Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-31
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XIV of France
As the Kings coach appeared It was
greeted by a great roar, while the mui'i-
tude wildly waved handkerchieis' ians /
and parasols His Majesty could plainly |
be seen smiling and bowing TO the popular |
greetings. He wore the uniform OF a |
held marshal. his hat surmounted by a !
sweeping white plume Around ms |
coach was a cavalcade Of Royal Guards, |
heralds. equefries and pages, holding back
the enthusiastic populace
Immediately following the royal coach
came the brides party, forming another
glitterng array OF gala coaches. bearing
the lords and ladies In waiting ana the
Princes and Princesses Of the House oi
Battenborg; and finally came the iamea
mahogany coach with the radiant bride
| Princess Victoria. attended by her mother
and Queen Marie Christina.
The appearance of the Princess who was
about 70 become their queen aroused the
people to the highest pitch Of emotion;
! Men and women cheered and shouted
/ friendly sautations. while Others from
/ the balconies Of the houses along the
I route showerod flowers on the Princess.
On reaching the Chamber of Deputies
the cortege came in sight Of the chufch
Of St. Jeronino el Real which was mag
nifcently adorned for the ceremony
Awaiting the bridal party stood lines oi
halbefdiers and palace guards.
The church Of San Jeronimo el Real
whore the ceremonies took place, was
filled with envoys and foreign ministers:
The American special envoy, FREDERICK
Wallinglord Whitridge and his staii, were
among the guests -,
Mrs Collier wife Of the American Min
isior. was Tie only American woman IN
side the church
Mrs Whitndre, wife Of the special
envoy Of the United States, occupied a
tribune outside the church
The bridal party entered the church
at IL O'Clock. and the elaborate cere-
monies proceeded
King Alfonso and his bride left the
church al 1890 p. M The announce
ment Of the wedding by the firing Of ar
tilley salutes was wildly acclaimed by
the people
THE WEDDING DRESS.
The wedding dress has attracted great
, interest in Spain, as it is truly a Spanish
product in fabric and finish, except for
the wonderful Brussels lace which has
been brought 10 adorn IL IL was a
fancy of the King and the Queen mother
that the wedding dress should be made
in Spain and the Princess Ena gra-
oously fell in with this patriotic senti-
ment. The dress is therefore one OF
the special presents from the king and Is
marvel of elegance. The silk was
manufactured from a special pattern In
one Of the large Spanish silk establish
ments II was made up with all the
artistic skill Of the court dressmakers
The silk is heavily overlaid with wonder.
ful silver embroidery with soft frills Of
the finest Brussels lace, said 10 have cost
. $50 a yard. EThe laces were publicly
E exhibited before being put on the dress
e and excited the admiration and astOnish'
! ment of the aristocratic ladies of Madrid
, Orange blossoms are profusely used witt
e the silver embroideries and laces for the
e corsage. and even In dainty clusters alonf
the train, which is four yards long Ac
{ cording to Spanish tradition the bride
r must afterwards present this wedding
Z dress TO the Virgin de la Paloma, th'
= popular protectress Of maternity.
THE WEDDING PRESENTS.
The presents for King Alfonso and hi
bride arrived from all quarters Of thi
globe, from countries and their rulers
, from provinces and cities, and ever
! from school children of Spain, who havl
contributed their mite 70 show thei
{ loyalty to the king Some OF these gift
! are as follows:
The Queen Mother presents the Kin
with her portrait painted by Morenl
Carbonero The city OF Madrid give
an enduring present 10 the bride, b,
D establishing a workmen's quarter, whicl
is baptized in the name Of Queen Vic
toria Eugenia" The mayor of Madri,
4 invited all the mayors OF Spain to sign al
! artistic album expressing their homag
to the young couple. The manu-
4 facturers Of Barcelona presented tn
Z bride with q diadem of diamonds value
/ at $50 900 pesetas.
The presents from royalty are notabl
. mainly for their elegance and taste rathe
4 than their intrinsic worth, although som
h Of them are Of great value. The En-
peror of Germany sends some splendi
l. hunting trophies, made of the heads {
: wild boars and stays which Alions
. killed during his hunt in the imperii
hunting preserves of Germany Franc
J. sends some Of the finest productions {
Sevres porcelain and the Gobelin tape
try factories. The Spaniards of Al
gentina cabled to the famous sculpto
Mariana Beulliure, ordering busts
n Alfonso and the bride, In marble {
rs bronze, and transmitting $4,000 peseta
Queen Christina presents the brid
4, with a priceless court mantle which b.
II longed to Queen Isabel ii, Of dark re
~ velvet wonderfully embroidered in goll
Il The brides presents from the SPANS
10 aristocracy includes many historic Jewel
3 fine old fans, laces and porcelains. III
4 daughter of the Duke of Alba sent h
a gold waist buckle set in rubies. III
+ presents from the people Of Spain sho
"a the sympathy with which they recei,
h the foreign Princess. The sohoo
q teachers throughout the country hal
y subscribed a large amount for a sum
tuous edition Of Don Quixote, accon
panied by message of felicitation {
parchment.
The friends Of the King at Biarri
united in making truly royal gift of q
r. Villa Mouriscot and its splendid estate
y, where the royal oourtship began. III
q English residents WED with the Spa
Is iards in giving presents, the Engli
colonies OF the interior towns haviI
raised 100000 pesetas for a diamor
and pearl necklace Many Of the presen
TX are vet to be announced.