The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-06-08
4 GORGEOUS
SPECTACLE
FUTURE EMPRESS OF GERMANY
RIDES INTO BERLIN.
CHEERED BY THOUSANDS
Betrothed Wife Of the Crown Prince
Welcomed at Her Capital According
to Old Time Customs. Postmen and
Butchers Head Procession.

tive than in any Of her pictures the
Duchess Cecilia Of Mecklinburg-
Schwerein drove publicly into this city
Hundreds Of thousands Of her future
subjects saw her according to a care
fully worked out programme. Smiling
happily and with natural and not fore
ed bearing, their feelings expressed it.
self spontaneously in many a cheer
1t is the sincere belief that she is not
only the betrothed wife of the crown
prince, but his sweetheart.
AS the chief burgomaster 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
dition, led his company Of foot guards
over the route Of the procession an
hour before the duchess entered the
city, was also we'll received He ac-
knowledged the cheering by salutins
with his sword at every second step.
The duchess arrived from Schwereir
at noon with her mother, the Grand
Duchess Anatasia; her brother, Fred
erick Francis, the reigning grand duke
Of Mecklenburg-S chwerein; his wife
and numerous following.
The emperor, empress and crown
prince, the latter's five brothers anc
little Princess Victoria met the party
at the railway station and breakfas.e6
with them in the Chateau Bellevue
situated in the garden about two miles
from the imperial palace. There The
Duchess Cecilia rested with the Elm
press, while the others went to the
palace.
Forty mounted postmen, in accord
with old custom, rode in advance fol
lowed by one hundred mounted mas
ter butchers in evening suIts and OPP
era hats. Twenty mounted trumpe
tiers, preceded by squadron of thu
first dragon Of the guard and three
six house court equipages followed
These vehicles were occupied by thu
gentlemen in waiting on the empress
and the future crown princess. They
were separated by half squadron o.
: the Garde du Corps from state car
riage drawn by eight horses, contain
ing the grand duchess and the mIs
tress of the robes.
The young duchess wore an evening
dress of pink silk muslin cut decollettt
and trimmed with lace. She wore {
tara Of diamonds in her hair On tn,
right Of the duchess carriage rode til,
master Of horse, Count Won Wedel
and on the left the governor Of Berlin
General Won Sahnke.
In the other six uhlans carriage.
were the Ladies in waiting of the EN-
press and the duchess.
A squadron of uhlans with mount
of band fell In at the rear and closed
the pageant
The course of the procession lay 70,
a mile through the Tiergarten. Where
the roads crossed there were 400 chill.
dren who sang "God Greet Thee
When inside the Brandenberger gate
the duchess came in view of one, OF
the broadcast avenues in the world
Inter den Linden, beautifully decor.
ated.
The duchess bowed regularly to the
right and to- the left, acknowledging
the cheers Of the crowd.
The procession stopped inside the
gate and one hundred maidens OF
honor In white violet costumes cur
tested. The chief burgomaster stepped
forward and read a brief address OF
welcome She thanked the burgomas-
ter i'm a. few simple words and The pro-
cession began to move again, the ar.
tillery at the other end Of Inter der
Linden fired four gurs. Little girl,
threw fresh roses under the. horse
feet as the duchess went on her way
down the alley of lime trees, which
were hung with roses, the masses of
people covering the roofs of houses
waving tinv flags and cheering.