Bisbee daily review., 1913-05-25
ROYAL COUPLE WEDDED
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other color gave delightful pictures queness to the combined effect. .WIn- dows everywhere were hung with pie lures of the bridal couple. and the Emperor and Empress as well as the imperial arms
 More than half a hundred represent atiyes of the royal families Of Europe were assembled in the chapel to await the arrival of the bride Most con- spicuous of the number. of course, were the King and Queen of England whose every public appearance during the day was the signal for an out burst of public enthusiasm that Oe- tokened well for the success of the sincere efforts that are being made on both sides to bring about a closer friendship hetwee Britain and Ger many
 | Other representatives of royalty pres eut includes the King and Queen Of Italy, Archduke Francis Ferdiu and, ! representative of the Emperor of Aus l tria: the King and Queen of Denmark, | and the Crown Princess of ROumania, l Greece and Sweden
 1 The royal guests all stood in a wide | circle about the altar. for there were { no pews. and behind them, without re- , gard to rank. were the members of ! the foreign embassies, with Ambassa- ] dor Leishman and MrsA Leishman, among them, the rulers of the German i states aimirals Of the navy. the com
 manders of army corps, the cabinet 1 ministers, several hundred members H1F wN. E.g -g newspaper correspondents.
 The bridal gown was of white satin and handsome lace, made with a court train three and one-han yards long,
 Four maids of honor carried the tram,
 and behind them walked two pages.
 The briday veil was of filmy handsome lace. The bride wore small crown
 of diamonds and rubies. Her only oth- CT ornament was a necklace of dia--
 monds.
 The bridegroom wore his uniform as
 an officer of the Bavarian army. In
 his left hand he carried a helmet with
 white plumes. and his breast was dec
 oratei with the ribbons of the several
 orders to which he belongs
 The wedding procession entered he
 chapel to the strains of a military
 march The choir in the loft above
 sang a hymn, in which the congrega- ton joined. The Court Chaplin, with
 number of the clergy standing near
 him, then began the service.
 Earnestly and solemnly he spoke on
 the beauty of love. the large responsi-
 biliues resting on the youthful pair, ? and their need for the support of
 faith and spiritual vision The mutual ' promises to love and obey were given.
 the rings were exchanged and the brief
 ceremony was brought to an end wi b
 the reading of the iturgicaI Prayer,
 while bride and bridegroom knelt be,
 fore the Chaplain.
 When the ceremony was concluded
 congratulations were in order. King
 George immediately advanced toward the bride, kissed her on both cheeks
 and offered her his congratulations } His example was followed by the Elm, . peror and the Duke of Cumberland l father of the bridegroom. All the roy. ] al ladies present kissed the bride, and , the men kissed her hand. Prince ! Ernst likewise came in for his full . share of the felicitations. The cere i mony was followed by 8 reception in B the White Hall Later in the evening } the wedding festivities were conclud
 de with state banquet and torch, light dance, a practice peculiar tO 3 weddings in the House of HohenZol D Tern for centuries.
 F Although tho marriage Of Prince l Ernst August and Princess Victoria - Luise is an alliance of high political ! significance, it Is insisted that genuine ? affection is primarily responsible foI ? 1t Prince Ernst, who become the - heir of the Duke of Cumberland a year . ago, after the death in a motor car - accident of his elder brother Prince | George Wilhelm, is 9 yers old. and 9 therefore five years the senior of his 2 bride, who will be q next Septemb Der 9 The two met for the first time in Pots [ dam last summer, when the Prince
 came 10 thank the Emperor for his sympathy on the occasion of the
 death of his brother Prince George ( The Prince and the Emperor's dauaht
 CT are said to have mutually attracted
 at first sight and a brief courtship was
 followed ty the announcement of thaiI engagement early in February
 The political significance of the aAtoIl 2Get llGS III Nlic tdEA iAdL II lS tt
 gal ded as a satisfactory settlement ct ! the long-standing quarrel over the sue eession to the throne of the Kingdom , of Hanover, to which the Duke oi :, Brunswick, father of the bridegroom
 of today. and who bears the EnglisE
 title of Dake Of Cumberland is
 claimant The origin of the dispute dates to the time Of George ! who
 when he succeeded to the Engiisl 1 throne was Duke of Brunswick-Lune
 berg and King of Hanover. There wal
 another house Of Brunswick, the house
 of Brunswick k-WOlfenbuttel. which had
 arisen from division of the possess
 ions of Ernst the Confessor, Duke ot
 Bruns swiek-Luneberg. between his twC l sons.
 II It happened that while George III
 oi EnglanG irherlted the Guelph poss
 essions, the dukedom of Brunswick Luneberg and the kingdom of Han
 over. his sister. Auguste. married the Duke of k-Woifenbuttel Hel I orandecn William U,uEa cf prtsue