Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-16
THE DAYS OF OLD
The Marriage of Prince Charles of Bourbon Brought Them 10
 Minds of En9lishmen
ROYAL FAMILIES THERE

London, Nov 16.--A glimpse of the manners and customs of the old French court was presented to-day at Wood Norton, where Prince Charles of Bourbon was married to Princess Louise of France, which ceremonies, the stately magnifcence of which could hardly have been surpassed, were the Duke of Orleans, the owner of Wood Norton and the brides bro ther being the occupant instead of d pretender to the throne of Fance. About 40 members of royal families, near relatives of the bride and bride- groom were present, each bearing d name closely associated with the his tory of Europe in by-gone centuries, while among the three hundred to four hundred other guests were dip- lomatS representing most of the na- tions of the world, including the Am erican ambassador to the court of St James, Whitelaw Reid, and Mrs Reid, France, Henry White and Mrs White, adn host of nobles gathered from all the courts of Europe.
 The civil marriage was performed by the registral in St Mary's Catholic | church at EveSham at S:30 a. m. Half | a dozen members of royal families, ill., cludng the king of Spain, the Duke | or Orleans and other necessary wit nesses, together with small suites, were the only spectators at this | early ceremony, though, in spite of the attempt to keep it secret, quite crowd gathered in the vicinity of the little church and heartily cheered the princess, who is most popular among the country folk.
 The religious function was carried out at noon in an artistic temporary chapel specially erected for the oc- casion, the Roman Catholic bishop of Birmingham officiating
 Shortly before the hour the bride entered the crowded chapel leaning on
 
 Orleans, and heading procession in which the king of Spain, the queen | of Spain, the queen of Portugal and a host of other members of royal families took part.
 The bride and bridegroom took up position beneath canopy of royal blue velvet emblazoned with tleur-de- 1 lis and surmounted by a crown, all wrought in gold thread.
 In accordance with the French cus- tom there were no bridesmaids. Prince Charles of Bourbon, the bridegroom, belongs to the Two SciI ies branch of the Bourhons He is a son of the late Comte de Caserta who was son of King Ferdinand Sec ond, of Naples. He was a widower, having married in 1901 the Infanta of Spain, the Princess of Asturias. a sis ter of the present king of Spain. She had three children and died the day after she gave birth to her only daugh- ter, October r, 1904. Prince Charles became anturalized Spainard on his first marriage.
 Princess Louise of France, the bride. is the youngest daughter of the late Comte de Paris, who fought iu the civil war on the northern sidc, and the COmtesse de Paris. Louise Philippe, the ''citizen king" of France was the first and last king of the house of Orleans and the brides fa- ther was his grandson. The Duke of Orleans, the pretender to the throne of France. is her oldest brother.
 Prince Charles is thirty-seven years old and the bride twenty-five.
 Wood Norton, the scene of the royal wedding, is the seat of the Duke of Orleans, the brides brother It is a spacious estate on the river Avon. Special buildings were erected for the event. Hundreds of workmen had been engaged for several weeks ill constructing the temporary chapel for the service and a pavilion for ban quetting, as well as smaller houses for the accommodation of guests. The chapel, although built for a day only, is an imposing and dignifed struc- ! ture both within and without. The material is wood with a cloth cover ing representing masonry. All the decorations. except great quantities of palms and flowers which London furnished. were brought from France and the designers and builders were Frenchmen whose taste is unsurpass- ed. So that the general effect of ths structure is most attractive.
 Fifty automobiles were employed to bring the guests from the Evesham railway station to Wood Norton.