Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-05-30
PRINCESS LOUISE
A ROYAL BRIOE
KaIser's Daughter and Prince
Ernest Married In Berlin
NOTED RULERS GUESTS


and Other Crowned Heads, With a
Small Army of Princes and Prin'
cesses, Attend Wedding.
The wedding OF Princess Victoria
Louise, the only daughter OF the en-
peror Of Germany, and Prince Ernest
Albert OF Cumberland, took place In
Berlin and was one Of the most gor'
geous in the history OF royal mar
ria3es.
The guests included King George
and Queen Mary Of England, the czar
Of Russia, scores Of princes and prln.
cesses of the ruling courts OF Europe,
representatives OF the leading nations
and admirals and generals.
The civil ceremony took place In the
new marble palace OF Potsdam and
was attended by the emperor and en-
press and the parents Of Prince
Ernest. The ceremony was performed
by the minister of the royal house.
While the civil ceremony was taking
place the guests were gathering In the
chapel Of the cathedral for the reli-
gious ceremony. The First Field Arul.
lery was stationed outside, Its band
playing a wedding march.
At the appointed time. the court
marshal entered the chapel, and after
tapping thrice with his staff OF office
announced the approach OF the wed
ding procession. First came the Ober'
hofmarschall, Count August Eulen.
berg. with his staff; then a long line
of ehamberlains and eauerries In
pairs; then three Hoblemsn called
brides cavaliers" Immediately be-
hind the cavaliers followed the bridal
couple, the bridegroom on the left OF
the bride.
The brides dress was of Silestan
lace, with long lace veil and myrtle
crown. The lace was worn over white
satin with silver embroidery. She wore
no decorations except the myrtle
wheath and the crown.
The brides train was carried by
four bridesmaids. The brides mistress
of ceremonies walked on her right and
the princes court marshal on his left.
After them followed number OF
court functionaries, who will be at
tached to the future court.
Then came the emperor, escortinS
Princess Thyra of Cumberland, the
bridegroom's mother. After him fol.
lowed the empress with the Duke OF
Cumberland.
King George followed with the
crown princess. The czar escorted
Queen Mary, followed by the king and
queen of Roumania. Then came the
princes, admirals, generals and 30 on.
AS the procession entered the chapel
the cathedral choir sang a double
quartet from Mendelssohn's oratorio
of elijah" Then the famous silver
trumpets (the Kosleck Trumpet
Corps) accompanied the hymn Praise
the Lord, Ye Heavens Adore Him."
After the address by DR.. DryandeT,
the court chaplain, the customary Ques'
tions were put to the couple, and as
DR.. Dryander handed them the two
rings the artillery In the Lustgarten
fired g royal salute.
A chorale, Commit Thy Way Unto
the Lord" followed, and Immediately
after 1t the anthem from Ruth l., 1917,
"Whither thou goest | will 60 and thy
God shall be my God," to the old set
ting OF Albert Becker.
The gilver trumpets then played a
final chorale and the procession left
the chapel, preceded by two heralds
in white coats slashed with gold and
embla2oned with the royal arms OF
Hohenzollern, Prussia, the German en-
pire, Brunswick and Cumberland,
Quartered with the English lsopards.
After the chapel ceremony the bride
and bridegroom, with the emperor and
empress, took their places under the
purple baldeQuin In the white hall,
and the visitors extended, their con.
gratulations.
Supper was served for the royal
family and their immediate guests In
the hall of knights.
Princess Victoria Louise selected fo1
her bridesmaids three OF the prettiest
girls Of her own caste in Europe. They
were Princess Mary, daughter OF King
George and Queen Mary OF England
Princess Elizabeth, daughter of King
Charles OF Roumania, and the Grand
Duchess Olga, eldest daughter Of the
czar OF Russia.
AS would be imagined, the wedding
gifts are fabulous. Their value Is es
timated close to $3,e00,000. The kais
er's gift TO Ais daughter consisted Of
a number of articles Of jewelry. among
them jewelry OF his own designing
Many German cities appropriated sumf
ranging from $4,000 to $4,000 for the
purchase Of gifts. The great courts oi
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