Norwich bulletin., 1922-11-06

I ,,-The former German emperor. once all-
 highest of the empire, and Princess Her
 mine of Reuss were married today'at the house of Doorn where the war lord abides 1 in exile. This second venture was in l strange contrast with that day in 1881 when as crown rcince he welded Augusta Victoria, daughter of Grand Duke Fred
 erick of Schleiswig- -Holstein.
 Several of the offspring of that first
 union were present today to set the seal I of family approval to the new alliance.
 There were two ceremonies. a civil
 contract drawn up and signed by "Wil-
 helm II" and "Hermine, Reuss," as they
 affixed their names the second a relig
 ious ceremony conducted by the former
 court chaplain, pr. Vogel. according to
 the Lutheran rites.
 I< The air of secrecy surrounding the en-
 t;ce affair has been well maintained
 throughout The. climax of the systematic
 mystihcation 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 r Hermine left the train at Apeldoorn half an hour earlier and drove to the castle unobseTved. those within the place mak- ] ing much of this as huge joke.
 [ At the religious ceremony, which began 2 with the singing of the Lutheran hymn
 Jesus Geh Voran," Pastor Vogel r rceached from the text Now abideth ] faith, hope and charity" The bridal couple occupied carved gilt arm chairs = surmounted by crowns, while the numer- l ous guests were seated in rows behind t them.
 ~"Now the joyful day has arrived de- claimed the r1inister, when his majesty e and her serene highness join hands" He recalled that the same text had 1 served at the golden wedding of William ' and at the bridsGroom's own silver
 wedding. The bride'' said he. has left
 fatherland and friends to unite her life
 with that of his ajesty, whose faith has
 SuEtained him in circumstances which $ would have driven others to despair"
 As an evidence of faith, he pointed our ' that the kaiser conducted religious ser. T vices on every Lords day in his owr , home. He paid tribute to the virtues o 4 the former late empress "kaiserin'' as thu d ideal of German womanbood. Il "Love each other. as God loves you C he admouished: .:and you shall prevail
 over all evil report"
 sl Then followed the reading of the mar. e riage service rings were exchanged, ana s the hymns 50 Nimm Den Meine Haende' IT and Hare Meine Seele' were rendered ' A brief official communication issued . later announced the civil and religion, U solemnities and mentioned the number o
 guests as twenty-eisht Prince Henry o is Prussia, as senior member Of the family ~ spoke few cordial words. to which ther, .1r was no response, according to the Ger ,- man custom, and no further speeSpes.
 The day began clear and bright
 "Hohenzollern weather''-but, soon turn
 ed to showery, and a; chill rain fell whel
 the former erpperor's black car droyt o. from the castle to the lodge at the ap
 pointed time for the civil ceremony. e large crowd, including nearly 100 news 70 papermen and photographers, and man. l. of the younger folk of the community ;e watched the arrival of the witnesses. wh " came by different entrances. Perched oi l- the top of motors, the observers were abl iu to discern through the thinning trees Q y the castle grounds some of the notable y former Crown Prince Frederick Vii 'h liam in uniform of the Uhlans, Won De T. '. Goitz and other old-time war lords, wh 1s also were in gala attire.
 iu The procession was greeted with iron re ical cheers, and there was some booinl e When the bridNgroom's Automobile. whic rs carried also the bride, returned to tn n castle after the ceremony the blinds wer he drawn and the occupants were invisibl, r.! The black and white Hohenzollern bar ne ne ner flew from both castle and lodge, bu ~ nowhere else were flags to be Seen or an other manifestation of popular cejoiein
 mot even the musicrof wedding bell
 for the tolling of which. the bridegroor ID had previously expressed a wish. Tn villagers regarded the affair in the ns ne ture of a, free entertainment. and -tonigi by Doom sleeps in its habitual calm. n nd castle remained brilliantly lighted. how ed lever, in contrast to it's usual darknss as and . 1t was reported that William hs ca elected to spend the evening at hon ne with his wife, while the guests dined [ 1 Amerongen castle with Count Won Bel as tinck, the exile's first host, who returne e- ffon abroad for She marriage. ne The former emDerori personally Ii 'vYt spected with the greatest ml1utene | every detail Of the. arrangements and. l forbade the servants to leave the cast 7 until after today, on pain of instapt-d al Y missal The secretary of the cohmun Ip- who oficiated witht Burgomaster Schir Ice mel Pennfk at the civil ceremony. whii en, took place fn the left wing of the ga nd lodge. said that the questions were fir ti- put to the contracting parties in Dut' ,as and then in German. and at the -conct ,er sion of the formalities the burgomast ib- delivered short congratuIatory addre his in German. The couple then passed
 an anteroom. where they received t me congratulations of the former crov on, prince and other near relatives.
 F. The groom'e- gift to- the bride was s. lbeautifur set of toilet articles in a lar
 mahogany chest with silver filings al es- decorations.
 FORMER EMEPREs WEDDING