The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-06

dJ the 1OuSe or DOOrH, where Cne ture was in strange contrast with Prince, he welded Augusta Victoria of Schleswig- -Holstein. Several offs ent today to approve the new allianC
 There were two ceremonies, a civil contract drawn up and signed by Wilhelm II" and "Hermine Reuss" ond, Lutheran ceremony conducted by the former court chaplain. pr. Vogel.
 The secrecy surrounding the af- fair has been we'll maintained. The climax of the systematic mystifica- tion adopted by the household came when the brides sister, Princess Ida, who resembles her, successfully passed herself off as the bride at the Amersfoort station last evening with an array of castle cars, whereas Princess Hermine left the train at Apeldoorn, half an hour earlier, and within the place making much of this as huge joke.
 Occupy Gilt Chairs
 At the religious ceremony. which began with the singing of the Lu- theran hymn, Jesus Geh voran," Pastor yogel preached from the text, Now abideth faith, hope and char ity,' the bridal couple occupied carved gilt amrchairs surmounted by crowns, while the numerous guests were seated behind them.
 Now the joyful day has arrived" ," acclaimed the minister, when his majesty and her serene highness join hands"
 He recalled that the same text had served at the golden wedding of Will liam 1 and at the bridegrooms own silver wedding. The bride" said he, has left fatherland and friends to unite her life with that of his majz esty," whose faith has sustained him in circumstances which would have driven others to despair.''
 Rings Exchanged
 As an evidence of faith, he pointed out that the Kaiser" conducted re- llgious services on every Lords day in his home. He paid tribute to the virtues of the late Empress and Prin- cess Hermine's former husband, re- ferring to the "Kaiserin" as the ideal of German womanhood
 Love each other, as God loves you." he admonished, "and you shall prevail over all evil report"
 Then followed the reading of the service. Rings were exchanged, and the hymns. "So nimm den incline hainde.' and Hare mein seele," were rendered
 brief official communication an- nounced the civil and religious so- lemnities and mentioned the number of guests as 2s. Prince Henry of Prussia, as senior member of the family, spoke a few cordial words, to which there was no response, ac- cording to the German custom, and no further speeches.
 Chill Rain Falls
 The day began clear and bright "Hohcnzollern weather''- but soon turned to showery, and chill rain fell when the former emperor's black car drove to the lodge for the civil ceremony.
 large crowd, including nearly 100 newspapermen and photographers, watched the arrival of the witnesses. Perched on the top of motor the observers were able to discern through the thinning trees of the castle grounds some of the notables former Crown Prince Frederick William In uniorm of the Uhlans, Won Der Goltz and other old time war lords, who also were In gala attire.
 
 ironical cheers, and there was some booing. When the bridegrooms au- tomobile, which carried also the bride, returned to the castle, the blinds were drawn and the occupants were invisible.
 The black and white Hohenzollern banner flew from both castle and lodge. but nowhere else were flags to be seen or any other manifestation of popular rejoicing-not even the music of wedding bells. for the toll ing of which the bridegroom had previously expressed a wish. The villagers regarded the affair in the nature of a free entertainment. and tonight Doorn is steeped in its ha- bitual Sabbath calm.
 Castle Brilliantly Lighted
 The castle remained brilliantly lighted however, in contrast to it's usual darkness and 1t was reported that William had elected to spend the evening at home with his wife, while the guests dined at Amerongen castle with Count Won Bentinck, the exile's first host, who returned from abroad for the marriage.
 The former emperor inspected every detail of the arrangements and he forbade the servants to leave the castle until after today. The secre- tary of the commune, who officiated with Burg omaster Schimmel Pennick, at the civil ceremony said that the questions were first put to the con tracting parties in Dutch and then in German, and in conclusion the bur gomaster delivered short congratu- latory address in German. The couple then passed to an ante-room, where they received the congratulations Of the former crown prince and other near relatives.