The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-24


 Luise, of Prussia, only daughter of the German Emperor and Empress, and Prince Ernest August, of Cumberland, were married with the rites of the Lutheran church at 5 o'clock, this ev- eniag, in the royal chapel of the inn perial castle, the ceremony sealing the reconciliation between the dethroned house of Hanover and the house or Hohenzollerr1- The presence of the three most powerful sCvereigns of Eu- xepe-the German Emperor, the Rus sian Emperor and the British King Emperor-on terms of intimate friend ship made the event a denonstratAon cf international peace
 The civil cer ernOny had been per formed half an hour earlier in the Erest electors hall, "a small room in xhe most ancient part of the castle, at tended by only the immediate families of the bride and bridegroom.
 In 1he meantime. the guests who axere to attend the solemn religious service had assembled in the octa- xoraI chapel at the other end of the castle which had been richly decorat- cd with flowers. Among them wore che United States ambassador. John c. "A LeisI man end his wife and dailgh- Ser. Joseph C. Grow, secretary of the American ernba aSSy, and his wife, Cap lain Albert Nfblack, American naval affache-- Miss Tvette Borups of New fxork who had been educated with the brids at the Empress Augusta Insr1- aute, and a dozen schoolgirls Wnotn the young Princess irsIsted on invit- 4r1z at tfla last moment in return for personally embroidered present A aarxe number of men and boys were r~ta4foned in the galleries just below the dome where they Eangs hymns 1nae- r.ornpaufed by Instrumental music
 Al the conclusion of the civil cere- nnony, the bridal procession was mar ehzIIed into line by Count August zu E1IongbeTg, grand marshal or the Ina perlal court. and proceeded the whole aengrh of the castle through series of state apartments to the royal chapel It was led by the bridal cou- ple the Princess train being borne by four of her g1rf friends.
 Prince Ernest August, of Cumber- aand, was dressed in Prlssian Hussar uniform After them came Emperor William with the Duchess of Cumber- land. Then followed in order the Duke of Cumberland with the German Empress, Emperor Nicholas, of Rus sia- with Queen Mary of England, King George of England with Crown Princess Cecilie, Emperor Williams sons with their cOnsorts and 50 or more other Princes and Princesses of Hhe royal blood pr. Ernest Dryand- CT. the grand chaplain of the court, who had baptized Princess Victoria d51iEe and prepared her for her con- nrmaticn. performed the marriage ceremony. which was the simple Lutheranian rite He then delivered nhe customary address of advice and ndmonition to the newly married cou- pie
 As the rings were being exchanged before the altar, a battery of artillery stationed outside the castle, fired a royaI salute.
 - Then the Prince and Princess, Elm Peror William, Empress Augusta Vic aorfas and the Duke and Duchess of Cumberland, returned to the white han of the castle where the newly welded pair received the congratula- Hsons of the guests while seated be- meath canopy at small tables.
 A state banquet is to be given at Hhe castle. this evening, followed by 1he historic torch dance" and the distribution to the guests of souvenir r'garters' in the form of silk ribbons hszrfng the brides initials and the date in gold letters which modern del 5cacy has substituted for-the piece of 4he brfdss garters formerly cut up and distributed by thet Princes of the royal family on the points of their swords The bridal couple will leave anmediately afterwards for the Elm Peror's hunting castle at Hubertuse- stock. where they will pass the first week of their honeymoon, and then go 4o the Duke of Cumberland's hunting castle at Gumenden.
 The wedding day of the only daugh- eer of the German Emperor and Elm press. the Princess Victoria Luise opened unpleasantly as far as the weather was concerned. A penetrat- &nE drizzle made movement along the Dgtreets disagreeable-
 From an early hour the streets were aIive with people watching the con stant passing of brilliantly uniformed attendants on the many royal person azes, including the German, Russian and British EInperors, gathered here &or the ceremony. Virtually every house was hung with some bunting nnd at many of the windows were launches of evergreen while brightly balconies, many palaces and public and when, later in the morning, the Eownpour abated, these flew gaily in 4he breeze. The sky, however, re- anained glomoy and many. visitors rrorn the provinces were disconsolate
 Every school throughout the empire had been closed in honor of the oc- s.asion and the school children of the ~sapitaI in charge of their teachers, | q,araded the streets Or took up the'r Soosstiore at advantageous points to | zee the various royal processions- Trhere was, however, little for them l 4e see until shortly before the cere- l nony.
 The wedding functions themselves | Ocean rather late in the afternoon, l with the robing of the young bride, | mf which her mother. the German Elm Srsss. presided