The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-05-17
REMINDING SUBJECTS
THAT THIS is HIS
DOTH BIRTHDAY
JUST WAIT TILL WEDDING
Red and White Wine TO
CuSh From Fountains.

Madrid, May Today was the
twentieth birthday Of King Alfonso
and the anniversary was celebrated in
the customary manner in Madrid and
throughout the kingdom A few weeks
hence the youthful monarch is to wed
Princess Ena of Battenberg, on which
occasion the festivities viii be on
scale OF great magnifcence. In view
OF the near approach OF this event to-
days celebration was Of milder
character than it otherwise would
have ben. At present all Madrid is
busiiy engaged in preparing for the
popular festiyitiea that viii attend the
royal wedding
Unless some untoward event oc-
cars King Alfonso's wedding day viii
20 down in history as one OF the most
brilliant. gorgeous. spleadid and hos
pitabie In the annals OF pageant-loving
Spain. Already every effort on the
the part Of those responsible for the
ceremonial management Of the court
are hard at work preparing for the
great week In view Of the nations
history during the pait decade there
is special incentive to make the
event as grand and Spectacular as pos
sible in order to show by example that
the ancient splendor Of Spain is not
vet to be numbered anong the things
OF the past
The festivities viii be cn a grand
sale. There will be receptions and
balls. pageants nnd bull-hghta, and
Madrid will TEEN with immense
crowds Of visitors not only from all
parts OF the kingdom, but from all
parts OF the world as well
The lord chamberlain has issued HIS
invitations to be present at the we'd
ding OF their sovereign lord" and he
also has sent out to all the courts OF
Europe requests that they may be re
presented. These invitations ar,
couched in the quaint formula which
still obtains at the aucient roya
courts After starting that on the Isl
Of Jlne, 1906. the City OF Madrid vii
be the scene Of the wedding Of his
majesty the king, the invitation goei
on to say who The king really is, ant
the recipient learns that the follow
ing are the titles under which thu
youthful monarch will stagger to th'
alter
Alfonso Kill. Leon Ferdinan'
Marie Jacques Isadore Pascal Antoine
King Of Spain. Castle Leon, Aragon
the two sicilies. Jerusalem, Navarro
Granada, Toledo, Valencia, Galicia
Minorea, Seville. Cerdena. CordoYa
Corcepa, Marcia, Jaen, Algera, Aleei
ciras, Gibraltar. the canaries. the Eas
and West indies, and the Oceanic col
tinent Archduke Of Austria, Duke 9
Burgundy. Brabant, and MILAN, Cour
OF Hapsburg. Flanders. yrol. an
Barcelona. Lord Of Blscay aud Molin'
etc. etc. etc
Word has been received that pract
cally all the courts Of Europe will b
REPRESENTED. The many represent
tives of European royllty viii be al
companied TO Madrid by large suite
whose brilliant uniforms viii add I
The splendor OF the occasion Most
the delegations win be lodged in II
magnificent royal palace This slruc
ure Is a huge pile Of granite and ma
bic situated on slight eminence !
the north os the cspital. overloolin
on one hand the city and on the oth'
the valley Of Mahzanares, Il WI
built in the seventeenth century. an
contains hundreds OF rooms. salon
picture galleries ard sufficient a
treasures to stock museum.
Madrid IS preparing to give its,
over to joyous festivity for a full wee
The city will be transformed into
eieantie garden OF flowers Roses al
plnks viii be brought By hundreds
wagonloads frcm Seville, Valenc
Malacs ana Muroia. Banquest will q
low banqcet and ceremony follow eel
rr ny Grand professions in charact
viii be organized by the students al
women cigarmakers. and the charmi
neticuaI dances viii be performed
peasants frm the provinces. streaI
Of white and red vine win dow frc
the fountains Of Majrid IA lieu
water On the wedding day. One OF I
most popular celebrations win be
monster bun fight conducted with
the magnificent and papoply OF I
ancients
Apart frcm the pageants and sp
tacles immediately connected with I
welding the young kings guests "
find many entertainments and exc
sions prepared Tor them. There "
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