The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-05-23
SPAIN 10l|.GREfT.
HER FUTURE
QUEEN
Madrid in Gay Attire for Ante
Nuptial Events Of Royal
Couple.

Associated Press Cable to The Evenlng
Tines. 7as1a
Madrid. May PA large and dis
tinguished party, including officers,
civil officials and court dignitaries,
have proceeded to the frontier to meet
Princess Ena of Battenberg, who is to
make her entry into Spain tomorrow
to become the bride of King Alfonso.
The princess will be met by members
Of the British embassy. who will make
the formal presentation of the future
queen and her suite to the Spanish
authorities. This presentation may be
regarded as the first official act of the
journey. AS soon as it is concluded
the royal train will start for Madrid.
At all the stations en- route Princess
Ena will receive the respectful homage
of the local authorities and the inhabi-
tants. AS special honor she will be
greeted everywhere by the salute ac-
corded to royalty.
The princess and her family will be
lodged at the palace of Ell Pardo, one
of the magnificent seats of the Spanish
royal family located some seven miles
from Madrid. The palace is large
and stately building and contains
many famous works Of art.
Princess Ena's stay at the Pardo is
fixed by precedent at six days, during
which she will receive official visits
from all the authorities, the officers
of the kings household, the cortes and
senate. During the week preceding
the wedding the Princesss trousseau
will be shown to the public In the SEN
ate house, and her jewels, which will
also be shown, will be guarded by the
kings halberdiers.
Madrid's preparations for the we'd
ding are going forward apace. The
decorations are rapidly nearing COM
pletion, and. in addition to the route
whichsthe wedding procession will fol-
low. many other streets are being pro-
fusely adorned with flags and bunting.
The facades of many houses are almost
hidden by long stretches of red and
yellow cloth and their occupants have
hung multi-colored carpets, silken
tapestries-many of them beautifully
embroidered-and other such objects
from the windows and balconies Fes-
toons of evergreens. In which varie-
gated fairy lamps from rosebuds, are
stretched across the streets from imi-
tatiOn palm trees, and bannerets flut-
ter from countless Venetian masts.
The national colors everywhere pre-
dominate, with here and there Brit
ish union jack flying.
Country folk are already arriving in
town to attend the great public fes-
tivities which will both precede and
follow the wedding. The fetes will in
clude gala performances. military re-
views, a parade of representatives Of
the Spanish provinces in typical cos
tunes, a royal bull fight. balls and re-
ceptions.
Many picturesque groups of peasants
are now to be seen on the streets.
The men are in quaint costumes-em-
broidered waistcoats and knee
breaches adorned with big silver but
tons, with gaudv handkerchiefs around.
their heads and hempen sandals on
their feet. Others. wearing close-ft-
ting jackets with silver buttons, carry
tartan shawls on their shoulders and
have STATS in their hands. The women
are dressed in the brightest colors, yell
low and red, with embroidered shaws
on their heads or roses intertwined in
their hair. The women of the better
class wear the graceful black mantilla.
and are soberly attired.