The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-06-05
MADRID SHAKEN
BY NATIONS JOY
With Boom OF Cannon and Melody of Chimino
Bells, the Shouting PopuIace Acclaim
the New Queen of Spain.

were seated Queen Chrietiana. Prince,
Henry of B~attenbcrg. the in
idhiaS, the Princes and the mem
DcfS of the R~attcnber. and other royaI
families. BESIDES them were tho
foreign princes, archdukcs and Grand
dukeS IN their richest court uniforms
With the crinccsscs and duchcsece i'm
marvellous court gowns. with trains
iouf Yards long, corsagcs and hair
blazing with jewels and with riIrnv
White mantillas floating lightly over
TIE mead and shoulders. mantiIlas be
ing rigidly required.
Mr.. Whitridgc. the American special
envoy. N was i'm evening dress sat
among the other envoy and Ministc.
ana Mr.. Collier were seated with tnl
resident diplomats. The wife of tEa
American woman present. wore a Par
American woman present. wore a par
lSiah court gown of white lace over
white satin, cbroidered with siIv..
AS the royal couple entered the ds-
semblage arose and two hundred choi.-
tcrs intoned a professional hymn. The
king looked calm. happy and slight
~ pale as usual.
The bride entered with her mother.
brother and Queen Christiana. the sill
Vcfed embroidery of her wedding dress
being reflected by the myraid lights
until the bride seemed to be robeG in
jewels. Her veil. slightly drawn
ASIDE, revealed her clear. fine features
with cheeks full of youthful color.
The King advanced to meet the
bride and they stood together as the
marriage ceremony began. The cerc-
mony was performed with all the i'm
preSsiveneSS of the Roman ritual. Car
dlnal Sencha. archbishop of Toledo.
robed in crimson silk officiating. as
sisted by a special nuncio of the pope
and the highest dignitaries of the
church, with scores of acolytes ana
incense burners. The ceremony which
lasted nearly an hour, terminated With
the nunclO D~rOnOuncing the POpe'S
~benediction on the newly arried couple
and the chanting of the TIE DeUm.
The Bridal Trousseau.
The wedding dress worn by Princess
fIna attracted great interest in Spain.
as it Is truly a Spanish product, in
fabric and finish, except for the Won
derful Brussels lace which adorned
It. 1t was a fancy of the King and
the Queen Mother that the wedding
dress should be made in Spain, and
the Princess Ena graciously fell in
With this patriotic sentiment. The
dress is therefore one of the special
presents from the King and is a mar
vel Of elegance. The silk was manu-
featured from a special pattern i'll one
of the large Spanish silk establish
ments. 1t VAS made up with all the
artistic skill of the court d~ressmakerS.
The silk is heavily overlaid With Won
derful silver embroidery With soft
frills of the finest Brussels lace. said
to have cost $50 a yard. The iaccs
were publicly exhibited before being
put on the dress. and excited the ad-
hi. alton ard astonishment of the aris-
tocratic ladies of Madrid. Grange
blossoms are p~rofuse1y used with the
silver embrOideries and 1aceS. for the
cCfS32". and even in dainty cl1St"r5i
along the train, which Is four yards
long. According to Spanish traditions
the bride must afterwards present this
wedding dress to the Virgin de la
Paloma. the popular protectress of
maternity.
Except the wedding dress, all the
bridal rousseau of robes. clOaks,
evening and tea gowns. petticoats and
underlinen. was made in LOndon where |
many of the dresses nave been on
exhibition. Some of the articles of this
~queenly rousseau and described as
follows:
A dainty dress of white mousseline-
de-soie lowered with miniature roses. !
A morning gown is Of fine spotted
lawn over paIest blue. inset with Valen-
ciennes laccs. A beautiful Princess
robe is in lawn. made to wear over
many different colored slips. A
charming pale blue China silk Empire
morning robe is fastened in front with
blue rOsettes and ends. Another
morning gown is of white lawn over
pale blue, insertad at equal distances
with Nalenciennes lace. A smart morn
ing gown is entirely OF
Englis embroidery in a very over
work design.
Among the simple day gowns are
many composed of linen. The bodices
in many instances are made after the |!
American blouse style with toucheS
of red and blue embroidery. One OF
the many dressing Jackets is made OF
the palest blue and white Ienana
edged with quaint silk embroidery. |
A handsome day dress is composed of
ivory crepe de Chine. the bodice Ar-
ranged with the finest Guipure lace
and tucked squares of crepe de th'he,
the enters of which are deliCatelY en-
broidered with CoIored rosebuds and
set together with insertions of Nalen-
ciennes lace. A simple frOck is Of
the paIest pink and white lowered
voile with ValeEcinnes lace. Another
day dress is of pale silk and white sat
in foulard in a small design. Ah"tnef
~beautifuF visiting dress is of fine White
Valenciennes lace and iVory-colored
cloth.
Among the many tea gowns is a
beautiful one of palest pink mouSelin9
de sole made in the Empire style An
other is a pale yellow empire SoMh
,.oiIed with white linen-de-soie. the
raa boI1 sleeves are entirely of frlllS
Of lace. and round the shor waist are
pale yellow ribbons threaded thIousn
embroidery. There is a handsome
evening coat of pale blsc~ult-coiorea
faced cloth. with a hood colnp"1eh 81
W. 1enciennes lace. dved TO match the
10th Among the evening gowns is
a .hort-waisted one of pale maise
q ,eee1ine Another Empire evenlng
Gown is of white silk mousseilne nov
cred all over with tiny clusters ~ plHh
roses.
~ ,,de, linen is made of the fin
49, trimmed with real Nalenc1-
ennes lace and fine embroidery. me
.ellilTr - tho ROYAL bride ~surmounted
the Spanish crown are Worhe" 'l
the garments.