The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-05-24

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Her only other ornament was neck
lsCe OF diamonds
The bridegroom Wurc his uniform
a. an officer of the RaNarian army In
his LETT hand ne carried a helmet with
white plumes, and his breast was dec
grated with the ribbons Of the several
orders 10 which he belongs.
Church Service Simple.
The wedding procession entered the
chapel TO the strains of a military
marCh. The choir in the loft above
SANG hymn in which the congrega-
| tiou Joined. The court chaplain, with
a number of the clergy standing neal
| him, then began the service. Earnest
~ and solemnly he spoke on the beau
| ~ OF love the large responsibilities
resting on the youthful pair, and their
need FOR the support of faith and spir-
itual vision. The mutual promises To
love and obey were given. the rings
were exchanged and the brief cere-
muny was brought 10 an end with the
! reading Of the Liturgical prayer, while
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 10y the en-
peror and the Duke of Cumberland
"a hap of Ia. ht-i.1 4 Ia.
royal ladies present kissed the bride,
and the men kissed her hand. Prince
Ernst likewise came in for his full
share of the fluctuations. The cere-
mony was followed by reception in
the White hall. Later in the evening
the wedding festivities were concluded
with a state banquet ana a torchligh;
dance, "A practice peculiar to weddings
in the House of Hohenzollern for cen
turtles.
Although the marriage of Prince
Ernst and Princess Victoria Luisc -
an alliance of high political signif-
canoe it is insisted that genuine at
lection is primarily responsible for it
Prince Ernst, who became the heir of
the Duke of Cumberland a year ago.
after the death in a motor car acct
dent of his elder brother, Prince
George Wilhelm is - years old, and
therefore five years the senior OF his
bride who will bc II next September
The two met for the first time i'm
Potsdam last summer, when the
prince came To thank the emperor for
his sympathy on the occasion of the
death of Prince George The prince
and the emperor's daughter are said
To have been mutually attracted at
first sight and a brief courtship was
followed by the announcement of then
engagement early in February.
Union Terminates Fued.
The political significance of the
marriage lies in the fact that II is re-
pardcd as II satisfactory settlement
of the long standing quarrel over the
succession To the throne of the king
dom of Hanover, To- which the Duke Ji
Brunswick, father of the bridegroom
of today, and who also bears the Eng
fish title of Duke of Cumberland, is u
claimant. The origin of the dispute
dates To the time of George l.. who,
when he succeeded to the English
throne was both Duke of BrunswieK
and King of Hanover. There was
another house of Brunswick. the house
of Brunswick Wolfenbuttcl, which had
arisen from "A division of the posses
sions of Ernst the Confcssor, Duke II
Brunswick -Lucnberg, between his two
sons
1t happened that while George Ill.
of England inherited the Guelph pos
sessions, the dukedom of Brunswick
! Iuenbcrg and the kingdom of Hanuv-
or, his sister. Auguste. married the
! Duke of Brunswick Wolfenbuttel Her
| grandson, William. Duke of Bruins
| wick. died in lSii without issue. This
terminated the house of Brunswick
! Wolfenbuttel, and left all the claims
| to the title of Duke of Brunswick In
! the house of Brunswick Luenbcrg,
which is now represented 10y the
bridegroom of today and his father,
the Duke of Cumberland Political
complications in which Emperor Will
| liam largely figured led To IA refusal
to allow the Duke OF Cumberland 20
become king of Hanover or enjoy the
estate of the Duke of brunswick. ON
the other hand, the English throne has
persistently pressed the claims of the
Duke of Cumberland. who is a first
cousin of the late King Edward VII.
! Naturally the dispute has - tendency
10 disrupt the friendly relations OF the
German and English ROYAL families II
! is now expected that the breach viii
Ice permanently healed 10y the cmpc-
ror placing his new on-in-law on III"
throne of Brunswick. with the titla
of duke.
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