Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-09-07
Wedding of Manuel and Princess Victoria Was
 Event of Past Week.
KAISER WAS ABSENT
Official Duties Kept Him Away
 Presence 0i Detectives Was Rt.hEtrA.
BY STEVE BURNETT

Bernn, SeC:. b.--lH He event Ol tDe | week has undoubtedly been the we'd ding of ex King Manuel Of Portaga! at Sigmaringen :he day before yester- day. Small wonder it turned the heads of all the inhabitants of the little town for there were present nearly one hundred persons of royal blood, and as the princely castle, large though it is, could not possibly shell ter them all some of the minor lights had to spend the night between We'd nesday under humble roofs and their hosts are already looking for the shower of orders and decorations which is to be the reward for their hospitality.
 It was aA~Sfeat disappointment, of course--i.nat the Kaiser himself did not attend the wedding being too much occupied with the final plans and preparations for the grand maneuvers which begin on Monday, but he was very we'll represented by Prince Eitel most popular of the Kaiser's sons and Fritz who is one of the most genial who completely won the hearts of the Sigmaringens, especially those of the younger femals ones, with whom he chatted most informally during his stay at the Schloss.
 What surprised the simple towns people more than anything in connec- tion with the wedding, was the arriv- al several days before of small army of detectives and secret service men of all nationalities whose presence was rather felt as an insult as the people could not imagine why their peaceful little town should be sus- pected of harboring would-be assas- sins, but as almost every Court in Europe was represented by some mem- Der of the reigning family it was only natural that precautions had to be l taken to protect them against foreign | the town in disguise unnoticed among the crowd of spectators who arrived from all parts of Germany.
 Several of the foreign courts had been in dilemma, as they did not want to offend the Republican govern ment of Portugal by sending official representatives to the wedding. but the Republican Foreign Minister very happily solved the difficulty by de- claring that in the eyes of the repub- lie the bridegroom was simply a pri- vate individual against whom it bore no ill will and that as he, as we'll as the bride were related by blood or marriage to all the royal families of Europe it was only natural that these should be represented at the wedding.
 The ceremony which was quite simple one, considering the high tank of bride and groom, took place in the small private chapel of the Castle which was filled to it's utmost capa- city.
 The princess looked charming in a magnificent gown trimmed with the princess old family lace while young eX-King Manuel who looked even paler than usual, seemed exceedingly nervous and his face wore an eXpres- sion of relief when he led his bride away from the altar.
 The wedding presents, which are valued at several millions of Marks, consisted mostly of jewelry, the ex- ample having been set by the Czar and the Kaiser, who both sent eX- quisite diamonds and pearls, while the young Prince of Wales as the orrlclai representative of his royal parents, handed the couple magnificent table set in heavy silver. Queen Alexan- dra with whom Manuel has always been a particular favorite sent a beautiful silver ewer.
 The young couple will spend the greater part of their honeymoon in Germany but they may go to London to attend the wedding of Prince Ar thur of Connaught on their way to Sandringham where they have been invited to spend some weeks with Queen Alexandra after her return from her Danish summer residence.
 King Manuel will hereafter become a permanent resident of Germany though he intends to spend some weeks in England every year, but he gave up his Richmond residence before he left London and bought modest 1 Twick ham m tha Thames