Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-05-31
DAY OF POMP
AND CEREMONY

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preceded line Of quaint historical
coaches. twenty zone In number. en-
blaxoned with armorial bearings, and
embellished with massive gilt Orna-
mentation. The coachmen and foot
men wore brilliant Louis XVI. liveries.
and the trappings Of the horses were
of the most gorgeous description. The
first vehicle. bronze colored. drawn by
four black horses. was occupied by
four Masters lat Arms After 1t came
the so-called paris" coach with nix
horses having white trappings and
names plated with red worsted. occu-
pied by the Court Chamberlain. and
twelve state chariots whose horses
were adorned with plumes Of varied
hues. belonging to the Grandees Of
Spain In them were seated palace
functionaries Of high rank. The next
carriage. ornamented with silver gilt.
while around its panels were q series
Of paintings by old masters, having six
sable horses attached to it. was occu-
pied by the Queen Dowager of Spain,
Princess Henry OF Battenberg and the
Infanta Eulalia. Other carriages fol-
lowed with other members Of the two
families.
Bride and Her Party.
A detachment Of Horse Guards sepa-
rated the foregoing carriages from a
very. pretty tortoise shell coach. in
which was seated the bride and her
party. The entire body Of this vehicle
was veneered a dark, tortoise-shell
color. except for a border Of paintings
Illustrating the story Of Solomon. It
was drawn by six chestnut horses.
The tortoise-shell carriage was fol-
lowed by mahogany coach. called the
coach of Respect" which was not
occupied. This vehicle always directly
precedes the royal chariot, to meet an
emergency, or In case Of breakdown.
A detachment Of the Royal Body
Guard rode In front Of the massively
/ gilded chariot termed the Royal
i Crown" occupied by the king. This
i coach had gilt allegorical figures
standing out in relief from the panels.
and It's roof was surmounted by a
heavily being inset with imitation
jewels. The hammer cloth. wonder
full piece OF embroidery work, Is valued
at many thousands Of dollars. The
coach was drawn by eight fine speckled
/ grays, In dark red harness having
heavy ormolu ornamentation. I'm
mense white ostrich plumes waved
from the heads Of these horses.
Other carriages were In line and
were occupied by the royal wedding
guests. The officers Of the kings mil
itary household and several squadrons
Of the Royal Body Guard closed the
parade.
| Greeted by Loyai Subjects.
4 The route OF the procession was
through such thunders Of applause and
enthusiasm az constituted greeting
Of which any monarch might be proud
All Spain and many foreigners were
in the great throng, while the brilliance
Of the decorations made It seem like
driving under continuous canopy OF
garlands. banners and arches. Red and
yellow. OF course. predominated in the
wilderness Of bunting. but great
masses OF roses and other blossoms OF
many varieties gave delightful pic
! turesqueness to the combined effect.
l. Military bands were stationed al
various points along the route and they
each struck up the national anthem Al
the cortege appeared. The nationa
anthem was thus sounded In the earl
OF the royal party along the entirt
route.
Meantime all the audience for thu
wedding except the bridal party had
assembled in the Church Of st. Ger.
! onimo. This great old building. Of se
we're exterior. had been made most i'm.
posing within. Special stands had beer
erected for the accommodation OF thu
J invited guests. the chancel and tn
} nave being reserved for the royal fam
lily, princes and members Of the court
} The scene when the wedding guests as
? sembled was most magnificent. Their
, was an acre OF many colored uniform
2 and beautiful gowns with flashing jew
2 els and glittering orders Of the roya
Z personages and nobility.
II Conspicuous among the foreign rep
s resentatives were the Prince of Wales
) lPrince Albert Of Prussia, the Gran
, Duke Michael of Russia, the Archduk
Franz Ferdinand Of Austria. the Duls
of Genoa. representing the King {
Italy; the Crown Prince Louis OF POI
y tugai, Prince Albert Of Flanders, tn
Crown Prince Gustave Of Sweden. tn
Crown Prince Constantine Of Greco
General Dubois, representing II
French Republic. and representative
OF China, Denmark, Turkey. Morocco
and other powers.
Frederick M. Whitridge. the Unite
States special envoy, In plain evenir
dress, occupied first place among q
1lttterin0ly uniformed env0ys and wi