The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-01


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STAINS StRtT.
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cheerrd With delight when The hrrt Gun ~
q royal salute ~ p7s O'Clock bowed hat
tho imn@t,,oua bridegroom had started Tho
procesalon five minutes ahead 81 time
Az the same moment all tho bells in Madrid
burat into n glad olamor 81 Joy,
slowly tho great cavalcade moved from
the roval palace n tho Plaza del 0riente
and through tho Gallo Mayor to the great
central square, the Puerta del Sol A
mounted aide -de-oamp led the line. and
there followed eight equerries In dark
blue uniforms. mounted drummers with the
ROYAL silver aide drums, four t~rimpeters,
four mounted mace bearers. In rich rcd
and gold costumes: four horses In ORR
entail ~trappinRs. led nv footmen; eight
eayly caparieoned horsea, bearing an.
tinie saddles; sixteen horses wearing
~trappings and harness corresponding with
the different foreign uniforms worn by
tho King, four riding masters. four
horse breakers from the palace of Aran-
j,iez. a bronze Landau bearing the Kings
heralds and twenty-five magnificent
coaches carrying grandees Of Spain. Then
came nineteen marvellous state coaches,
with the members Of the Spanish royal
family and the foreign princes and their
suites.
A striking feature Of this part OF the
procession was the empty black coach OF
Juana La Loca. the historic Queen o. spain,
who, refusing to believe that her husband
was dead, watched by his coffin many
weary weeks waiting for him TO awaken.
Following tho traditional custom. this
gloomy state coach is never occupied.
One coach contained the Kings sister,
Infanta Maria Teresa, with her husband.
Infante Don Fernando. Another bore the
Kings maternal aunts, the lnfantas Dona
Paz, Dona Eulalia and Dona Isabel.
Next in the pageant was a brilliant array
Of generals and star officers and masters
OF the horse.
Then came eight SNOW white mules, with
out riders, drawing the crown coach, with
King Alfonso XIII. He was accompanied
in the coach by the heir to the throne, little
nine -year-old Don Alfonso and lnfante Don
Carlos, still popularity known as the rim
of the Asturias. He was the Kings pad-
rino, or male sponsor, at the wedding,
PAGEANT OF ORIENTAL sPLENDoR.
Each of these historic equipages merits
a special description. but as they passed
before the eyes Of the admiring multitude
to-day they formed but units in the whole
wonderful pageant. a scene 40 dazznngt
40 Oriental, that as a setting for twentieth
century personalities it SCENE almost
unreal. 1t was easier to believe that one
was witnessing the splendor OF a royal
pageant in the days Of the zenith Of SPANS
fame. when she dominated almost the whole
known world.
On either side Of the royal coach and
before and behind it stepped the Kings
special bodyguard, the alabarderos, carry
ing their antique halberds. Nearly every
man in this splendid body is six feet in
height. Then came the royal escort, in their
beautiful cream uniform, trimmed with gold.
and in brass helmets with white plumes.
They were followed by equerries.
The modest retinue OF Princess Ena
now appeared 1t was preceded by gen.
tlemen-in-waiting and a detachment OF
the royal escort. The bride. like the BRIDE
groom, was in a coach drawn by eight
white mules-a fairylike vehicle OF ma
hoeany and glass. II was a picture to
deli ht the Spanish heart. The sweet Eng
lish beauty Of the young bride contrasted
with the dark and gracious dignity OF the
Queen Mother, Maria Christina, who acted
as madrina, or lady sponsor.
The dazzling wedding dress Of the bride
was of white satin embroidered with silver
rosebuds and roses entwined with silver
orange blossoms. Her court m~antle-foul
and one-half yards long-was similarly
embroidered. Upon her head by the King
request, was the same nuptial veil that wal
worn by the woman at her side at her owr
wedding.
HEARTFRLT GREETING TO THE BRIDE.
How shall be described the greeting thai
a million Spaniards gave the royal couple
as they passed slowly before them to mee'
at the altar Of San Geronimof Spain love-
her young King with a deep and genuine
affection. The Spaniards approve OF the
bride he has chosen. Most Of that vas
conoourse saw her for the first time to
dav. Her bright type Of Anglo-Saxol
beauty is rare among them. and 1t appeal
strongly to their artistic sense. Her sweet
ness and grace c~aptivated them instantly.
The boundless acclaim with which the,
greeted their smiling sovereign seemed Il
surpass any human tribute Of modern times
and yet it was itself surpassed. The boom
ing guns and changing bells were dro
to silence in the wave of the human choruI
as the brides coach threaded It's wa.
through the vast multitude.
What wonder that the girlish bride, a
first almost overwhelmed by the aoolama
ton, grew radiant and almost majesti
az she seemed to realize for the first tim
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