The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-05-24
BOOMING VOICES
OF BIG GUNS TO
HE RAID NUPT |ALs
Fair Are the Weather Signs,
Promising Hohenzollern
Blue Skies and Sunshine
for the Ceremony Uniting
Lovely Victoria Louise and
Prince Ernest Augustus
BRIDE TO BE WILL
BE UP WITH SUN
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BERLIN. May 2s.-Festive enthusi-
asm overfowed tonight at the gala
performance in the Royal opera house.
where all who could obtain even stand
ing room near the exits pressed to see
the Princess Victoria Louise on the eve
of her wedding and the imposing com
pany OF crowned heads, princes and
trincesses in the imperial boxes. The
crowding in the streets was terrific.
Automobiles and carriages, their way
cleared by cavalry and police, had TO
crawl to the doors of the magnificent
theater. Cheers. deafening and ever
recurrent, marked the arrival of the
notables.
In accordance with the princess ex-
pressed desire, the first act of Wag-
ner's 'Lohengrin" was sung, with Put
nam Griswold, singer we'll known to
American operagoers. in the part OF
the margrave.
WILL ANSWER SALUTE
gotten by the good people of Berlin
and the thousands of visitors who are
here fof the imperial wedding. Those
who do seek the comforting pillow to
brace up for the stirring doings of to-
morrow Will be awakened at daybreak
by the booming voices Of big guns
the cannon of the forts greeting the
schloss, the imperial battery stationed
to the left of the castle answering the
city's salute in the name of the en-
peror and his daughter, the lovely ex-
pectant Victoria Louise.
Fair are the weather signs, promis-
ing Hohenzollern blue skies and sweet
the bride.
The last of the troops to take part
in tomorrow's representation of the
military organizations of the empire
arrived this afternoon. Altogether
200 soldiers will be in the parade or
lining the streets In full dress uni
form 1t is estimated that not less than
100000 persons will actually see the
imperial procession from various points
on the route.
The bride to be will be up betimes in
the morning. For that reason. and to
keep her cheeks rosy and eyes bright
for the two wedding ceremonies-the
civil rite IN Brandenburg hall and the
ring marriage by the court chaplain
IN the chapel roya1-Princess Victoria
Louise retired to her room early. She
nr,1-
glass of milk just before her mother.
the kaiserin, kissed her 'good night
A lady in waiting will call her Is
minutes before daybreak. She will
dress in a simple morning toilette and
meet the emperor in his private library
Together they will stand at the library
balcony while the salute is being fired
They will be alone during the sue
ceeding half hour. as it is the emperor's
desire to take this last opportunity OF
advising his daughter before she goes
from the schloss to take up the re-
sponsibilities of wifehood.
TO HOLD CABINET COUNCIL
After this conference the kaiserin and
the six brothers of the princess will
join Kaiser william and Victoria Louise
in the regular morning cabinet council"
of the imperial family. The emperor
is stfckler for system, and the schloss
routine will proceed as usual with
this distinction-that more ceremony
will be used. After this reunion OF
the family the princess and the kali
serin will join the royal and ducai
ladies. who may already be up and