Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-30
MADRID FESTIVITIES
FOREIGN PRINCES ARRIVED AT
SPANISH CAPITAL.

The preparations for the marriage of King
Alfonso and Princess Victoria Gas Princess
Ena Of Battenberg is designated by the
Spaniards) are fast approaching culmina-
ton with the arrival yesterday of foreign
princes and ENJOYS. the influx of vast
throngs and the final adornment of streets
and buildings. Such spectacle of royal
splendor has seldom been seen as when the
princes coming for the wedding arrived.
The train of the Prince of Wales and the
Archduke Francis Ferdinand OF Austria ar
rived at 2:20 o'clock. followed by the trains
OF Prince Albrecht OF Prussia, the Grand
Duke Vladimir of Russia. Crown Prince
Constantine of Greece. Prince Albert Leo
poid of Belgium. Prince Eugene of Sweden
and many others. Before the station were
drawn up the Palace Guard with their white
uniforms and shimmering helmets, and a
brigade of lancers. with steel breastplates.
Royal Family at Station.
Awaiting the princes were the royal fam
lily, the infantas, the captain general of
Madrid the ministers and the ambassadors.
The ladies were bright in summer silks.
wn1ie the officials and ministers were re-
spiendent with gold lace and decorations.
trumpet blasts greeted the Prince of Wales
ana Archduke Francis Ferdinand The for
mer wore the uniform of British general
f.
tired In a figured silk gown and the arch
duke wore white uniform of a general OF
Hussars. with silver helmet sursnounted
py VIVID green plume.
Inere was another simmer of upfforr,,s
and dresses the royal REPRESENTATIVES Of
their retinues "A'ii
La, Later there was a brilliant pageant as all
tne princes and princesses with their reti-
nues, proceeded to the Pardo palace ,ybara
hihs AiIonso and Princess Victoria received
throughout the remainder of the day.
Alfonso and Guests at Theater.
The Pardo Palace was the center oe tho
festivities last night King alfonso and his
guests witnessed a performance at tho
faroo l'heater, one quaint feature of which
was tableau of an old Spanish marriage
suggestive of the nuptials which are to take
place on Thursday
The streets last night presented a spec-
tacie of lurid color and intense acttvitv
Nah"ay Trans are bringing IN thousands of
foreigners and provincial Spanards All
the main thoroughfares are packed with
dense throngs of people In bright summer
azure many of them wearing the pic
turesque costumes of CASTLE and Aragon.
The streets along the route of the we'd
dlng cortege are ablaZe with color from
end to end, with floral arches, sunbursts
of British and Spanish flags and garlands of
roses looped on the balconies Many build
ings are surrounded with gigantic crowns
which at night sparkle with electric lights
At the plaza angle there is huge Japa-
nese parasol edged with electric lamps,
under which military band plays for street
streets change and sparkle with myraids
of lights. Thus the capital has taken on
its brightest hues for The marriage of the
king
A unique feature of the festivities yes
terday afternoon was the ascension of
twelve balloons from the Aero Club Park:
The perfect weather lent to the success or
the event, the flight of the balloons over the
city being witnessed by the royal family
from Pardo Palace.
The Special Embassies.
The foreign embassies specially sent in
honor of the kings marriage are as fol-
lows:
United States-Mr Frederick w. Whit
ridge. with several secretaries and army
and navy attaches.
England-The Prince and Princess of
Wales, Princess Beatrice of Battenberg.
with her sons: Princess Louis of Eaten
berg. Princess of Teck and her husband,
Princess Frederick of Hanover and her
consort. the Duchess of Edinburgh and her
daughter, the Countess of Erbach and her
daughter
Austria-The Archduke Francis Ferdi-
nand prince hereditary; the Archduke
Frederic, with the princess and two daugh-
tiers; the Archduke Eugene.
Germany-Prince Albrecht of Prussia, re-
gent of Brunswick with his son and a suite
of nine adjutants.
Russa-The Grand Duke Vladimir
Italy-The Duke of Genoa.
Portugal-The Duke of Brabanza, prince
hereditary.
Greece-The Duke of SPARTA prince he
reditary.
Begium-The Prince Albert Leopold,
prince hereditary
holland-The General du Monceau chief
of the military house of the queen: Tonk-
heer van Geen. Tonkheer Roel and adju-
tants.
Monaco-The Prince of Monaco
Sian-A royal prince
aorocco-The governor of Teheran. Sidi
Kaddor ell Gharf, with numerous suite
Japan-Mr Kato, minister plenipotentiary.
in Belgium
Chinar-Mr. Wang TIA Lieh, ambassador in
London.
Argentina--sr. saenz Pena, with secreta-
ries.
Peru-Sr. Osma minister plenipotentiary
Chile-Sr Augustin Edwards with seere-
taries and attaches.
Uruguay-Sr. Daniel Munoz minister
plenipotentiary In Buenos Ayres.
Mexieo-Sr. Limantour, minister of
finance.
Norway-Baron de Wedel Tarisberg the
new minister plenpotentiary at Madrid.
Salvador-Sr. Matthew. charge d'affaires
at Paris. and Sr. Perez Triana, charge
d affares at Madrid
France-Gen. Dalstein, commander of the
9th Army Corps. and NJ. Paliogue minister
plenipotentiary. accompanied by numerous