SeCClnS ueT GrOuSSedu, Sh6 Nat
to learn the language Of her fanee. A
| tutor was sent from Sweden and from
8 until II o'clock every day the prin
cess was busy with her studies. Sht
made rapid progress, and on her wed
ding day was able to talk to the Swed
ish guests in their own tongue, if thu
sentences did come haltingly.
Two Proud Sisters.
! When the Duchess of Connaugh
brought out her two daughters in so
ciety year ago, she decided that they
should be attended by all the pomp O.
royalty. This is what she said:
"Their grandmother was Queen O.
England; their father is the Duke O.
Connaught; their fathers brother i
King Edward VII of. England. Thei
uncles, aunts and cousins occupy all tn
thrones of Europe. My daughters ar
beautiful and they shall be second
none.' Margaret, the elder, was plain
ly told that she must prepare for
throne; Patricia, the younger, hoped TO
the same.