The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-05-30
SPECTACLE OF ROYAL
SPLENDOR In MADRID
PRINCES FROM ALL COURTS
OF EUROPE ARRIVING
FOR WEDDING.

Greeted by Spanish Reigning Family,
the Infantas, the Captain General ~
Madrid, the Ministers and Ambassa-
dors--Prince Of Wales, Wearing the
Uniform Of British General, Greeted
by Fanfare of Trumpets.
Madrid, May 29.-The preparations
for the marriage Of King Alfonzo and
Princess Victoria (als Princess. Ena Of
Battenberg is designated by the Span
iards) are fast approaching completion
with the arrival Of foreign princes and
ENJOYS the influx Of vast throngs and
the final adornment of streets and
buildings.
Such a spectacle Of royal splendor has
seldom been seen as when the princes
coming to the wedding arrived this aft
ernoon. The train Of the Prince Of
Wales and the Archduke Francis
Ferdinand Of Austria arrived at 2:2O
o'clock followed by the trains Of Prince
Albrecht Of Prussia, the Grand Duke
Vladimir OF Runssia, Crown Prince
Constantine of Greece, Prince Albert
Leopold Of Belgium, Prince Eugene of
Sweden, and many others. Before the
station were drawn up the palace
guard with it's white uniforms
and shimmering helmets and brigade
of lancers with steel breastplates.
awaiting tine princes were the royaI
family the infantas, the captain gen
eral Of Madrid, the ministers and the
ambassadors. The ladies were bright
in summer silks, while the officials ana
ministers were resplendent with gold
lace and decorations. A fanfare OF
trumpets greeted the Prince of Wales
and Archduke Francis Ferdinand The
former wore the uniform Of a British
| general The Princess of Wales, was
| exquisitely attired in a figured SILK
| gown and the archduke wore a stun
ming white uniform Of general Of
hussars, with silver helmet eurnount-
ed by a vivid green plume. There was
another simmer of uniforms ana
dresses as the royal representatives of
Germany, Russia and Greece arrived
with snowy retinues. Later there was
another, pageant as all the princes and
/ princesses with their retinues proceed
4 ed to the Pardo palace, where King
/ Alfonso and Princess Victoria received
1 Throughout the rest Of the deg eaay .IEslAs llA4ts
Pardo palace was the center Of the fes-
/ tivities tonight.
King Alfonso and his guests Witness
ed a performance at the Pardo theater,
one quaint feature of which was tab
leau of an old Spanish marriage, sug-
| gestive Of the nuptials which are to
take place on Thursday. William M,
Collier, the american minister to Spain,
was among the guests, but Special En-.
voy +. w. Whitridge ana the other en-
voys We're not present as the guests
were restricted to princes and resident
diplomats.
The streets to-night present spec
tacle of lurid color and intense activi-
ty Railway trains are bringing Id
thousands Of foreigners and provincial
Spaniards All the main thorougfifares
are packed with dense throngs Of neo-
pie in bright summer attire, many of
them wearing the picturesque costumes
Of CASTLE and Aragon. The streets
along the route Of the wedding cortege
are ablaze with colors from end to end.
with floral arches, sunbursts Of British
and Spanish flags and garlands 81
roses looped on the balconies. MANY
buildings are surrnounted with gigantic
crowns which at night sparkle with
electric light, Even the street cars arr
Respondent, the trolley poles bearine
lines of streamers. AT the Plaza Angle
there is huge Japanese parasol edged
with electric lamps, under which a mil
itary band plays for street dancers
With nightfall the colors in the streets
change and sparkle with myriads al
light, the arches, palaces and emblems
being outlined by innumerable electric
lamps Thus the capital has taken Oh
its brightest hues for the marriage 81
the king.