The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-01

olGSiH OF the crowds indsSeQ alOng the
route,
Ahead rode trumpeters in crimson
velvet suits Of the time Of Phillip II.
sounding the approach of the royal
party Following them came the per
sonnet Of the royal household: the her
aids mounted on stations from the roy
a stud and Caparis0ned in Oriental
STYLE. each led by a cadet of the royal
riding academy and the equerTies and
sIOUms from the royal stables. leading
the kings favoTite horses with gold en-
roidered saddles. cloths and colored
plCmes, accompanied by pages and rid
ing masters and all the bewilderine
equipment Of d luxurious court
Next came 4 long line Of gala coaches
Of the Spanish grandees. each Of a dis
tiuctive color, with panels richly paint
ed. gilded and jeweled and drawn by
magnificent horses. in silver harness.
adorned with tall plumes, matching the
IN cry Within rode the nobility of
Spain; the men with their breasts COW
cred with orders and the women in
Wedding attire.
Royal Gala Coaches.
Bat the briIIiancy Of this part Of the
coTtege was far surpassed u hen tba
famous gala coaches came into viev-
each drawn by eight superb white
horses with golden and silver harnesses
and lofty c0lOred pIumage- looking Ike
jne coaches depicted on some ifluminat-
ed page OF fairybook. These coaches
formed one Of the most strfizing fea-
lures Of the wedding cOrtege. They were
HafNetS OF luxury, some of tortoise
SMELL others of mahogany. set with pan
els painted by famous artists all oI.ra-
mented with precious metals and en-
olazoned with the royal inSisnia. They
were relics of byg0ne days. when KINGS
and Queens rode in golden vehicles. but
they had been renovated in III heir orr
ginal Spleldor for this occasion. The
most interesting coaches were the Anar-
anth coach for he court lad es: the
CIPHER coach. for the lords IN waiting:
the coach Of the DucaI crown for the
infantas. and the shell coach for the
queen mother.
All the trapDingS and suTrour dings Of
these magnificent vehicles were in keep
ing They were drawn by teams of six
and eight white horses. well matched
and Of the finest bre sds.
About these glitterins vehicles cir
cled retiIues of groOms. pages. heralds
and others in the snowy uniforms of
Louis XIV.
Grandees in Line.
The coaches OF the Spanish grandees
of royalty. the main difference being
that they were drawn by only two
horses. according to rigid rule.
Some of the most uJtsbIe of these
coaches were as follows:
The Duke Of AIbaq's coach Of yellow
with red wheels. the plumage of the
horses and the livery Of the laCkeys be-
ing in the same color: that Of the Mar
quis Of Niaua. a seventeenth ceutury
by Vicente Lopez: that Of the Marquis
De MirafOres. distinguished by its wit
ness eS. all the piUmage, harnesses and
livery heiEg Of white, those Of the Duke
Of SOtomayOT and the Marquis De To-
var. each of blue with RED wheels and
plumage of the same cOlors; that Of the
Duke Of Tamames, brown. and Of the
Count of Heredia green There were
some twenty-five of these historic
coaches of the grardees. each having its
ov~E peculiar brilTiancy aud all forming
a singula11y dazzling pageant.
Visiting Princes.
Following the coaches Of the Spanish
princes and infautas were those of the
visiting princes including the Prince
and Princess of Wales. the Archduka
and Archduchess Francis Ferinand of
Austria the Grand Duke and Grand
Duchess Vladimir Of Russia. and rep
resentatives Of all the royal houses of
Europe.
Closing this dazzling array Of Princes
appeared a coach bearing the royal
crown in which were seated King A.
f0nSo. his witness. Prince Carlos and
the Kings little nephew. Prince Al
fonsO. the actual heir TO the throne Uf
Spain.
As the kings coach appeared It was
greeted by a great roar while the null
titude widely waved hanGkeTchiefs. fans
and parasols. His majesty could plain
+ IL be seen smiling and bowling to the
4 popular greetings. He wore the uni
/ form of n field marshal nis hat sur
mounted by n sweeping white plume
/ Around his coach was a cavalcade ~
royal guards. heTa'ds. eq-erTies ana
pages. holding back thu enthusiastic
pCpulace-
The Brides Party.
+ Immediately following the royal cOauE
/ came the brides party. forming another
/ glittering array of gala coaches, bear
/ ng the lords and ladies in waiting and
/ The princes and princesscs of the house
/ Cf Battenbarg, and finally came the
/ famed Mahogany coach with the rad
liant bride. Princess Victoria, attended
/ by her mother and Queen Marie Chris
tina.
/ The appearance of the princess. who
{ was about to become their queen, aroused
the people to the highest pitch Of emo
/ ton, men and women cheered and shouted
/ friendly salutatiOns. while others from the
J balconies of the houses along the route
+ shOwered flowers on the princess and le
/ loose hundreds Of pigeons carrying Ions
bright steamers. The bride looked mos
I charming, and gracioUsly acknowledged
the continued ovatiOns.
AbIaze With Color.
As the cortege entered the Puerto De