The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-31
THEY ARE WE'D.
Princess Ena, Niece of Edward
VII Of England,
Becomes the Bride of the King
of Spain.
MILES OF SOLDIERS
Lined Both Sides of the Streets
in Old Madrid.
City Was Resplendent With the
National COIOrs.
MILES OF SOLDIERS

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Madrid, May S1.-The marriage Of
King Alfonso and Princess victoria
was celebrated today.
Madrid, May 31.-The city awoke
today under a cloudless sky with daz-
zling sunshine, adding its glories to the
bewildering maze of color. in which
the streets were enveloped. From an
early hour the centers presented an
aspect of extreme examination. The en-
tire night had been passed amid the din
of fireworks, singing and dancing and
thousands of provincials, unable to
secure shelter. spent the night in cafes
and in the streets. At s o'clock crowds
densely packed the main thorough.
fares, and the troops took UP their
positions, stopping all traffic and the
whole city took on an air Of feverish
expectancy. The esplanade fronting
the royal palace was occupied by reg
iments of the royal guards in full, gala
uniform, with glittering breast plates
and helmets. They formed Sem-circ-
les, guarding the approaches to the
palace from the crowds eager to gain
points of vantage.
The massive outlines of the palaces
were without decorations. save thL
tachments of ha1berdiers with quaint
cockades stood with ha1berds crossed
at the princes gate, leading to the
palace court yard. All along the routA
of the cortege hurried preparations
were going on.
Troops lined both sides of the streets
in solid ranks for miles, The scene
from the Puerto Del Sol to the Pardo
palace was one of striking brilliancy.
All the buildings were Tesplendent with
the yellow and red colors of Spain wo-
ven into sunbursts, huge rosettes and
graceful streaners looped from roof to
roof and arches of roses from which
We're suspended enormous flower baSk-
cts and trailing vines. Under this daz-
zling canopy of flags and flowers surg
ed dense masses of humanity in festival
attire, the women wearing white man
tillaS and bunches Of bright flowers in
their black hair and with bright color
ed fans whipping the air. The popula-
tion of Madrid had turned out in
body. This was augmented to twice its
usual size by visitors from the country
| and neighboring towns.
Arrival of the Bride.
Princess Victoria came from the
PardO palace to Madrid early in the
morning, accompanied by her mother,
Princess Henry of Battenberg, and her
ladies of honor and escorted by a regi-'
ment of the royal guards. The brides
party was installed in the ministry Of
marine which had been sumptuously
prepared for her. The princess put. on
her wedding dress and Queen Chris
tina greeted the bride after which the
ladies took breakfast together in the
blue saloon of the ministry.
The wedding cortege started from the
Royal Palace at $50 a. M. amid the
ringing of church bells, the firing of
artillery salutes and the clamorous en-
thusiasnn of the crowds massed along
the route Ahead rode trumpeters in
crimson velvet suits of the time of
Philip II sounding the approach of the
royal party Following them came the
personnel Of the royal household; the
heralds mounted on stations from the
royal stud and caparisoned in oriental
style, each led by a cadet of the royal
riding academy and the equerries ard
groons from the royal stables, leading
the kings favorite horses with gold en-
broidered saddle cloths and colored
plumes, accompanied by pages and rid
ing masters and all the bewildering
equipment of luxurious court.
Next came long line of gala coaches
of the Spanish grandees, each OF u dis
tinctive color with panels richly paint
ed gilded and jeweled and drawn by
magnificent horses in silver harness,
adorned with tall plumes, matching the
livery. Within rode the nobility of
Spain; the men with their breasts COW
cred with orders and the women in we'd
ding attire.
A Striking Feature
But the brilliancy of this part of the
~ortege was far surpassed when trs
famous royal gala coaches came into
view, each drawn by eight superb white
horses with golden and silver harnesses
and lofty coIored plumage, looking like
the coaches depicted on some illunlinat-
ed page of a fairy book. These coaches
formed one of the most striking fea-
lures Of the wedding cortege.
They were narvels of luxury, some Of
tortoise shell. others of mahogany set
with panels painted by famous artists.
all ornamented with precious metals
and emblazoned with the royal in
sigma. They were relics of by gone
days when kings and queens rode in
golden vehicles, but they had been rem
oyated in all their original splendor for
this occasion. The most interesting
coaches were the Amaranth coach for
the court ladies': the cypher coach for
the lords in waiting. the coach of the
ducaI crown for the Infantas and the
shell coach for the queen mother. All
the trappfngs and surroundings of these
magnificent vehicles were in keeping.
They were drawn by teams of six and
eight white horses, well matched anu
tering vehicles circled retinues of
grooms. pages. heraIds and others in
the showy uniforms Of Louis XIV
The coaches of the Spanish grandees
were hardly less remarkable than those
of royalty, the main difference being
that they were drawn by only two
horses, according to rigid rule. Some
of the most notable of these coaches
were as follows:
The Duke of Alba coach of yellow.
red wheels the plumes Of the horses
and the livery of the lackeys being in
the same color; that of the Marquis of
Vfana Seventeenth century coach
adorned with precious paintings By
Vicente Lopez, that of the Marquis de
1Iiraflores. distinguished by its white
ness. all the plumage, harnesses and
livery being Of white; those of the
Duke of Sotomayor and the Marquis
de Tovar. each Of blue with red wheels
and olunaare Of the same coiors; that