Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-20


cambria, as soft as handkerchief
The lingerie, Of which five dozens of !
each garment and four dozens Of night
dresses have been provided. is marvel |
Of finest lawn cobwebby lace and exquisite |
/ neediework Every garment is embroidered |
| with the letters Nv. e." CVictoria Eu- /
! genial, surmounted by the Spanish inn |
| perial crown
Whole catalogues of furniture designs |
! specimens of tapestries and innumerable |
similar matters have been sent to Cowes !
| for Princess Ena to choose from in order !
that the decorations and appointments of
the royal palace may be to her liking.
The rooms which she will occupy after
marriage are the same as those once &C.
cupied by King Alfonso XII and queen
| Maria Cristina
An excursion Of all the royal guests, !
along with the royal family to Aranjues
has been put in a program of the wedding
festivities.
The king and his bride will remain in
| Madrid eight days after the marriage in
order to participate in the festivities. They
will then spend their honeymoon at La
Granja palace, later going to San sebas
| tian.
| The fact that an English princess is to
become queen Of Spain is not regarded as
having any political significance, although
the increased intimacy between King Ed
ward and King Alfonso, and the fact that
the policies of Great Britain and. Spain
have recently followed similar lines is con-
sidered to be evidence that the marriage is
strengthening political relations which for
a time were strained. The marriage is
popular with all classes in Spain.
The Wedding Cake.
The princess wedding cake, made in
London, is six feet high and weighs more
than $40 pounds. It stands upon a huge
silver salver on which the brides moth
er's wedding cake was placed The cake
consists of three glistening silver white
tiers and is forty-six inches in diameter
at the base.
The lowest tier is divided into eight pan
els, separated by Cornthian columns and
is surmounted by Cupids disguised as post
men and messengers. The spaces between
the columns are filled with panels of sugar
work representing Spanish vines. The pam
els are festooned with orange blossoms,
white heather myrtle and white roses. The
flowers were chosen by Princess Ena.
There are four panels on the second tier.
In the center Of each Is a shield with the
monogram "A. V" surmounted by the
Spanish crown.
Medallions, sprays of myrtle and tiny
white roses embellish the third tier on top
of which IL a beautiful group of children in
white Parian marble, bearing aloft vase
holding bouquet. Four long floral fes-
toons reach from the top to the bottom
tier.
A gold knife with an ivory handle two
: feet long accompanies the cake and will be
; used to cut Il for presentation to the
7 guests.
4 Castles in spain.
Half a dozen palaces and castles await
. the kings bride First of all there is the
splendid royal palace at Madrid, great pile
similar to Versailles, built by Philip v
1t is a massive building some 500 feet
4 square and its most striking feature is A
e magnificent marble staircase Some dis
{ lance outside of the capital is the ancient
J. palace of Escurial, irreverently known as
n the gridiTon, on account of it's curiSus
: shape 1t has rooms and corridors totaling
4 100 miles in length. At Arranjuez there is
h brighter and more pleasant dwelling
s place, much more often visited by the
e Spanish court, while near San Ildefonso is
d the palace of La Granja. Then King AL
fonso has a delightful shooting box at
g FL Pardo and 2 beautiful seaside home,
e the Miramar palace at San Sebastian. At
= all these homes the usages and etiquette
I OF two centuries ago are stin maintained.
d Among the rules which Princess Ena IL
i likely to ind somewhat irksome 10 one re-
curing that the queen shall retire at Il
n O'Clock in summer and half-past In the
?, winter. Should the king wish to visit the
h queens apartments after dark he must
a wear slippers over his shoes, have black
mantle thrown over his shoulders and &
n shield over his arm. He must also carry q
l. lantern and long sword and 80 unaecom'
E. panied Two guards whose service begins al
II O'Clock pass the night In the antechambel
N to the queens room. The king himself has
a nocturnal guard. IL consists OF si1
gentlemen of the city of Espinosa. They
\ | wear a curious uniform comprising blu'
jerlxin, short braided trousers, silk stock
ings and a sort OF a silver trimmed opera
hat Each carries a fine Toledo sword
When the king retires to his room thes'
guards take charge of the key and giv'
It up to no one until the next morning
when Il Is delivered TO the grand master o
the palace after the king has arisen
state Coaches.
The state carriages are beautiful and II
II all AWAF